“Few believe that the removal of subsidies on essential food items and fuels can save the Malaysian government from possible bankruptcy. If it does go bankrupt, it will be because it has failed to cleanse a corrupt system.”
Perhaps economist Milton Friedman was right when he said, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara desert, in five years there will be a shortage of sand.”
“Some have argued that imposing GST on Malaysian does not make much economic sense when only 6.8% of the population are taxpayers and a large majority earn low incomes. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that most of us are paying hidden taxes in highway tolls and electricity tariffs.”
“Yet, quite a number of us are gullible enough to think that the government will protect consumers. Are we not being stupid? Isn't it better to be wiser and brace for tougher times ahead?” (Seems to me, GST stand for Gullible and Stupid (us) Tax)
“In 2006, when Najib Tun Razak was Deputy Prime Minister, he asked Malaysians to change their lifestyle in the face of the rising cost of living...” (High living jet-setter at our expense sets a good example? Do what I tell you to, not do what I do?)
“Instead of listening to Najib asking us to change,” one critic remarked, “why not we change the government at the next general election?”
("If not us, who? If not now, when?" ~ John F. Kennedy, comes to mind)
“Any government that stands accused of having wasted RM320 billion in 20 years — through corruption, wastage and mismanagement — definitely does not deserve to be re-elected.”
Stanley Koh was the head of research unit at MCA. He now writes for FreeMalaysiaToday.
More where that came from:
http://archive.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/comment/7108-surviving-the-coming-hard-times
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More where that came from:
http://archive.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/comment/7108-surviving-the-coming-hard-times
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