Socialism, welfare state fails often

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 Nothing is ever free; nothing comes from nothing  Eventually someone has to pay for the amount that was stolen, borrowed, or forcibly transferred.  

Someone has to sow, harvest and mill the harvest.  

Free telenovela daily at hallowed halls of the government

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The wifey was in a hurry yesterday to be free from her routine to watch a show featuring known personality.  

It seems odd that the Korean shows and the talk shows were being replaced by real life dramas at the hallowed halls of the govt.   It would seem uncomfortable that the personalities are being embarrassed and subject to public ridicule.   Telenovela sponsored by taxpayer (even borrowed money)

What is the purpose of the publicity -  for aid of legislation or getting media mileage.   Its time our honorable lawmakers, get down to work.  And let the investigators do the investigation and/or the witchhunt   How much time were spent by staff to get the receipts, and the owners of business, 

Do we need improvement in govt code of conduct and ethics?   Are the investigators clean so that they are entitled to cast the stone.

Just asking

LIbreng palugaw, 400 meals to typhoon victims - heartwarming

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A kind hearted Syrian who loves Filipinos served 400 hot lugaw and buns to flood victims 

We should have done that too.

Are there Filipinos who are as kind hearted as this citizen (a foreigner?)

Thank you sir.   May your tribe increase.    

Please also read   Food security in the Philippines

Presidential aspirants promise many freebies - where do we get the funds?

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One of the criticisms to the  DU30 administration is the huge deficit and external debt being incurred by the current govt.  That is expected given the ayudas and the free vaccines being imported.

And now here comes the new batch of future successors promising plenty of freebies for the people.  It is understandble that these are being done to woo the voters.

But the bigger problem is where do you get all the money.   Many of our leaders do not get the system princple.  To have an ouput you need input.

You face a weak economy and declining revenues.   How could the govt afford all of these?

The feudal outlook of the govt must be stopped ie that it is the feudal lord that provides all needs of its populace.  

Gone are the days when the citizenry asks wrhat it can do for the country.  Now it is what can the politicians do for the populace.   All with palm outstretched to the  govt?  No taxpayers? 

Now reality bites - there is no funding for SUC free scholarship law

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Rizal Philippines
August 9, 2017

Pres Duterte Signs into Law RA 10931 - Universal Access to Quality  Tertiary Education Act


Now the truth is out  - the free scholarship law which Pres. Duterte signed into law has no budget.  It is Pres. Duterte's big problem now.  It could cost about P100 billion to cover the 144 SUCS (according to DBMs Diokno.).  Saan kukunin?  Eh pangako babawasn personal income tax pero maraming idadagdag no consumer taxes:  excise tax on gas, sweets (sugar) and others.   Tatamaan din mahirap.  I think taxes is a closed system, is systemic.  What you take out from one part will bulge and hurt other parts of the system.  You decrease the income tax, but increase consumption /business tax.  It hurts the masses just the  same.

So mang holdap ang govt to send SUC students through college for free.  Nice program

But budget less and could frustrate many students who are anticipating free college educatioon

Let us move on to culture of resourcefulness and initiative away from culture of patronage and the free

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Rizal  Philippines   |  November 24, 2013


 

Our laundryman seldom comes to work: when the govt local or national, distributes relief goods.  She gets more from her working out her duties but would rather degrade herself lining up for the coupon and registration, and getting the goodies --> measly 2 kgs of rice, two pieces of sardines, 1 kg of sugar.  The politicians rewarded her for doing that, and now that is her mindset.  She and the rest of her compatriots who were victims of the typhoon leave everything to the government, and without the govt, they will die.  They say:   "We did not die from the typhoon, but we are going to die without the govt help coming our way."  As if God did not create us without the power to be resourceful and have initiative.  We know the devastation is so much;  but as a Nora Aunor movie tells us:  "We create our Gods and our own miracles"

It is time we change the mindset of our constituents.  If it is backfiring even on the President and his cabinet, we only have ourselves to be blamed.  It starts with politics of patronage, of campaigning, and having a indebtedness and gratitude for that vote.

We have forgotten:  "Ask what you can do for your country, ask not what your country can do for you."

 

 

 

Land of the free (or the responsible?)

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Free dom has acquired  a new meaning;  so has "land of the free" in a national anthem.  It is more like the free of Chris Anderson.

Many citizens see that it is their right to expect to get free from the state.  The state is compelled to borrow massively to finance this culture of "free" entitlement.  State has to borrow massively to give free livelihood, food and the like to its citizen.  Result?

In the PHL, the free culture forces many politicians to have jueteng and many fund raising projects to fund/finance the need of their constituents  for free.  So you cant really abolish PDAF or jueteng.  No legislation can do that.

I saw how overpowering this idea of "free " is .  The homemaker did not arrive this morning to do the laundry, because she has to fall in line for a free from the LGU for the flood victims.  She missed a handsome pay for the day in favor of a measly free goods!

Unless our citizens subscribe to the mental model asked for by fmr President JFK  "Ask not what your country can do for you, not what your country can for you."

It is not about freedom, it is about responsibility