A Policy that Evades Common Sense

I don't understand where this is going.

Take away the subsidies meant for the rakyat, then compensate by ploughing the money back to the rakyat through several poorly conceived programmes...

Why not retain but fix the subsidy at current levels, then work out something that really works?

As as for Govt savings, that's a 2-edged sword. Unnecessary spending should be curbed - afterall, why does a minister even have to have 1% of his/her entertainment budget when directly or othrwise, each has enough access to wealth? And how about relooking the contracts of the IPPs and other petrol users who make up the non-vehicle component of the subsidy?

This said, government spending will spur economic growth and should be done carefully, and properly. Public transport for one. Education another. A better healthcare system. Need I say more?

What we do NOT need: government bailouts of useless projects, overseas training centres, useless loopsided tourism campaigns, lawatan sambil belajar...

Lastly, BP has said that there is 42 years more of fuel, what does Petronas say? In fact, shouldn't it be time for Petronas to come under the purview of the government and not one man?

I continue to be confuse. Why form another committee when the basic startegy is flawed? We do not need a committee on inflation, we need a leadership that understands the components that make up an economy and to focus on the multipliers that matter...

Mahathir, the Blog Millionaire

chedet.com has apparently surpassed the 1 million hit mark, which is an interesting milestone of achievement for our ex-PM. This proofs the theory that he is still a relevant voice in our irreverent times.

While I do not agree with all his policies, it is the nature of communications today that even such views find their audiences one way or another... 1 million hits, I have a feeling this is just the tip of the ice berg...

The Truth and Nothing But

The political tsunami hit with hardly a warning. The repercussions reverberated across 5 states. The people have spoken... so how much more obvious can we say... it's all about the arrogance stupid!

Reading senior members of the government spewing reasons why BN performed the way they did is like watching an object lesson in denial. It's the bloggers they say, and promptly some churn make shift blogsites to ride the popular wave. It's the SMSes that made the difference and suddenly aspirants find their names associated with naughty SMS rumor-mongers...

Just when will the powers that be realise that the important element was the message, not the messenger or even mode of delivery. The message found a way to get out. And the message mirrored what a lot of us felt. It was the message that we had enough.

Now Singapore shudders at the significance of this. In some ways they have less to worry about... at least KJ is only Malaysian.