<?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: CCSS gives $550,000 in contracts to company accused of defrauding it</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/</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: duke ster</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-9077</link> <dc:creator>duke ster</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-9077</guid> <description><![CDATA[mhogan--THEY ARE REALLY REALLY DUMB!--Tha&#039;ts it in a nutshell. they are stupid and dumb--No need to look further to find out why they do stupid things. It has been said, They are inbred.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>mhogan&#8211;THEY ARE REALLY REALLY DUMB!&#8211;Tha&#8217;ts it in a nutshell. they are stupid and dumb&#8211;No need to look further to find out why they do stupid things. It has been said, They are inbred.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mhogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8998</link> <dc:creator>mhogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8998</guid> <description><![CDATA[This must be a cultural trait I&#039;ve noticed even outside government business as usual.  We&#039;ve had an odd occasion where severe and contentious points of view occurred with Latino employees to the point that &quot;bad feelings&quot; prevailed and we disassociated.  Months later, that individual would be knocking at our door, all friendly and like nothing ever happened, asking if we had a job available for him.  Same for business contacts where contractors really f&#039;d up a job and were told so  -- they&#039;d come back sometime later and expect you to use their services again!  It&#039;s like ... they just don&#039;t get it that competition may be better than them and that customers (patrones) do have a choice.  Does the saying &quot;once bitten, twice shy&quot; not apply to their mentality?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This must be a cultural trait I&#8217;ve noticed even outside government business as usual.  We&#8217;ve had an odd occasion where severe and contentious points of view occurred with Latino employees to the point that &#8220;bad feelings&#8221; prevailed and we disassociated.  Months later, that individual would be knocking at our door, all friendly and like nothing ever happened, asking if we had a job available for him.  Same for business contacts where contractors really f&#8217;d up a job and were told so  &#8212; they&#8217;d come back sometime later and expect you to use their services again!  It&#8217;s like &#8230; they just don&#8217;t get it that competition may be better than them and that customers (patrones) do have a choice.  Does the saying &#8220;once bitten, twice shy&#8221; not apply to their mentality?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: disgusted</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8997</link> <dc:creator>disgusted</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8997</guid> <description><![CDATA[Great example of: &#039; You just can&#039;t fix stupid!&quot;.There must be a connection to a family who is in power here. Something here stinks, Right pres. Solis?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great example of: &#8216; You just can&#8217;t fix stupid!&#8221;.</p><p>There must be a connection to a family who is in power here. Something here stinks, Right pres. Solis?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ben</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8993</link> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:04:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8993</guid> <description><![CDATA[Its time to start protesting says many Costa Rican]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its time to start protesting says many Costa Rican</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Michael Connolly</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8990</link> <dc:creator>Michael Connolly</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:58:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8990</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just like the ripoffs of Medicare in the U.S.!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just like the ripoffs of Medicare in the U.S.!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: roberto</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8987</link> <dc:creator>roberto</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8987</guid> <description><![CDATA[Business as usual.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Business as usual.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Michael Clarkson</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/07/23/ccss-gives-550000-contracts-company-accused-defrauding/#comment-8986</link> <dc:creator>Michael Clarkson</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15583#comment-8986</guid> <description><![CDATA[Typical.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Typical.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>