{"id":26950,"date":"2011-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dejusticia.org\/what-money-shouldnt-buy\/"},"modified":"2017-04-11T07:39:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T12:39:42","slug":"what-money-shouldnt-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.dejusticia.org\/en\/what-money-shouldnt-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"What money shouldn&#8217;t buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En el 2006 la revista SEMANA public\u00f3 un reportaje en el que destacaba el olfato para los negocios y la halconer\u00eda empresarial de los Nule, a quienes calific\u00f3 como los nuevos cacaos. Los episodios recientes han mostrado que el enorme prestigio y los millones que estos tres j\u00f3venes coste\u00f1os hab\u00edan adquirido no se deb\u00edan propiamente a un talento excepcional, sino a sus conexiones non sanctas en el oscuro mundo de la contrataci\u00f3n p\u00fablica.<\/p>\n<p>Debo confesar un sentimiento muy personal. Nada me resulta m\u00e1s despreciable que este tipo de personajes que creen que por poseer una cualidad para algo, o unos bienes materiales que otros no tienen, pueden ser los \u201cchachos\u201d en todos los otros \u00e1mbitos de la vida. Esto incluye a quienes est\u00e1n convencidos que la fortuna que tienen, o el cargo que ocupan, les dan el derecho de conseguir con dinero o con influencias lo que no se deber\u00eda obtener por estos medios, o maltratar a quien quieran porque se sienten superiores. <\/p>\n<p>Pero al margen de lo odiosos que pueden resultar estos personajes, considero que este asunto va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 y tiene que ver con las condiciones sociales que permiten que se cometa cierto tipo de injusticia: la de que a las personas se les otorgue o se les prive de alg\u00fan bien por razones distintas a las que deber\u00edan determinar su distribuci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n<p>Por tanto, los correctivos para evitar este tipo de injusticias deben hacer parte de las preocupaciones b\u00e1sicas de toda sociedad. A mi juicio, el remedio m\u00e1s efectivo consiste en modificar las condiciones sociales que permiten que el dinero y las influencias sean los principales factores de ascenso social. Estas no tienen que ver solamente con la facilidad que tiene el poder econ\u00f3mico de permear el poder pol\u00edtico, sino tambi\u00e9n con las desigualdades existentes que hacen que las personas est\u00e9n dispuestas a tolerar o participar en los abusos de los poderosos porque con ello pueden obtener una parte del pastel. <\/p>\n<p>Para que en el sector p\u00fablico la posici\u00f3n social, las relaciones personales o la cantidad de dinero no puedan convertirse en motivos para acceder a cargos o ganar licitaciones es necesario que existan procesos transparentes de selecci\u00f3n, de cara a la comunidad, basados en criterios t\u00e9cnicos de evaluaci\u00f3n. Reducir la impunidad contra los corruptos tambi\u00e9n es una manera efectiva de impedir que quienes m\u00e1s dinero poseen sean tambi\u00e9n quienes puedan modificar las leyes o las decisiones administrativas a su antojo. <\/p>\n<p>Pero para evitar la complicidad o la resignaci\u00f3n del resto de ciudadanos ante el abuso de quienes todo lo obtienen por estos medios, es preciso crear las condiciones para que el m\u00e9rito sea la principal causa de ascenso social y las oportunidades de progreso est\u00e9n abiertas para todos. <\/p>\n<p>Cuando, por ejemplo, el acceso a bienes sociales de calidad depende de cu\u00e1nto dinero tengan los ciudadanos, en contextos de debilidad institucional y grandes desigualdades como sucede en Colombia, se le abre la puerta a peligrosas transacciones con la dignidad humana y se le confiere un enorme poder a quienes determinan la repartici\u00f3n de esos bienes. S\u00f3lo puede estar sano si tengo dinero para pagarlo; solo puedo ser profesional si tuve la fortuna de nacer en una familia adinerada que puede comprarme una educaci\u00f3n de calidad. Pero si no tengo nada de esto, soy m\u00e1s propenso a aceptar el chantaje de quienes puedan brindarme el acceso a estos \u201cderechos\u201d por algo a cambio.<\/p>\n<p>El mercado es un poderoso mecanismo de distribuci\u00f3n de muchos bienes. Sin embargo, la cantidad de dinero que las personas posean no deber\u00eda ser lo que determine su posibilidad de gozar de buena salud o acceder a una educaci\u00f3n de calidad. Estos elementos constituyen insumos b\u00e1sicos para la realizaci\u00f3n de todo ser humano y por lo tanto deber\u00edan otorgarse en igualdad de condiciones a cualquier persona en virtud de su sola existencia. <\/p>\n<p>Todos confiamos en que la justicia sancione a los Nule y a quienes fueron c\u00f3mplices de esa repartici\u00f3n descarada de recursos p\u00fablicos que fue el cartel de la contrataci\u00f3n. Pero quiz\u00e1s un buen comienzo para evitar que los &#8216;nulecitos&#8217; del futuro puedan salirse con la suya sea lograr el acceso universal en condiciones de equidad a bienes como la salud y la educaci\u00f3n. Tal vez, solo entonces, el dinero dejar\u00e1 de ser esa mercanc\u00eda todopoderosa que vuelve virtud el vicio y que, como dec\u00eda Shakespeare, hace sentar a los ladrones con los senadores. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case of the Nule reveals how in Colombia all things can be obtained with a good deal of money and influence. 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