I need more discipline....there are so many things to write (nag?) - I am sometimes really fired up - but by the time I reached home - the fire became mere flicker....he..he...(excuses, excuses)....
Let's see...I shall start with the hooha created late last week - courtesy of the person responsible for the so-called 'transformation program'. Suddenly we are bombarded (just flip any MSM) - with figures - incredible figures - to show how addicted we Malaysians are. We have the cheapest cooking oil, the cheapest gas, the cheapest sugar, yadda, yadda...and it is sinking the country. Hmm...as usual, comparisons are done using conversion to Malaysian ringgit - gas in Singapore is rm3.80 compared to rm1.80 in Malaysia.But then, do Singaporean earn in Malaysian Ringgit ?? Their salary is at least twice (if not more) than Malaysian - and this is without conversion! Why can't they - when making comparisons - convert it to a neutral currency - such as USD. And aren't Purchasing Power a more accurate measure?
The bogeyman is at work (overtime?) - the same (old) scare tactic is in full force.
You better be grateful you %^*$#.... Surrender the addiction to cheap food stuff - else we will be following Greek's footstep in a couple of years. Mind you that there are a lot of differences between the 2 countries - though we can't deny the similarities are there - the corruption, nepotism, cronyism, inefficient civil service, etc. But wait a minute...are Malaysians really spoiled brat??? Is the standard of living so high? The poverty line so high - and nobody lives under the poverty line???
There are a lot of Malaysians earning a meager RM500 per month - such as KAFA religious teacher. With removal of subsidy, prices of everything will soar. Do you think that by increasing the price of gas by 20 cents - the price of teh tarik will not be increased - by a minimum of 10 cents? History has shown over and over again - no matter how laud the minister emphasize that an increase of 20 cents of sugar will only increase a cup of teh tarik by 0.02 cents.
And wait a minute...is it really we - the 'rakyat marhean' - the only ones addicted??? What about those businesses who got preferential tax? Those IPP - that bled TM dry - who are given substantial subsidy - with tax relief to boot - but do not managed to stream those to the customers - and instead tariff keeps escalating. Windfall tax? They just need to whine a bit - then quickly the government withdraws the proposal. The result? Build more IPP - it does not matter that we already have access capacity. Those cronies need a cow to milk dry!
What about public money used to save sinking ships of failed businesses?? And public money used to erect white elephants. Humongous stadium for a state sport - which by the way collapsed after a few months of completion!
What about fiascoes such as the PKFZ which caused RM12.1 billion of public money into the drain - and is any of the culprits brought to justice ??? The person who tried (or seemed to try) - to expose the wrongdoing - now found himself ousted as a minister!
What about leakages?? Buying a RM8000 desktop - an expired model!. RM400 screw drivers...oh, gosh.....I feel like screaming here!
The blatant use of public money - and now you are asking the publicto tighten their belt - to scrimp? With everything going up, and salary static - how will the economy move? People won't be able to pay taxes....arrrggghhh....
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