But as a rural house<\/strong>, as a self-employed, as a worker, as the one who gives EVERYTHING to make his project work… I don’t understand anything<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\n\ud83d\udca3 There is a brutal, real, deep crisis… But it is there. You can feel it. It is drowning us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n And I am not saying it alone. We have discussed it among colleagues in the area and … ALL the same<\/strong>. In my case, in the 20 years<\/strong> that I have been in charge of Mas Torrencito, I have never<\/strong> experienced such a bad July.<\/p>\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Almost 50% of the bookings have been for one night only<\/strong>. This weekend we had 5 repeat customers<\/strong>. The usual ones. And it’s not because they like us worse. We pay more than 70% of what we earn in taxes<\/strong>: And while you are crunching numbers, And you think:<\/p>\n\n \u00abBut didn’t we have enough of being robbed by the Bourbons?\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Well, no. Now also the top of the government. \ud83d\udcac As they say out there:<\/p>\n\n \u00abFrom Aznar’s wedding only the dolls of the cake are still to be charged…\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n And you putting washing machines. Because if fiscal pressure and institutional hypocrisy already had us on the ropes… Apartments with zero regulation. And of course… who wouldn’t prefer to pay less for a bed without human treatment and without rules? They are killing us. They are killing us. And nobody does anything. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n Does no one in government really consider that raising the minimum wage WITHOUT reducing the tax burden makes it unfeasible to hire anyone<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n Large companies can. \u00abIt was the best decision of my life. Fuck them. I now have my salary, my vacations, and no VAT, no income tax or anything else…\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n And of course it is. Because this is unsustainable<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n With the doors open. But there will come a day when we will say:<\/p>\n\n \ud83d\udcad \u00abEither change things… or we do some thinking.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n And it will not be an outburst. To those of you who bet for the real. For years we were told the story that being self-employed was to be free. We were promised that with effort we would go far. Those of us who work with soul, those of us who do not cheat, those of us who bet on closeness, sustainability, legality and honesty…<\/strong> The future? And meanwhile, those at the top -the usual ones- handing out envelopes, lifetime salaries, armored pensions and other people’s embarrassments that are no longer disguised. If there is no real change -deep, urgent and courageous-, this country will be a wasteland of stolen opportunities.<\/strong> Maybe there will come a day when you look at your empty rural house, the dogs asleep on the sofas, the silence in the dining room… \u00abWe gave everything. But they didn’t let us live.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n And that, dear friends, is not a failure. It is a historic swindle. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n From MasTorrencito we wish you a good day and may your dogs be with you!!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n — Reflections (open-hearted and without anesthesia) from a rural house that tries to survive… in a country that seems determined not to let you. Because as a person, I understand it perfectly.But as a rural house, as a self-employed, as a worker, as the one who gives EVERYTHING to make his project work… I don’t understand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mastorrencitos-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n
But yes: silenced<\/strong>.
Nobody talks about it. It does not appear on the news. There are no graphs or round tables or ministers recognizing that everything is going down the drain. <\/p>\n\n
\n\n\ud83d\udc94 July has been a disaster. Just like that. <\/h3>\n\n
Especially those who have rural houses for rooms<\/strong>, we are the ones who give more work and less margin we have. <\/p>\n\n
Yes, ONE.
Which means:<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\ud83d\ude29 And the loyal customers? Even they are suffering… <\/h3>\n\n
And what happened?<\/p>\n\n\n
They just can’t do it anymore<\/strong>.
They can’t make it.
And what used to be a disconnection getaway, now becomes a \u00abwe do what we can\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n
\n\n\ud83e\uddf1 And meanwhile, the system squeezes us to suffocation.<\/h3>\n\n
IRPF, self-employed fees, VAT, waste disposal fees, inspections, water charges, air and holy spirit fees…<\/p>\n\n
\ud83d\udca5 the electricity bill arrives,
\ud83d\udca5 they raise your gas bill,
\ud83d\udca5 and the IRS sends you a \u00abfriendly\u00bb letter to remind you that if you miss a day in filing the 303, they will crunch you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
And you, paying your taxes and VATs, and watching how those at the top distribute envelopes, per diems, bribes, commissions, briefcases and black cards. <\/p>\n\n\n
With two balls.<\/p>\n\n
\n\n\ud83d\udd2a What about HUTs? The ultimate dagger <\/h3>\n\n
They arrived.
The Tourist Housing.<\/strong>
The HUTs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n
Zero taxes.
Zero inspections.
Zero soul.
But with swimming pool and QR code to enter without seeing anyone.<\/p>\n\n
Who is going to choose a rural house where the dogs run free, the breakfast is homemade and you are received with love… when for 40\u20ac less you have an apartment with a view of the parking lot?<\/p>\n\n
\n\n\u2696\ufe0f And the SMI? Of course, it has to be raised… BUT… <\/h3>\n\n
But how many SMEs and freelancers do you know who have closed their business to leave as salaried employees?
And you know what they all say?<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\ud83d\udc3e In the meantime… we are here to stay.<\/h3>\n\n
With the field full of happy dogs.
With our usual customers, shortening stays but coming with love.
With the heart in a fist and the current account trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n
It will be an act of survival.
Because dreams also die, when you bury them in taxes, injustices and institutional abandonment.<\/p>\n\n
\n\n\ud83d\ude4f Thanks to those of you who keep coming back.<\/h3>\n\n
For the human.
For the rural.
For the doggy
For For……<\/p>\n\nReflection<\/h2>\n\n
\ud83d\udca3 \u00abThe future ahead: between loose bitches and tied hands.\u00bb<\/em><\/h3>\n\n
Free from schedules, free from bosses, free from depending on anyone…<\/strong>
Bullshit.<\/strong>
Today, the self-employed is the new slave of the system.
A system that demands everything from you and gives you nothing back<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
But in this modern jungle, effort without cronies, without privileges and without cheating is not worth shit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
we are becoming lonely.<\/strong>
Lonely, squeezed, unprotected.<\/p>\n\n
It is the soulless Airbnb.
It is the faceless tourism.
It is the customer who seeks price, not experience.
It is the Spain emptied not of people, but of values<\/em>.
It is the self-employed who leave everything because they prefer to collect 1.400\u20ac than to live with ulcers because of the Treasury.<\/p>\n\n
The same people who talk about entrepreneurs with their mouths full… and their hand in your pocket.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
A graveyard of illusions where only opaque businesses, legal scams and those who know how to dance the tango of bribery and \u00abI don’t get caught\u00bb flourish.<\/p>\n\n
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and think:<\/p>\n\n\n
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