boulevard-ijab (IJA & ME) - one half completing the other half....

(K)hairan

Let's make it clear - this blog is not dedicated to discuss about socio politics although in the past, I did discuss such issues occasionally. But this time around, I strongly feel like commenting on this particular speech made by this one son-in-law of this one so-called 'leader'.

During this one general assembly, this particular son-in-law made a speech. In it, he suggested that the government should scrap its fuel subsidy since the world crude prices had breached USD100 per barrel. Well, according to him, the subsidy represents about 25% of the country's revenue. He added that such an amount can be used to build two Putrajaya, nine Penang bridges and 500,000 low-cost houses. He said that in the past, our mega projects were Petronas Twin Towers, bridges and highways, but now our mega project is subsidy.

Now here's an absurd statement made by him, "Imagine those who refuel at the petrol stations. A pakcik (elderly man) in a small motorbike will pay only RM1.92 per litre, but look at those in Mercedes. They still pay the same price. Why do we need to subsidise those who are rich. If the subsidy is removed, and prices go up, the people will learn to use less fuel."

Huh? What an uncaring, insensitive politician with nothing in his head. Reading through the rest of the news article kind of strucked me how, putting his overseas degree aside, this is one really uneducated person.

Just when the citizens have been objecting with the government's decision to reduce their oil subsidy last year, which had given rise to the price of oil per litre and the increased price of everything else ever since, this fella is suggesting the ridiculous.

If the oil subsidy is maintained, for your information, the government is not only subsidising the rich, but also those in middle and lower income groups. When you say those in Mercedes, did you include yourself as one of them, Mr. Politician? After all, stories have been circulating over how much your asset is worth now and how you have exploited your position (surprising how being a son-in-law to an influential person can do to you eh?). There's a Malay proverb that says, if there's no wind, how can the trees move? So, if stories after stories leaked out about your reckless greed, how can (some of) them not be true right? We heard how your father-in-law defended you when our ex-prime minister criticised and accused you. The way he defended you sounded like he was acknowledging those accusations to be true.

So, you wanted the government to build two Putrajaya, nine Penang bridges and 500,000 low-cost houses using the money that the government has been using to subsidise oil. The question is, do we really need nine Penang bridges? Even the second bridge project is not needed by us (the Penangites said so themselves) and we all see it as a waste. Also, can you guarantee us that those low-cost houses would be built should the subsidy is terminated? Can you also confirm that what you have in mind is solely your people's well being, or you are actually eyeing on how those 'projects' can bring you money?

What? You want the people to learn to use less fuel? WTF??? Do you think we people have nothing to do than driving around in circles with no specific destinations to go to? How stupid can you get? For your information, everytime we turn on our ignition, it's always because we need to drive to work, sending our children to baby sitters/schools/tuitions, buy groceries, run multiple errands etc etc.

I pray to Allah that you WON'T have the chance to pursue your political ambition to even the slightest higher level.

P/S: Hairan (a Malay word) is baffled, surprised, confused....

Labels: Life, Socio-politics

posted by The Pisces Man @ 7:48 am