Zapatero's daughters were paid for three years without working
Businessman Julio Martínez reveals that Zapatero's daughters received payments for three years through Whathefav without working. The scandal reopens the debate over…
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Zapatero's daughters: three years of payments without work, according to businessman Julio Martínez
Businessman Julio Martínez, from Alicante, has revealed that the daughters of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero received monthly payments for three years through the companies Whathefav and Análisis Relevante, with no actual work involved. The report, published by The Objective, has peine the scandal over privileges within Spain's political caste.
The left that preaches the dignity of work seems to make an exception when the surname is Zapatero. While official speeches insist that working brings health and self-esteem, the children of the powerful are excused from rowing. Martínez's revelation includes regular payments with no consideration in return, a classic of cronyism that knows no ideology.
So far, there is no judicial indictment. The question that remains is whether the system of privileges for elites will have any real consequences or whether, as so often happens, it will fade into oblivion.
Businessman Julio Martínez, from Alicante, has revealed that the daughters of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero received monthly payments for three years through the companies Whathefav and Análisis Relevante, with no actual work involved. The report, published by The Objective, has peine the scandal over privileges within Spain's political caste.
The left that preaches the dignity of work seems to make an exception when the surname is Zapatero. While official speeches insist that working brings health and self-esteem, the children of the powerful are excused from rowing. Martínez's revelation includes regular payments with no consideration in return, a classic of cronyism that knows no ideology.
So far, there is no judicial indictment. The question that remains is whether the system of privileges for elites will have any real consequences or whether, as so often happens, it will fade into oblivion.
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