The curtain falls on golden retirements
The full Senate has just approved a reform that changes the rules of the game. With the votes in favor, they modified article 127 of the Constitution to put a limit on retirements and pensions paid with public money.
The initiative came from the National Palace, with the signature of President Claudia Sheinbaum. And on the premises, Senator Olga Sosa was one of the loudest voices to defend her.
“The pension is a right that recognizes the efforts of workers throughout their working lives, but it cannot become a privilege paid with public resources that belong to all Mexicans,”
said the Tamaulipas legislator, nailing the central argument.
And what does this mean in pesos and cents?
Simple: from now on, the retirements of trusted personnel in public and parastatal companies will not be able to exceed half of the salary of the President of the Republic. It is a wall against the millionaire checks that came from the State coffers.
Sosa connected the dots: he talked about institutions like Pemex or the defunct Luz y Fuerza del Centro, where some inherited schemes generated enormous budget burdens. This reform seeks to correct these historical distortions.
For her, this is pure coherence with the transformation project. More social programs, fewer privileges for a few. The final message is clear: public money should serve the general well-being, not fatten individual bank accounts.
The political scene has a new act. And this time, the script talks about austerity and social justice.
