There are so many things which boggle the mind. Each time I read about 1Care, I wonder whether there is any real care in it, cos it must take a fool not to see from the initial leaks of what was supposed to constitute our new health care scheme, that this an attempt to line some pockets with really thick wads of notes..... And the kind of 'denials' which came out in the mainstream papers, the 'assurances' from our politicians and attempts to pacify people by trying to backtrack something which has already almost arrived at the lawmakers' tables indicate that some people up there think that we are fools or they are now so emboldened that they feel it's their right to bulldoze through anything that they feel is important to them.
Our health care works fine. Perhaps some tweaks might help; cut down free or almost free treatment for foreigners, cut down on leaks, increase efficiency, have open competition... It seems the government hospitals can only buy medicines from one company. In patronage Malaysia, you can bet your last ringgit that the owners would have some connection to the ruling party. If the Defense Ministry deals are anything to go by, one can safely assume that medicine too goes the same way... 45 billion ringgit will make some really well connected people filthy rich. Everything that can be milked is being milked....
EPF.... now this makes me really concerned cos my retirement fund is there too. This is our (the working class) fund, and not some fund to be used as loans for houses, even though it's supposed to be for the poor. I am already paying taxes. Cut down other excesses, trim the expenditures and I am sure there will be excess. That can be used to fund those loans for the poor to own those houses. Taking our hard earned savings is just not right. Don't get me wrong. I am not against helping the poor. But lately, I am beginning to feel the pinch of rising costs. And it worries me cos it seems like I am paying more and getting less for everything. Every cash cow that can be milked, someone is trying to milk....
This is an interesting read about what's happening in the Penang housing scene.... If it's going to be any thing like Singapore's HDB concept, then it's going to be really interesting to compare with the latest attempt at our EPF monies. It's not exactly low cost housing but supposed to be affordable housing.... On the same note, prices of property has been escalating. If the government is sincere about affordable housing, perhaps it should look into imposing higher tax for second or third properties, if they are not used by the owners. That would distribute the ownership to more people than see it accumulated by just a small group or people.
KFC... Whatever happened to 'the customer is right'? Customer may be rude but that doesn't give the staff the right to punch or kick. This is the second time our Malaysian KFC has come into the limelight.... and for the wrong reasons. Some people are just not cut out to be in the service industry, no matter how you train them. They are a product of a system gone wayward, where many values are skewed for race and religion. Now when you go senget (skewed) at the base, I don't think you can get it right in the later part. It's like having a preacher who is having an affair with a member of the congregation trying to preach condemnation of adultery over the pulpit. Tell me how many people will listen. These days at school, we have many religious teachers who sleep at work places, don't have good teaching practices... and lead very non exemplary lives. And then they lead whole schools for prayers.. Tell me, how do good values ever get passed down or caught.
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Wonderful post and definitly worthy of my thank you comment.:)
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