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.
