New phallic shaped financial tower has Panamanians feeling screwed

One has to wonder where the politicians think money comes from. After all, they produce nothing but expenses and bureaucracy. So in today's Panama America the Minister of Finance tells us that the respected architectural firm Skidmore Owings & Merril was paid $300,000 to design this new skyscraper to house government offices. The government does not seem to be concerned about the cost of building this structure as much as arguing that there is little  similarity in design of a building in Spain. 

It is planned to sit on the land where the old  American Embassy used to be. The location was leased by the U.S. government for 99 years and has a lot of time left on that lease, but have apparently has been given it back to the Panamanian government so they can get further into debt.

A shiny new building will not improve government services and is just putting perfume on a pig. They would be better off spending these $200 plus millions on education or waiting another year and buying up some high rise apartment towers cheap and converting them to offices IMO.

Reading comment on the Panama America website gives us some idea of what Panamanians feel about this latest plan for their money. There are over 80 and few are happy about it.  I have translated some of them below.

"We can not have this kind of work clearly fascist, or built by a government while other similar towers like Barcelona is the product of private initiative, is intended to make "a finger" by a minister that Vallarino or know anything about these matters, nor within its competence.

andy  18-05-10  [22:20] 05/10/1918  andy [22:20]

"200 million dollars to a few games, this government is going to go into debt to go with their madness and the party goes, the people pay and cries"

"It is infuriating to listen to politicians that this is a project of the first world, when in this country there are a number of problems of a Third World country or worse, spend that money on health, education, security and roads, then think of a better proposal, as the city government but with all comforts."

"It is obvious that this horrendous project is not financially or economically viable. It is thought that Alberto Vallarino, who still does not realize that people do not want a candidate for nothing, seeks to make a public work, with our taxes, of course, as if he were a government alone. Alberto also do not want to mix with the rabble of officials and institutions that would move to the city government in Curundu, a very chusmero for him, so he would stay away from the mob with their exclusive offices on Avenida Balboa, up high, away from the populace.
Rabble, rabble, poof courier 10.05.1918 [16:14] "

"This design won a vulgar solamentre not copy, it's a mess from every point of view. And it looks like a dildo, like those used in the mef when taxes increase.
Courier Kenya 05/18/1910 [15:49] "

Comforter, preservation or positorio Condom use, whatever. In the end it always be something that is entered from behind. So we're going to do with this mam otreto. 250 million for this and tumbling schools, there to pay teachers and health sisemta better not talk. We like the Americans who make cuts to health and education, but give 20 million to NASA to send a rocket to see if there was ever dilute the planet Mars. Learn to prioritize. Invest in education first, then all these vanalidades will come along.
The courier sensible 10.05.1918 [12:28]