Chili

In Chili this week the people voted down a new constitution. It contained all of the things that one might think people want. There was tuition free college, national healthcare, recognizing the rights of indigenous people, guaranteed housing and stating that all public jobs must be filled by half females. It included strict climate change rules. 87% of eligible voters voted and 62% disapproved of the new constitution. Some interesting things about this vote. First the turnout as compared to the US. Second the margin. Not many elections show a 62% majority. The big question that has yet to be asked and answered is why did they vote this way. One possible answer is that Chili's national debt is only 38% of GDP indicating that they don't want what they can't pay for and maybe they just don't print the money like the US does.