I heard the 2012 Budget speech by our "cool" prime minister who spoke at length of "goodies, goodies and more goodies" and if this is not a "buy election" speech then I don't know what it is ! Some points really irked me bad so go and read the full text of his speech here.I was somewhat perplexed when he started the speech and at point no.5 After 53 budgets, 10 Five Year Development Plans, three Outline Perspective Plans, all under the umbrella of the New Economic Policy, 1971-1990, National Development Policy, 1991-2000 and the National Vision Policy, 2001-2010, today we continue our journey together towards becoming a developed and high-income nation......and then later on Subsidies he slyly injects subsidies, incentives and assistance totaling RM33.2bil will still be continued......huh ?....what can I say huh, to his administration guided by the philosophy of 1Malaysia “People's First, Performance Now.”...subsidies or to put it bluntly "crutches" for a nation even after 54 years ? Man oh man, is this ever going to stop ?
And for government servants he has promised an additional half-month bonus and RM500 for pensioners....hmmm...timely I'd say and let me see, Najib clearly needs the comforting knowledge of at least knowing he's got his servants voting for his party, or will they ? Never mind about intergrity and dedication in job ethics when they perform in their duties towards the tax-paying rakyat ....just keep them happy, at any cost and be assured of their vote, sir ?
And at the mention of heritage tourism development in Taiping in the Northern Corridor I protest and want to go ballistic. Just leave my town alone. I don't want your goons to touch the picturesque and majestic beauty of my Lake Gardens and it's lovely canopy of 150 year old trees that dips its branches of shoots lightly on the waters of the lakes to be replaced by plastic red, yellow, purple and blue palm trees and what-not just like what that moron Toyo did in his "eye-city" and Shah Alam municipality ! Just leave it be. Everyone knows the ageless beauty and heritage rich Taiping without any "tempe"-lift, okay ? Just let it be......comprendo ?
My last point is of the RM90million allocation for the provision of basic necessities for the 190,000 Orang Asli nationwide with the majority residing in Pahang and Perak. Hello...Mr. PM, what about our Orang Asal in Sabah and Sarawak ? Nothing for them ? Are they not included in our national budget ? No deal for them because they are not the original people of Malaysia ? This RM90 million works out to about RM 473.00 per Orang Asli. That's all ? And that is IF they are getting any real money at all while some sneaky "napoleon" clasps and rubs his palms in glee ! Poor chaps......our original natives of this land will always be kept below poverty lines and in the foot-hills far from civilisation lest they know their rights and start demanding their share of the spoils !
As for the title of this post...that was what I thought I saw on Reena's fb this morning.....hahahaha !
Have a nice week-end folks....I know I won't as I heard the price of cigarettes have gone up too ! Damn you Bridget !
......sigh !
4 comments:
Yo Stephen,
Let's not look the gift horse in the mouth.
The money for Taiping, I know it's for whose pocket.
My brother is involved as well.
Think of it as our fellow Taiping boys getting some money "back" to our own kampung peoples' pockets.
Yes, it is indeed a "Buy election" speech giving so much money away to all the government servants!This amount of money could easily help Sabah and Sarawak. Perhaps, the PM forgot about the poor roads condition, hospitals, schools and many other things in Sabah and Sarawak. People there are looking for comparable infrastructure like those in Pen. Malaysia. After 48 years, we still cannot find a dual carriage highway connecting each town in Sabah and sarawak! What a shame! I hope the MPs form Sabah and Sarawak could "say something" in the Parliament!
Up front, I am not a Malaysian but have been a visitor to Taiping for much of the last three years. I appreciate your desire that Taiping not change significantly from the pleasant place you describe. I also find much in Taiping that is very attractive and would not like it to change.
However, change will come. My concern is that I am unaware of any real planning for the future, especially planning that takes into account the needs and values of Taiping’s residents. Taiping is ripe for development – it will come. How to manage this in a way that improves the quality of life for Taiping’s residents rather than in a way that merely exploits the natural resources and ambience of this fine town is, I think, the issue.
I would like to know more about this new "Taiping Heritage tourism project", and how it is different from the one proposed in July 2008 and which apparently never materialized . . . and whether this is just a political ploy.
Dear Bill,
If the July 2008 proposal was chartered by the now usurped Pakatan Rakyat government then we'll have to wait for the next GE to change the state government first. Sadly Taiping and Perak itself has gone into the hands of UMNO and it's napoleons in a rather dastardly manner.
Don't know the details of the "project" but will keep a look out for it.
p.s. Thank you and "Welcome to Taiping"! Cheers.
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