![]() Why is it significant that José Angelico uses the phrase "It is accomplished" in his letters? As a result, Zapanta's theft fuels a broader problem of aid not reaching the billions of people who desperately need it. Olondriz further emphasizes Zapanta's villainy when he points out that wealthy countries are less willing to donate to their country, and poor countries around the world, if they suspect the donations will only line the pockets of corrupt officials. Thus, Senator Zapanta's thirty million dollar theft was effectively depriving the nation of sixty million dollars that would have been channeled into improving health care and education. ![]() This infusion of international aid was "seed-corn" money that would have been matched dollar-for-dollar by the government. While Gardo and Olivia are talking to Gabriel Olondriz at Colva Prison, he explains that the thirty million dollars Senator Zapanta embezzled was supposed to be pumped into the national economy as grants intended for the construction of hospitals and schools. ![]() Why is it significant that Senator Zapanta siphoned off "seed-corn" money in particular?īeyond the issue of a corrupt politician finding means of enriching himself with international aid, Senator Zapanta's theft is particularly abhorrent because it blocked not only the money he embezzled, but further funds from reaching the poor. ![]()
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