So much has changed the national socioeconomic landscape that expires the validity of indicators that once were seen as an unequivocal symptom of progress. Thus, if until recently the ratio of two workers for each pensioner proved the sustainability of the system, at present it is not guaranteed even with greater proportions. The latest data on this report that Spain has reached its best statistics in the last seven years: up to 2.3 workers support each pensioner . And yet, the accounts remain square.

And in spite of the improvement in the labor market - the affiliation has been a record in July - the worrying temporality that characterizes the new jobs is joined by too low wages. On the contrary, pension spending only increases strongly between revaluations and credits requested by Social Security so that Sánchez does not go down in history as the president who emptied the piggy bank. In 2019 alone, spending has skyrocketed 40% . The future does not seem very rosy: fewer and fewer births are registered and the baby boom generation is about to retire. Meanwhile, the clock is still running and the Government continues to function.

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