10 They had promised us that if we studied, worked, and did things "right," we would get ahead. That we would live with a certain security. But this promise was broken a long time ago. And today, in the Balearic Islands, we are no longer just talking about precariousness: we are talking about generalized impoverishment.

]]> Article 16 of the current Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands urges the regional public authorities to defend and promote the social rights of the citizens of the Balearic Islands. It is certainly one of those declaratory provisions whose impact and implementation depend on the political will of institutional bodies and non-institutional actors. In other words, the explicit absence of a specific statutory competence does not prevent the Government, Parliament, political parties, economic and social stakeholders, organized civil society, etc., from promoting debate and considering expanding self-governance capabilities to address the specific problems of the citizens of the Balearic Islands.

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