It is without a doubt that Malaysia is going through a recession whether the government likes it or not. The recent RM 60 billion stimulus package unveiled by the government says it all. We cannot hide from the fact that the financial meltdown is effecting the whole world. But how much of this RM60 billion is actually going to help the middle income and the lower income groups, those who are really affected by the slowdown? I would say, almost none of it.
The whole idea of this stimulus package is to help failing businesses and development companies which are probably linked to the government. There is no transparency of where the money is actually going. All we know is that money has been given out to help businesses and companies in trouble. To be able to help the people who actually need the money, the government has to go to the ground to actually see how bad it is affecting the middle income and the lower income groups. Does the government really care about them? If so, what studies have they done to know that the RM 60 billion would be enough to stimulate the economy?
The bad economy is already affecting the country and it shows with the high crime rate. The magistrate courts are filled with cases of petty crimes which include snatch theft, motorcycle theft, theft, cheating and the list goes on. I was in the magistrate courts this week and the accused persons charged for petty crimes were not hardcore criminals but just people like you and I. Some accused persons while pleading for leniency actually said that they stole because they need to feed their family and did not have money because they lost their jobs. They are people with no criminal records, probably not done a crime in their lives but due to desperation resorted to stealing to put food on the table.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is a breakdown in the system and the government does not care about it. They are too busy holding on to power and this attitude is causing a breakdown in society. Well I am not just blaming the government but I blame the politics of it all. The politicians are just thinking about how to snooker each other and are not finding a solution to better the economy or a method of running the country effectively. Malaysia seems to be on auto-pilot with BN not running it.
Pakatan Rakyat should start working on the next general elections and stop giving people false hopes. If you can govern show us by governing the states that you are in control of. It has been a year since the general elections and has Pakatan followed through with what they promised in their respective manifestos? I do not expect the government to keep any of their promises but I do expect the opposition to do so. Pakatan Rakyat is still on trial and has an uphill battle to keep the support strong.
While people are busy trying to put food on the table, politicians are busy fighting for power without regard to the consequences to the nation.
The whole idea of this stimulus package is to help failing businesses and development companies which are probably linked to the government. There is no transparency of where the money is actually going. All we know is that money has been given out to help businesses and companies in trouble. To be able to help the people who actually need the money, the government has to go to the ground to actually see how bad it is affecting the middle income and the lower income groups. Does the government really care about them? If so, what studies have they done to know that the RM 60 billion would be enough to stimulate the economy?
The bad economy is already affecting the country and it shows with the high crime rate. The magistrate courts are filled with cases of petty crimes which include snatch theft, motorcycle theft, theft, cheating and the list goes on. I was in the magistrate courts this week and the accused persons charged for petty crimes were not hardcore criminals but just people like you and I. Some accused persons while pleading for leniency actually said that they stole because they need to feed their family and did not have money because they lost their jobs. They are people with no criminal records, probably not done a crime in their lives but due to desperation resorted to stealing to put food on the table.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is a breakdown in the system and the government does not care about it. They are too busy holding on to power and this attitude is causing a breakdown in society. Well I am not just blaming the government but I blame the politics of it all. The politicians are just thinking about how to snooker each other and are not finding a solution to better the economy or a method of running the country effectively. Malaysia seems to be on auto-pilot with BN not running it.
Pakatan Rakyat should start working on the next general elections and stop giving people false hopes. If you can govern show us by governing the states that you are in control of. It has been a year since the general elections and has Pakatan followed through with what they promised in their respective manifestos? I do not expect the government to keep any of their promises but I do expect the opposition to do so. Pakatan Rakyat is still on trial and has an uphill battle to keep the support strong.
While people are busy trying to put food on the table, politicians are busy fighting for power without regard to the consequences to the nation.
