Gonzalo Bernardos Rodríguez, a native of Barcelona and teacher of Economics in his own hometown, is known in the world of communication for being or having been a regular collaborator in various television programs. Among your most recognized statements, the following can be entered: “In Spain, it goes out to be Okupa than owner of a house” or “not borrow from having superfluous expenses or vacations”among others.
As for the issue of Catalonia, it is also very aware and participatory. On one occasion, he assured about the Catalan language that “They have made it an unfriendly language”all because of the people who maintain an independence ideology. In addition, he also pointed out that the worst thing can be done is to impose it on schools, since that will not do “Nothing well in younger generations”.
“GUIDE GUIDANCE. What is the community that …?”
His knowledge about the endless field of the economy and the now mentioned community has made him capable of talk about economic planning that is lived there in rigorous direct. These statements have been offered on the television program ‘We want to think’ offered by the Channel 4. During his speech he exposes the following: “GUIDE, GUIDANCE. What is the autonomy that makes the least those who earn more?”. No one on the set knew the answer, neither presenter nor collaborators, just the economist. Finally, he answers this issue and the answer is “Catalonia!”.
The next question he throws for his table colleagues is this: “What is the place where there is more fiscal pressure?”. Here is faster and instantlyassures that it is “Catalonia!”. The third has to do with the gross domestic product: “What is the number one after Madrid where the least is dedicated in percentage of GDP to education and health?”. The same again, instant response: “Catalonia!”.
“Where have those 7.200 million go?”
To continue offering more information on the use of financial resources by this Autonomous Community, Bernardos presented during the program than “In 2008, 34% of the Generalitat Budget of Catalonia went to Health”a fact of the largest and most satisfying for citizens throughout the Catalan territory. However, the passage of time has made this percentage decreased by 32.35% over 100% of the base, which in this case is 34%.
Basically, This figure is “now 23%. Where have those 7.200 million go?”It is the question that the economist launches that ignores the fate of that outstanding amount of money. Finally, the presenter of the program, Carlos Fuentes, asks Gonzalo Bernardos as follows: “So, an autonomous pay less, for example, in Andalusia?”to which it responds “In Madrid, especially”and the clip offered by 8TV Catalonia comes to an end.