<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Candidates discuss poverty, taxes and more in first presidential debate</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2013/10/24/candidates-discuss-poverty-taxes-first-presidential-debate/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/10/24/candidates-discuss-poverty-taxes-first-presidential-debate/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: disgusted</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/10/24/candidates-discuss-poverty-taxes-first-presidential-debate/#comment-5808</link> <dc:creator>disgusted</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11760#comment-5808</guid> <description><![CDATA[What happen to all the money collected on the luxury tax?/ It was suppose to rebuild the Ghettos right?? and help the poor , not the political consultants that sucked all the money into their pockets. Shameful!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What happen to all the money collected on the luxury tax?/ It was suppose to rebuild the Ghettos right?? and help the poor , not the political consultants that sucked all the money into their pockets. Shameful!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ken Morris</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/10/24/candidates-discuss-poverty-taxes-first-presidential-debate/#comment-5797</link> <dc:creator>Ken Morris</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11760#comment-5797</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looks like the usual muddled mess, which probably works to the advantage of Araya.  Based upon this article (which of course may not accurately depict what was said), though, Villalta gets a blip on my radar for appearing to articulate a clear alternative.  Of course, Guevara also articulates a clear alternative, but anyone familiar with Libertarianism can predict all his answers so he&#039;s kind of old hat.  I&#039;ll therefore want to watch Villalta to see whether a non-Libertarian alternative to Araya can emerge, though I have my doubts . . .]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like the usual muddled mess, which probably works to the advantage of Araya.  Based upon this article (which of course may not accurately depict what was said), though, Villalta gets a blip on my radar for appearing to articulate a clear alternative.  Of course, Guevara also articulates a clear alternative, but anyone familiar with Libertarianism can predict all his answers so he&#8217;s kind of old hat.  I&#8217;ll therefore want to watch Villalta to see whether a non-Libertarian alternative to Araya can emerge, though I have my doubts . . .</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>