Are we building a society of mendicants and ayuda dependents? Are Ayuda funds the answer to Philippine progress?

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The Senate si questioning the AKAP funds amounting to P39 B and may be for the right reason.  It together with other funds likek 4ps is sinking the country deeper into quagmire of rising debt, now at PHP 15 trillion.   The BIR and BoC are ill equpped to reach their own collection targets.  Many taxpayers have not fully recovered, and many have taxpayers fatigue with all the news of inept fiscal management.

I was in a meeting before with a govt executive who told a story about his cousin whom he gave free board and loding while studying the City's Unversity.  He was fortunate to have a job, as an OFW.  Upon his return, he was forking out a nice sum to the govt executive.  Which the latter refused immediately.  

He said it was a slap on his face  It awakened him to a reality that that was an insult.   As a person, you must live to give, not to receive.

As is now.   If you are citizen it is your duty to contribute to earn for the community.  To be called a makabayan.  Not to receive doleouts from govt and from others.

This AYUDAs create a culture of mendicancy and lackk of initiatibve and industry.  Its entirely counter prodcuctive and can not push our country to progress.   No one will strive to study, to fund a job, work hard to earn, and thus contribute to country's progress and patrimony.

Whoever thought of this is creating a  govt sponsored/funded kitty fund for launching a nationwide campaign to get elected

It is time to balance and re examine the social welfare role, and revenue raising role of the govt.

Making the poor productive - social philosophy in the 1980s

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It was the in thing in social philosophy while I was taking my masters.  My professor was the Dean, an American Jesuit.

It simply means that rather than teaching mendicancy, we train poor people to be productive, achievers, positive mindset, rather than being clingy and dependent.  Down with welfare state.  Welfare state

have failed, and even oil rich country like Venezuela could not sustain a welfare state.  It resulted in bloated budget, and hyper inflation and a failed economy

The state is a Daddy of human beings in the country.    It is the responsibility of individual to raise and feed his family.

This is a critique of 4ps program in the govt.  The beneficiaries no longer want to work.

I often lecture young ones who apparently look healthy begging. I ask for their fathers and they should ask their fathers for money.   We discourage hard work ambition and good citizenship by giving alms to strong young people.   Big countries experienced hardship and hardwork on their way to progress.  Make no mistake about that

How to make a country rich video  -  Bangladesh.  Not by way of resources but being tops in garment production.   One of most populated countries in the world.  Gained independence in 1972.  Even richer than Pakistan

Cleansing of 4ps list of recipients

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This  post congratulates Sec. Erwin Tulfo for cleansing the list 4ps beneficiary in addition to reminding office staff who do not answer the hot lines of the department.  This goes a long long way in making sure that the department becomes efficient and responsive to the citizenry.

This is a great balancing act when purging the list of recipeints.  What is the point when aid is needed by the "poorest of the poor"  or when is culture of mendicancy to be discouraged.

It was reported that many farmers have abandoned farming becausee of the ayuda.

Nothing in the world is free.  The ayuda either comes from taxes which we pay or from foreign debt (which we taxpayers eventually pay

It is not the duty of the state to provide for the needs of every one to survive.  It the responsibility of every one to earn for his keeps

Is it unconstitutional for donors or givers or aid to require testing prior to disbursements?

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Golden Rule

We have been used to bring out the constitution to disobey health protocols;   individual rights vs the protection of the public at large 

So in US this was carried to extreme where such orders as face mask, testing etc were violated and disobeyed because they violated  human rights.   Common sense dictates that the public good prevails over individual rights,   In this case we are in abnormal times and in a pandemic, and yet civil libertarians, constitutionalists lawyers continue to mouth this.

So it is now bad for govt to require recipients of 4ps to be vaccinated.  It is for their own good;  it does not give any gain for the govt to do this;   public health does,  Public good gains more traction.

It is hoped that everybody understands and cooperates and not use this issue to win sympathy from the poor and the masses.   (However the  4ps law does not provide for restrictions and must be followed according to DSWD. However Section 11 of the law RA 11310 provides for health measures for children 

There is such thing as Golden Rule.   -  he who has the gold is obeyed.