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Welfare benefits - are they propelling a country to progress/improvement, or are they being abused?

Social and political criticisms

From Newsmax  | July 28, 2013

The US Federal govt has allocated to about $74 billion to the food stamp program that is benefitting some 47.4 million Americans.  But such food assistance, according to New York Post and Boston Herald find their ways being shipped abroad.   They are placed in $40.00 dollar barrel and filled over time and shipped to Carribean countries. (That $74 billion would roughly equal the annual budget of the PHL)

Where does US get the money from this food stamps -  from debt naturally.  Welfare states, socialists programs have to finance these assistance to the poor through heavy borrowings.  The money could have been better spent on building new factories, industries support of new enterprise (by tax incentives -  the govt  does not have to spend for it.) But governance is not all about efficiency and effectiveness. 

It is about votes.

The Manila bus ban - will Isko and Erap lose if elections were held today?

Social and political criticisms

Rizal  | PHL  |  July 30, 2013

The bus ban in Manila is clearly a big issue now because it is inconveniencing a lot of commuters:  students and workers, well mostly from suburbs and from Manila too.  The irate public would surely express their displeasure by not voting the two top guns in Manila if elections were held today.

The question again is who has the right to grant or remove franchise from utility companies:  the LGU or the franchising body?

It has also become a turf battle?  Who wins or loses is immaterial in this turf war:   the general public is the loser

Pres Pnoy's Govt has strong and great economic results but lags behind in job generation

Social and political criticisms

Many commentaries in Pres Pnoy's SONA has high marks for for the President on economic performance and governance but lags behind in job generation.   Many Pilipinos are still unemployed (about 3 million) and a lot more are under employed.  I saw an interview with Sec Almendras (at DTI) where the investment and job generation issue was tackled.

From where I come from this is the way I look at the problem:

l.  Entrepreneurial mindset must be promoted (Go Negosyo Go go go);   politics of patronage must be minimized;   less politics, more business.

2.  Political dynasty = business dynasty.   Families dominate both business and politics.  Politics give these families more monopolistic stronghold in regions and provinces.

3.  Difficult regulators  (need I say more)

4.  Corruption at Revenue offices:   at LGUs and central govt:   BIR and BOC.  Many online businesses died because of BOC

5.  More emphasis on welfare programs rather than entrepreneurship

So what are we complaining about lack of jobs?

"For as long as there is govt, there is money"

Social and political criticisms

From PDI - How the 10Billion racket works?   July 14, 2013

The whisteblower of this scam is allegedly facing arrest.  But the company lead by Janet Lim- Napoles has allegedly withdrawn billions of money form CDF of solons and funnelled them to NGO with fake beneficiaries or ghost deliveries.

These people are giving bad names to non profit and charities.  It is so sad that the taxpayers work so hard to pay the taxes that fund these rackets.  Find out the modus operandi of this scam

Issues on urban informal settlers

Social and political criticisms

Rizal PHL  |  July 14, 2013

A lot of forum and debate has come up in the light of the proposed demolition of houses on river banks and waterways.  They clog up the waterways with their wastes and cause the frequent flooding;  the multibillion flood control structures have been rendered useless by the waste they throw into the waterways.

Now on the issue of relocation:  the govt has to shoulder the cost of relocation as provided for by in the Lina law.  Could preventive measures be taken to prevent them from occupying the river banks in the first place.

I heard that inviting squatters:   increase IRA allocation and pad the votes of the candidates.

So being elected is a priority over good governance and being populist is a preferred  strategy.

So we have to suffer the floods; because of this misguided (?) priorities?

Some govt employees at LGU are acting inappropiately

Social and political criticisms

Rizal  PHL

I was surprised that when I accepted trippings for property for sale, the two groups had the Municipal Assessor's office as part of the selling team.

And then lately, I got a facebook post inquiring about my lots for sale;  the area and block lot number were clearly stated!  Are they acting appropiately or within the bounds of their code of conduct?  Or out of bounds or they could not care less?

New color coding will not ease traffic; will increase number of cars and congestion

Social and political criticisms

Tiendesitas  Ortigas CBD  |  July 14, 2013

I was talking to former DE at DPWH and she was all praises to Sec. Singson of DPWH for being a real mission oriented cabinet official and she has he concern over the proposed MMDA vehicle color coding scheme. (limited to EDSA only?)  Here are her concerns:

l.  Those cars who have 3 same numbers will be exempted (and there would be about 5% in the said situation

2.  Those who have livelihood using vehicles will surely be having reduced income and that is bad;

3.  This will result in the rich buying more cars (for the extra day they will be out of the street and request for a number not falling on their 2nd color coding);  there will be more cars instead of having less.  On a day that they are not covered, there will be 3 more vehicles in the street.

Can they not think of something else?

The skyway or widening the streets will be more welcome solution?