Villa 31, like so many other villas, is a symbol of the State's failure to enforce the law. It is a seized land, where occupation has been tolerated for decades. Instead of moving toward a serious urbanization plan with minimum regularization requirements, the City Government continues to promote the culture of illegality: housing without taxes, subsidized services, and now also a top-level field with taxpayer funds.
Meanwhile, residents of neighborhoods like Caballito, Devoto, or Recoleta pay every last cent of ABL, strive to send their children to a decent school, and see how they suffer from insecurity, Macri tells them not to use the chainsaw, but that there is money to throw away on a field in Villa 31.
