The document summarizes and compares the 2010 Colombian presidential candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus. It outlines their main economic, social, and tax proposals. Santos believes in market-friendly policies and improving tax collection, while Mockus supports free markets and new taxes. Their social proposals differ on education, health, and housing priorities. The document concludes that the author would vote for Santos due to his experience fighting terrorism and maintaining security, if given the opportunity.

1. FINAL PROYECT SOCIAL STUDIES
Presidential Elections of 2010
By: Lukas Gutierrez Urquijo
Nicolás Bejarano
Grade: 5A
To: Mr. Diego Villamizar
1. State and develop two of the main economic proposals of Santos and
Mockus
CANDIDATE PROPOSAL 1 PROPOSAL2
SANTOS Market-friendly policies To improve the
that helped Colombia collection of taxes
attract international instead of imposes
investors more taxes.
MOCKUS He believes in free New taxes and
markets. And will increases of the IVA
continue with the flow
of bringing more foreign
investors.
2. Compare and look for differences
Taxes are the main issue that differences these two candidates. Mockus establishes the
need, due to the state of the public finances of Colombia to include new taxes and to raise
the values of some the actual taxes. Santos instead believes this measure will be not
necessary and will scare new international investors.

2. 3. State and develop two of the main social proposals of each candidate,
meaning education, health and housing
Running for Colombia presidency for the U Party: Juan Manuel Santos
Themes
• Education: Santos emphasized the educative policy in four specific subjects: The
difference between the quality of the public education and the private education; the
scholastic desertion; the relevance of the races that are studying in the country and the
International Accreditation.
• Health: Patients rights defense, doctor’s autonomy, total coberture to all population and
efficiency.
• Housing: Trying to get for the whole population the possibility to have its own house
and stimulate the construction.
Running for Colombia presidency for the Green Party: Antanas Mockus
Themes
• Education: In pre-school education, we will orient our efforts to obtain a cover of 90%
and to have personnel on charge of the institutions.
• Health: to fortify the regulating capacity of the society of the EPS
• Housing: To increase the public budget for house of social interest, its resources and
modalities of subsidy and to fortify the public bank so that it responds to the credits of
demands in the population with greater deficit.
4. Compare and look for differences

3. CANDIDATES HOUSING EDUCATION HEALTH
Diminishing
SANTOS Increase Doctors autonomy
differences between
constructions public and private and total population
education.
coberture
MOCKUS More subsidies More teachers, to Fortify the
give 90% of children regulation of the
free education EPS
5. Should you have the opportunity to vote for either, for whom would you
vote?
I would vote for Juan Manuel Santos if I could vote.
6. State three reasons to give a backing to your answer.
BECAUSE
1. He has shown his will to continue the battle against the terrorist of the FARC´s
group.
2. As part of President Uribe party he will maintain the SEGURIDAD DEMOCRATICA.
3. He has many years of experience. He has work as member of Government during
the past years demonstrating successes in its political race. Example: Operation
Jaque.