The problem is no longer too much power in the president’s hands, but too much power in the hands of “veto centers” – including public-sector unions – that are blocking much-needed reforms, including in the health system. In all likelihood, the 22 reported dead from swine flu reflect a social safety net falling to pieces due to lack of public investment and union recalcitrance.
现在权利过大的不是总统，而是包括公共部门工会在内的各 “否决中心”，正是它们阻挠了医疗卫生体制改革等一系列亟需推进的改革。由于公共投入不足和工会的反对阻挠，墨西哥的社会安全网已千疮百孔，这次疫情中22人死亡就是明证。