Bold Move by Evo

According to this article, President Evo Morales cut his salary in half and declared no Cabinet minister can collect a higher wage than his own. According to Morales, Bolivia needs 6,000 more teachers, but there are only funds to pay 2,200, so the savings are to be used to hire more public school teachers. This is a bold step, and supporters see this as a sign that Morales is committed to reducing poverty and corruption in Bolivia. Critics, however, say the salary cuts were a superficial gesture that would not begin to address Bolivia's deep-seated poverty. It will be interesting to see if Morlaes can follow through with these reforms, especially in the face of resistance by some officials, who complained they might not be able to maintain homes in far-flung districts while working in La Paz. Will these cuts possibly backfire and fuel more corruption, as not-so-idealistic officials seek other sources of income to maintain their current lifestyles?