Antanas Mockus proposes structural health system reforms based on dialogue, making preschool coverage 90% with qualified staff, and substantially improving public education quality. He will increase social housing budgets and promote associative construction. Juan Manuel Santos will comprehensively address early childhood and create a Ministry of Health reforming Law 100. He will partially subsidize school supplies and measure school performance reporting to parents. He will build more social housing. Both candidates differ in their health approaches, with Mockus proposing consultation-based reform and Santos nationalizing benefits. They also differ on education, with Mockus focusing on early education and Santos on Internet access and scholarships.

1. 1. State and develop two of the main economic proposals of Santos and Mockus<br />Santos proposes to create 3 million jobs in his four years of government, to do recovery work in the field of social housing, strengthening foreign direct investment (FDI) and infrastructure.<br />Juan Manuel Santos says that if elected president, will not raise existing tax rates, nor create new taxes for Colombians. On the other hand, is committed to improving the collection system.<br />Mockus: it is a basis to restore trade relations with Venezuela and Ecuador, to recover in the short term, the 150 000 jobs were lost when these countries decided to close its borders with Colombia.<br /> The Green Party is betting on infrastructure and housing construction to create jobs, but their main goal is to strengthen education.<br />2. Compare and look for differences<br />About Taxes: Santos was the creator of the 4 x 1000. In this campaign he had said would the tax would, but in the last two weeks he has said that tax collections would raise without raising tariffs. - Just enough to cover the deficit-. Mockus, on the other hand has said from the beginning that he will simplify the VAT and raise taxes primarily to social stratus 5 and 6 (upper class) to investments at the national level such as those made in Bogota, and to enable the country to invest more in infrastructure, science and technology. <br />In relation to the economic growth models, the candidates were emphatic on the need to bet on important goals in GDP. Santos said that it is feasible in Colombia to continue the economic growth without increasing taxes and doing tax reform. On the contrary, the candidate of the Greens, in order to invite employers to quot;
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to tax a little more, brought up the experience of Bogota, when the city was in difficult moments and systematic effort was made to improve not only its tax collection or but also its rates. <br /> 3. State and develop two of the main social proposals of each candidate, meaning education, health and housing<br />CandidateAntanas MockusHealthWe will make structural reforms in the health system, based on a dialogue with patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals, insurers, the companies and health care institutions, researchers and local authorities to achieve a achieve system with real capacity coordinate the various sectors that contribute to the provisionEducation In preschool, we'll target our efforts to achieve 90% coverage and to have qualified personnel in charge of the institutions responsible for it. Substantially improve the quality of public basic education by building schools and colleges of high quality, increased study time, gradually shifting from half-time to full-time, the improvement of teaching practices in the classroom, manning of teaching aids, including libraries and computers in classrooms, and comprehensive cooperation between students, teachers and parents. Raising the level of public schools, so that their quality is rapidly approaching that of the best private schools. In elementary and secondary education, our policies take into account the particularities of each region. Strengthen the National Program for Rural Education to reduce the education gap between rural and urban areas. We will create the conditions for teachers in rural areas to ensure their stay in classrooms throughout the school year.HousingIncrease the public budget for social housing, resources and forms of subsidy, and strengthen public banks to respond to the demands of credit, people with higher deficit. Promote associative forms of housing construction, through programs of technical assistance and support. To promote co-financing and subsidy schemes in the construction of utility networks, in coordination with municipalities and companies providing these services. Promote the acquisition of land banks in the cities to organize the growth and unlock the construction of housing.<br />CandidateHealthEducationHousingJuan Manuel SantosComprehensively address CHILDREN IN THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD:It is a priority that all our children receive comprehensive care and dignity from conception and during his early years, to enhance their physical, socio-emotional and cognitive development. Articulate the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) with the Ministries of Education, Health / Social Protection, Culture and Communications, to achieve a high standard of education and care for children under six years.The next government will create the Ministry of Health, reform the Law 100 that governs the system today and will ensure that the right to health applies to all Colombians, on equal termsThe government of Juan Manuel Santos will give a partial subsidy to vulnerable families for the purchase of books, notebooks and school supplies. It will become a Parents in the auditors of quality of education provided to their children. The performance of schools is measured by the Knowledge and ICFES tests and set goals for improvement. The info. monitoring the goals will be provided directly to parents of famlies by the National Government. Schools with unsatisfactory performance will come in quot;
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where they will receive specific attention in critical areas.The improvement of public administration will be an ongoing task.Public administration will endeavor to demonstrate, in every contact with a Colombian, her dedication to service and pursuit of excellence, effectiveness and efficiency.<br />4. Compare and look for differences<br />CandidateAntanas MokusCandidateJuan Manuel SantosHEALTH Comprehensive system with real capacity based on interviews and consultations * Plan unique health benefitsNationalization of healthEducationAttention to early childhood Primordial poorest. * Create college scholarships for low-income college* Bringing the Internet to all corners of the country. * Create college scholarships to replace the IHousing* Promote the associative forms of housing construction. * Increase the public budget to build social housing* Build more social housing.<br />5. Should you have the opportunity to vote for either, for whom would you vote<br />Andrés Herrera : By Antanas Mockus<br />Sebastian Guerra: By Antanas Mockus<br />6. State three reasons to give a backing to your answer.<br />Because Antanas Mokus has good proposals and the best government plan in terms of health, security, Education and housing.<br />Antanas Mokus has a new political program based in no corruption.<br />Antanas Mokus presents a development of a program of government with education and live respect. <br />