The biggest consumption are come from the rakyat. Not some people. Regardless how big cc the car a VIP are driving, you can add the whole country VIPs' cars and their whole year fuel consumptions are still not even reach 1% of what rakyats are using for a day. Of cause, there is no tighten belt and tahan hunger story happen in Malaysia if everyone is willing to work. Those indon and bangla workers also can do it, if someone say he cannot, then what had been proved? My style, I don't like to continuously spinning on the surface. Straight to the root cause is the most efficient way to solve a problem. Then again, i can't ask anyone to stop clubbing and consume their head shaking pills because there will be more people come and shoot kaw me.
Given this the ration of ministers to common everyday people, I'd say this is common sense. This isn't my point however. My point is that while they expect us to tighten our belts, they carry on enjoying luxurious lifestyles. Don't you think it's akin to a really wealthy industrialist building a mansion next to shack of a fisherman? I'm sure you've heard of the term, "rubbing your face in the dirt", no?
Work? How many of us work but still suffer? Fact of the matter is that when times are bad, people are desperate of jobs. Employers know this and therefore do not see a need to increase overheads by paying employees an exuberant sum of money. Why not? Because if this guy doesn't want the job, someone else will. How many times fold has petrol prices gone up in the last year? What about food? The latter at least is a necessity, no? Some may even argue that they NEED transportation to keep their jobs, no? Now ask yourself how many times your salary goes up in a year?
As everyone knows, our country economy was and is leading by the gov in stead of the private sectors. I don't know what's wrong with the private sectors, but the pre-become white elephant projects are a start to boost up certain area of development. If the private sectors retrieve last minutes, then it will be a post-become white elephant project review. But, white elephant can become black horse. Only waiting for the time. I think most house owners will understand what I mean.
What would you consider a pre-white elephant project? Sorry, but I'm finding it a little hard to grasp what you are trying to say. Pardon my ignorance.
No one wants to see the gov simply wasting money on nonsense. But sometimes, money needed to be wasted. Just like why you need to pay more for water when you can wash your under wear twice a week. People never take bath for few weeks also still alive.
The line between "needs" and "wants" has been blurred since our ancestors had to club dinosaurs on the head to feed their families. Your example suggests that taking a bath is a want. Tell you what mate. Try not taking a bath for 2 weeks and see if you encounter any health related problems, or are still able to keep a job. Hygiene and appearance are key factors in getting or keeping a job, no?
When I say "wasting" money, I refer to spending on projects that yield us no financial gain? How much revenue has our flagpole brought us? Do we really need submarines? How are a couple of them going to help? Why not buy a fleet of them?
The biggest benefit for asking the rakyat to save their money is to bring back the correct social value. Don't you think today's children try to compare their mobile phone at school is a sickness that involves with adults and kids? Of cause, you may not the one. But please go to school and observe yourselves. Besides that, other things like kiasu, gambling, suiciding, and etc problems can be solved direct and indirectly.
That's why, when people advise, we will never wanna listen. when our economy become not as good, we also don't know to adjust ourselves. Worst thing is trying to put the blame on other people. Everything not our fault. When peoples ask the gov to become Romeo, It only reply "you people save a bit lar, so that I don't need to die". For me, I'll listen to the gov for not wasting. At the same time, I'll find a way to generate extra income. I trust my EQ.
Save? Sure it is an excellent habit. Let us also see our ministers save instead of spending lavishly on mansions, holidays and overseas homes shall we? Cost of living in this country is high, I doubt you can deny that. Please tell me why taxation on cars is so high? Why are houses to expensive? I can understand wanting to deter people from smoking & drinking by raising tobacco and alcohol taxes, but isn't shelter a necessity? Maslow thinks it is. Hasn't transportation become a necessity as well? Have you not seen ads in the classifieds that read, "own transportation" required?
I congratulate you for having a high EQ and I do wish that everything we reap was based purely on meritocracy but that is a whole entire issue altogether isn't it? Do the hardest workers really get the most gain? Please...
