"Fuel price by car size" screamed the newspaper headline. Huh?Without reading the article, the first thing that crossed my mind was - define, size. Is it based on physical size? Kancil versus Harrier?
Turns out that the smart aleck proposal was to use engine capacity to determine whether we (rakyat marhean) - will be eligible for the fuel subsidy - by means of using Mykad. Serves you right - Singaporean and Siamese - who in every opportunity tried to gorge in the cheapest (?) fuel !
Hmmm...engine capacity...interesting. Does this means that a guy who bought a 1600cc Persona (60K) is in the same league as the guy who 1600cc Swift Sport (112K) ?? Does this means that a fella who bought Naza Citra 2000cc (70K)- as he needs the space to ferry his ever-growing family - is in the same predicament as the businessman who bought a 1700cc Merc B-Class ????
There are soo...many loopholes. I bet they have not yet thought this through - how to execute this marvelous plan. Is there infrastructure available in every petrol station to read the Mykad? What information will be stored there ? When will the information be stored - can be done before May 2010 ? How do they intend to classify issue like a family buying an 8 years old Naza Ria 2000cc - because of of the size (and more importantly the cost!). Most of the grand bungalows in the place that I live have Vivas and Myvis. These small cars are normally used when they need to go to the wet market or somewhere where traffic is horrendous. What will deter them from pumping in their Vivas and Myvis and then unloading them to their Merc and Beemer ?
There are simply loads of loopholes here - which breeds corruption - it's not like we need another scandal. It is disheartening to read everyday, our tax money being wasted everywhere - with a lot of it ended in the pocket of a few elites. Do not underestimate these guys - they can be extremely creative. This proposal, that proposal - the main ingredient is so that they can build (low quality) infrastructure at a (much) inflated price. Just look at the buildings tumbled down everywhere in Terengganu.
There are soo...many loopholes. I bet they have not yet thought this through - how to execute this marvelous plan. Is there infrastructure available in every petrol station to read the Mykad? What information will be stored there ? When will the information be stored - can be done before May 2010 ? How do they intend to classify issue like a family buying an 8 years old Naza Ria 2000cc - because of of the size (and more importantly the cost!). Most of the grand bungalows in the place that I live have Vivas and Myvis. These small cars are normally used when they need to go to the wet market or somewhere where traffic is horrendous. What will deter them from pumping in their Vivas and Myvis and then unloading them to their Merc and Beemer ?
There are simply loads of loopholes here - which breeds corruption - it's not like we need another scandal. It is disheartening to read everyday, our tax money being wasted everywhere - with a lot of it ended in the pocket of a few elites. Do not underestimate these guys - they can be extremely creative. This proposal, that proposal - the main ingredient is so that they can build (low quality) infrastructure at a (much) inflated price. Just look at the buildings tumbled down everywhere in Terengganu.
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