A guest columnist in El Financiero presents 16 initiatives aimed at strengthening democracy, economic growth, and social justice in Mexico. These proposals call for a political shake-up to overcome current inertia and open the country to the future. The piece stresses the need for transcendence in wielding power.
In an opinion column published in El Financiero, a guest contributor argues that Mexico needs profound change to avoid repeating past mistakes and achieve a better future. "Mexico deserves a better destiny. A political shake-up is urgent," he writes, criticizing governments for lacking historical vision and effectiveness.
The author outlines 16 key programs. Among them, restoring the rule of law to ensure citizen safety; combating corruption to dignify politics; and implementing a modern educational reform to shape future Mexicans. He also proposes safeguarding democracy through separation of powers and autonomy for electoral bodies.
In social and health areas, he suggests restructuring institutions to improve public health and respecting social programs by eliminating aid to those who do not need it and unproductive subsidies. For the economy, he advocates creating sustainable versions of Pemex and CFE, opening private competition in the energy sector, and a productive fiscal reform to attract investments.
The proposals include major infrastructure projects: expanding a highway from Chiapas to Chihuahua with four additional lanes, building a railway network from the southeast to the north, and modernizing ports and airports. Additionally, constructing a Grand International Airport in Mexico City with private involvement, declaring the Southern Border a strategic industrialization zone for exports, and developing a mega-tourism project in Palenque akin to Cancun.
Other ideas encompass a free trade agreement between Chiapas, Central America, the United States, and Canada; an autonomous body to manage social program resources, preventing political manipulation; and establishing a national institute for research in technology and artificial intelligence. "The time demands that we open to the future, shake off our drowsiness and apathy," the columnist concludes, urging not to waste the chance to make history.
