There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt. ~ John Adams
Populist policies undermine reform
Failure to demonstrate such flexibility and implement necessary reforms will see us going down the slippery slope that countries such as Greece and Italy find themselves in today. We can say goodbye to reformasi if the national agenda for change is usurped by populist desperadoes.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/218388
派鈔票政治
The PIIGS — Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain — borrowed gobs more than they could ever actually pay... 加薪，沒問題；花紅，多多益善。公務員是國家的骨幹，當然要疼要愛。更重要的是，130萬公務員，就是130萬張選票，這才是硬道理 ... 民粹政治就是儘量討好群眾，只要可以激起人民的熱情，讓大家又high又happy，就可以放手做。民粹不求治國理念，不求管理效能，不放眼明天和未來；只求可以執政，混過今天。...
不管是國陣或民聯，應該提出振興經濟，帶動成長的政策，提高國民收入；而不是把國庫的錢派光光，讓人民更加依賴補貼。派鈔票容易，國家淪落也容易。
http://opinions.sinchew-i.com/node/21145?tid=17
Zorba the Greek — get a job!
The problem is that most of the hard-working citizens long ago moved to the US, Canada, Australia and other countries to escape their corrupt governments and unfriendly business environment. Left behind were unionised workers and do-nothing bureaucrats who owed their sinecures to political patronage...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fopinion%2F2011%2FNovember%2Fopinion_November27.xml§ion=opinion
The One Percent: Gigantic Government + Gigantic Corporations = Massive Wealth Inequality
Helping the poor is certainly a noble goal, and handouts can certainly ease suffering at least temporarily. But handouts are never a permanent solution and they can cause large numbers of people to end up becoming completely and totally dependent on the government. What poor and middle class really need are opportunities. Handouts will keep people alive, but they will not give people hope and a future...
http://www.wealthwire.com/news/liberty/2123?r=1
“引爆点”迟早到来•玛丽娜马哈迪
人民迟早会达到一个“引爆点”，不再容忍任何压制和贪污，他们会做一些事情，即使这意味着一些人将得死亡。
我们在嘛嘛档和网上大骂白痴政客就厉害，但是当确实要做些事情的时候，我们就找藉口。我们耸耸肩，说我们不能改变的，只有一些人能够。这样，我们就自己解除了力量。我们的领袖指望这样。
我们会容忍笨蛋领导我们多久呢？我们会容忍肆无忌惮的贪婪与憎恨多久呢？
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400962?tid=490
这是滥权越权还是失信？
搞了多年，牛没养好养够，应该再善用餘款去改善增产才对。却反而把可以改善及提高产量的余额，用去买与牛肉没关係的豪宅。
这岂不像将军的军需预算不用在购买军火粮食，打败敌军，反而把钱拿去投资跟打仗没关系的矿产品。这是滥权、越权还是挪用公款的失信之罪？小民无知，只主控官、律师、法官才说得清。
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400959?tid=490
律己以严
如果有一个排行榜，比较的是哪一个国家的人民对于政府事务或相关事宜最为宽宏大量，我想，马来西亚的人民肯定能榜上有名。是逼于无奈还是真的宽宏大量，姑且不论，但我们的政治环境里确实从来不曾出现“引咎辞职”这样的名词，甚至连“问责制”这个名堂也陌生得很。从高高在上的决策人到执行政策的公务员，谁也不必为任何过失负责任。就算要追究责任，那也可能是许多年以后的事，而且很可能最终的结果还是不了了之。
话说回来，这回公布的总审计司报告，东西买贵了已算是小case了，养牛竟然养到要买千万豪宅这才叫厉害！只是，明明是养牛计划却不好好利用相关贷款来发展养牛业，反而拿去投资方地产了，这不是“不务正业”吗？
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400960?tid=490
民眾見怪不怪了，變得冷漠無情了，要怪的人和事都懶得去怪了──只要貪污貪的是別人的錢就OK，反正死的是別人也OK──最終養肥的是一頭叫民主的怪物。
Related:
腐败、债务及其内幕 http://howtze.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-post_06.html
Populist policies undermine reform
Failure to demonstrate such flexibility and implement necessary reforms will see us going down the slippery slope that countries such as Greece and Italy find themselves in today. We can say goodbye to reformasi if the national agenda for change is usurped by populist desperadoes.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/218388
派鈔票政治
The PIIGS — Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain — borrowed gobs more than they could ever actually pay... 加薪，沒問題；花紅，多多益善。公務員是國家的骨幹，當然要疼要愛。更重要的是，130萬公務員，就是130萬張選票，這才是硬道理 ... 民粹政治就是儘量討好群眾，只要可以激起人民的熱情，讓大家又high又happy，就可以放手做。民粹不求治國理念，不求管理效能，不放眼明天和未來；只求可以執政，混過今天。...
不管是國陣或民聯，應該提出振興經濟，帶動成長的政策，提高國民收入；而不是把國庫的錢派光光，讓人民更加依賴補貼。派鈔票容易，國家淪落也容易。
http://opinions.sinchew-i.com/node/21145?tid=17
Zorba the Greek — get a job!
The problem is that most of the hard-working citizens long ago moved to the US, Canada, Australia and other countries to escape their corrupt governments and unfriendly business environment. Left behind were unionised workers and do-nothing bureaucrats who owed their sinecures to political patronage...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fopinion%2F2011%2FNovember%2Fopinion_November27.xml§ion=opinion
The One Percent: Gigantic Government + Gigantic Corporations = Massive Wealth Inequality
Helping the poor is certainly a noble goal, and handouts can certainly ease suffering at least temporarily. But handouts are never a permanent solution and they can cause large numbers of people to end up becoming completely and totally dependent on the government. What poor and middle class really need are opportunities. Handouts will keep people alive, but they will not give people hope and a future...
http://www.wealthwire.com/news/liberty/2123?r=1
“引爆点”迟早到来•玛丽娜马哈迪
人民迟早会达到一个“引爆点”，不再容忍任何压制和贪污，他们会做一些事情，即使这意味着一些人将得死亡。
我们在嘛嘛档和网上大骂白痴政客就厉害，但是当确实要做些事情的时候，我们就找藉口。我们耸耸肩，说我们不能改变的，只有一些人能够。这样，我们就自己解除了力量。我们的领袖指望这样。
我们会容忍笨蛋领导我们多久呢？我们会容忍肆无忌惮的贪婪与憎恨多久呢？
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400962?tid=490
这是滥权越权还是失信？
搞了多年，牛没养好养够，应该再善用餘款去改善增产才对。却反而把可以改善及提高产量的余额，用去买与牛肉没关係的豪宅。
这岂不像将军的军需预算不用在购买军火粮食，打败敌军，反而把钱拿去投资跟打仗没关系的矿产品。这是滥权、越权还是挪用公款的失信之罪？小民无知，只主控官、律师、法官才说得清。
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400959?tid=490
律己以严
如果有一个排行榜，比较的是哪一个国家的人民对于政府事务或相关事宜最为宽宏大量，我想，马来西亚的人民肯定能榜上有名。是逼于无奈还是真的宽宏大量，姑且不论，但我们的政治环境里确实从来不曾出现“引咎辞职”这样的名词，甚至连“问责制”这个名堂也陌生得很。从高高在上的决策人到执行政策的公务员，谁也不必为任何过失负责任。就算要追究责任，那也可能是许多年以后的事，而且很可能最终的结果还是不了了之。
话说回来，这回公布的总审计司报告，东西买贵了已算是小case了，养牛竟然养到要买千万豪宅这才叫厉害！只是，明明是养牛计划却不好好利用相关贷款来发展养牛业，反而拿去投资方地产了，这不是“不务正业”吗？
http://www.nanyang.com/node/400960?tid=490
民眾見怪不怪了，變得冷漠無情了，要怪的人和事都懶得去怪了──只要貪污貪的是別人的錢就OK，反正死的是別人也OK──最終養肥的是一頭叫民主的怪物。
Related:
腐败、债务及其内幕 http://howtze.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-post_06.html
