Taking a ride on world and property cycle to claim success
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Our self-glorifying leader again claims success in his leadership all over the news boasting to world leaders how successful we are everywhere.
Let us see how successful is our type of government.
If we have indeed a good economy do we have to have so many workers earning $800.00 pm and so many people above 45 having problems in finding employment.
Is a good government one which gives all sorts of excuses to tax the people, withholds spending on basic government services in the name of avoiding welfarism and charge all kinds of fees for services which should have been provided from taxation.
Are we enjoying the fruits of our labor from 40 plus years of paying all kinds of taxes fees and charges even for the most basic transportation, housing utilities and medicare?
If we have a good government why are we having so many people who are unable to retire or withdraw their CPF at 55 as originally planned many years ago.
Isn't there a total fiasco in the whole CPF and retirement scheme. So how can we call this kind government good and competent government?
If we have a good government why is it the taxes collected are withheld and why increase the GST when we are running a $6.5 billions surplus.
If we have want to avoid welfarism at least let people survive with whatever they earn and keep taxes to the bare minimum.
Only when there is such a balance will we be able to avoid welfare.
Because government squeezes them at both ends by taxing them and making them to pay for all services government today has to shoulder a large section of population who could not make ends meet due to such double whammy and has to make a "U" turn to welfare which it claims to be avoiding.
So the moral of the story is that a good government is not one which only talks and looks good but one which is honest and caring and will look after the citizens and one which keeps taxing and charging fees and indulges in profiteering schemes like double and triple taxes on transportation and double charging on lands acquired for low-cost housing built on lands acquired for low cost housing?
If we have a government which is open and accountable and willing to admit mistakes accept criticisms and problems as has happened too often and recently in the Mas Selamat we will have a truly good government.
Why engage in propagandas and hypocrisy instead of practising acceptable good and accountable efficient government.
If the success is a matter of playing the property or share market through taking a ride on world recovery or bull run once in a while? What kind of success is that?
Let us see the true success by engaging growth of practical knowledge applications motivating the citizens through good practical education, mass participation in democracy without all the craps about rule of law or promiscuity of democracy at all levels and not rely on claims about success relying on superficial temporary economic or property recovery as our ministers are doing.
In terms of restructuring the economy to value-adding technology driven or knowledge-based economy there is no sign yet this is taking root or happening. We have to transform the education system to fire up all citizens to apply their practical knowledge all fields. Otherwise we have to keep importing citizens to make up the missing number.
Let the truth come out and see whether we have a truly successful government or a country which is closely knit and cohesive society where every one is truly equal without being divided like now by dirty politicking or government using its political power to sue active citizens to keep staying in power and claiming superficial success.
What is success? -
sure as hell isn't verbal masturbation in some "political forum" filled with people with no agenda except anger against the MIW
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Originally posted by the Bear:
sure as hell isn't verbal masturbation in some "political forum" filled with people with no agenda except anger against the MIW
YOu have just proven saying about you being condescending to be true. YOu expose yourself. YOu express your anger against the MIWs many times and now you pointing fingers. So you are telling us you are without sins. -
Originally posted by the Bear:
sure as hell isn't verbal masturbation in some "political forum" filled with people with no agenda except anger against the MIW
The Bearable Bear,
Please note that I have defined my views on what constitute a successful government. If you have something substantial to say let us see your views. If you cannot show us your views with logic, then my views stand. It is not a matter of my verbose posting on this matter. It is the duty of every good citizens to give his views and it will not be a good leader to call such citizens names as he has been doing. This alone shows we do not have a good government.
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a good government rides of world economic upturns and limits the damage in economic downturns.
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A good leader uplifts the people, not depress them.
A good leader doesn't ask people to fear him.
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Originally posted by kramnave:
a good government rides of world economic upturns and limits the damage in economic downturns.
So what does such a good government do in between upturns and downturns - keeping the million dollars tight or clawy fingers crossed.
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LKY is a good leader