The Unsupporting Government

Spain's emptying rural interior has become a major political issue, emphasizing the disillusion with the country's political system among rural voters who for years have felt neglected by those in power. Many villages have been wiped out already. Others have only a few elderly residents. Children are scarce and all travel to school on a bus to sit in classes where ages are mixed. For the infrastructure and service, highways are seriously degraded, hospitals only have one or two for each region which leads to the patient and healthcare staffs overloaded. Even though many demonstrations have been raised, this issue still ignored every time it is brought to the government.

Another factor that affects both Spain’s economy and population is the high social security tax on employers, which stands at 29.9 percent and became one of the Europe’s highest taxed. Although the impact of social security on employment is contested, there would still be a depressing effect on wages and hours worked even if the incidence of the tax falls mostly on the employee.