From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, November 22, 2024, p. 12
The former presidential candidate of the extinct New Alliance Party Gabriel Quadri, 70 years old, controversial for criticizing the social programs of the then president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, went to process the card from the Welfare Secretariat in order to access the pension for older adults, which generated strong criticism from Internet users on social networks.
On platform
The image shows a crestfallen Quadri, wearing an olive green t-shirt and cap and a gray sweatshirt tied around his waist, with his arms crossed on the table, while waiting to be served.
Registering to receive support from the elderly. The prodigal son of Elba Esther Gordillo
said user Rogelio Luna.
“The right is full of contradictions, swallowing its own words. On the one hand, they vote against Social Welfare Programs, on the other they stretch out their hand to receive them And yes, it is your right @g_quadri What you are criticized for is your classism, your hypocrisy and your stupidity,” published another Internet user named Damián Morales.
On October 21, Quadri stated in his X account that In Mexico, pensions for older adults are unsustainable (especially non-contributory pensions) due to the aging of the population, a lower proportion between formal workers and older adults, informality, low tax collection, and longer life expectancy. In the coming years it will physically burst
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