"Wolf"

The tale of the three little pigs holds an uncomfortable lesson. The solidity of what you build determines your ability to withstand the storm.

Over the past few decades, we believed ourselves safe in a supposed brick fortress, convinced that contemporary well-being made us immune to crises. However, one only needs to look around to notice that the wind is once again whistling loudly through the cracks in the system. The agreed-upon structure is not as firm as they promised us. The real problem is that we have settled for a showy but fragile facade. While public services drown in bureaucracy and lack of empathy, family economies barely survive inflation and precarious employment. Crucial social pillars such as legal certainty, labor guarantees, or the pension system itself carry deep cracks that no official discourse can hide.

It is the inertia of the short term (in Lanzarote we have specialized in it). It is more important to show off the facade than to secure foundations capable of withstanding the tremors of the future. To reverse this trend requires moving from passive complaint to legislative and budgetary action. It is not about spending more, but about safeguarding the essential.

Firstly, a profound reform of the administration is urgently needed to dismantle useless obstacles, digitize with a human touch, and free up resources for direct citizen attention. In the labor and social security sphere, the solution lies in fiscally incentivizing quality permanent employment and linking pensions to real demographic and productivity indicators, ensuring that the system is sustainable and not merely a postponement of bankruptcy.

For its part, the housing crisis (bleeding and profound among young people) is not resolved with aesthetic patches, but by broadening the base of the market. We need a decisive mobilization of public land for the construction of affordable rental housing, combined with bold tax incentives for owners who decide to rent at regulated prices. Only by providing legal certainty to both parties will we be able to break down a barrier that is currently insurmountable for new generations.

 No community prospers by entrusting its future to chance or political marketing. That only leads to seeing the house reduced to rubble at the first setback. It is time to demand institutional seriousness, real investment, and fundamental reforms. Fewer fireworks on the roof and more cement at the base. The margin for error has vanished. Moving forward or being buried by disaster.