The criollos wanted political power so that they could keep the old social order intact.

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Are these clerks really expected to scrub their resumes and social networking profiles in order to keep this a secret from judges?

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The civil-service unions are equally clever in arguing that the abuses stem from the pay structure: the ministries like to keep basic pay rates low in order to minimise their pension contributions and other social charges.

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