Making the poor productive (or restoring wealth); or how leaders destroy the country they lead

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This post is alarmed at so many welfare programs in cash in form of "ayuda" that are definitely draining the treasury.    At the same time we see lack of support to the sector that pays it all:   the taxpayers... The Revenue offices and the LGU s are bearing hard on tax payers:   support for the unproductive sector of the economy and difficulties for those who generate the revenue.  Developing human resources.  Thats our purpose in life:   to develop our gifts and use it to advance the world.    Not promote dependence an mendicancy

We were taught in grad school is social philosophy that the goal of the govt is to make the poor productive and not creating a welfare state.   Social states were not productive and failed.  Look at Venenzuela to see why its economy is in shambles.

And yet this persists in the country and to fund huge social welfare programs, the country has to borrow in trillions   Wait to see the consequence

This post avoids long discourse on this topic;   its beyond the scope of this article...

While we need to help those who cant eke out their living and have challenges, most of the fund can be used to fund:   training to be more productivee, livelihood programs, increasing farm productivity.   Of course corruption has removed most of the resources for these programs

Germany's Chancellor Merz - social welfare state no longer financially viable

Welfare state

You Tube - Venenzuela economic collapse

So many DQs cases filed before COMELEC; cash transfers caught

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A number of disqualification cases has been filed before Comelec:      vs. Gov and wife of Laguna, a senatorial candidate, vs. a Congressional candidate in Pasig for vulgar remarks, Cong candidate in Marikina.   Masbate Cong Kho for using sms emergency broadcast in campaign;   Richard Gomez,  Albuera Mayor Candidate.    And probably  cases should be filed for violation of Fair Elections acts on size and number of tarps too.

There were two cases of apprehension of transfer of large sums of money (prohibited under the Omnibus Election Code) one in Cebu, and the other in Nueva Ecija.  Of course we do not know about those that were not caught.   

Some branded this election as one of hte most corrupt. Massive wholesale vote buying.  Involving almosst all the candidates.    The P29.00 rice too and the "Ayudas"

Is our country becoming a welfare state: so many ayuda programs

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Too many welfare programs.  Is our country becoming a welfare state.?   Are we building a country of dependents of entitled  individuals?  Why would they work if they can get something from the govt.  Gone are the days of sariling sikap and hard work?

Who will shoulder the burden of paying taxes.

JFKs advice of:   "Ask not what the country can do for you;  ask what you can do for your country? "  Are many beneficiaries of ayuda awarse of this?  Nothing in the world is free.   And yet that is reenforced in their brains which they will probably pass on to their children.      

Ending ayuda and welfare dole outs as we emerge from pandemic - Diokno

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DOF secretary Ben Diokno has wisely proposed that the ayuda so generously handed out during the pandemic be ended.  This can be seen as waste of resources.   No less that the chair of AdeMU school of economics has supported this idea.

Indeed there are so many freebies and ayudas that have been funded by borrowings.   And then we criticize the govt for doing so.   We relish on the ideas of controversy and conflict -  the Hegelian

endless conflict as way towards progress.  Chaos theory.  

And then the free rides.

Who shoulder the burden of paying this?   The hard working class and businessmen.

Tama na.  Trabaho muna tayo   

Are we turning into a welfare state

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There are simply too many laws being passed as "ayuda" subsidy, salary increases that one wonders how these can be funded.  The answer was made clear as Duterte left his tenure leaving behind twice the level of debt as when he came in.

This was the reason why Sri Lanka and Venenzuela ended in hyper inflation as in Venenzuela, and bankruptcy in the case of Sri Lanka.   And the ensuing political and social  undrest.

This post hopes the legislature and the economic team become circumspect in leading the country towards fiscal and economic stability

Where to get the funding for relief, covid facilities and ayuda

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Rizal Philippines

3.28,2021

This post is rather alarmed about the huge outlay that were needed for BAHO laws 1 and 2, allegedly to be used for testing contract tracing quarantine facilties vaccines and more..  The country has incurred huge debts, mosly from multilateral organizations.

And yet our lawmakers and some leaders speak as if we we have endless source of funding for all of these:

1.  A solon has a TV ad to convince the Congress to give P10,000 each of citizens during this later part of Pandemic.

2.  Where has all the money gone  -  those that were budgetted by Congress.   The appeal by a Senator for an audit and/or accounting of the billions would seem to have fallen on deaf ears

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