This particular report in the local daily caught my attention :
".. She said since Todt, who was appointed last month, was serving and promoting the country on a voluntary basis, it was only fair that the government covered his expenses.
“Just because he is volunteering his services, you cannot expect him to pay out of his own pocket.
“This budget is not for his personal use, it is for the expenses incurred when he meets top people from television and the media.
“Besides, RM1 million in Europe gets you nothing nowadays,” she said at the Parliament lobby..."
The ’she’ refered to here is a minister in charge of Tourism.
What an attitude. And the people she was trying to give our precious RM to are not those who were living in squatters, kampong houses even to the homeless (I consider those who rents are homeless .. don't get me wrong). They are jetsetters, celebraties, own an island .. Come on, in these hard times of economics & epidemic uncertainties .. we don't need to welcome the tourists excessively to the extend of bringing harm to ourselves and riches to those who already rich ! Try to be in the shoes of the common people. Try to look at your own face when you see your account balance of 1 digit in the bank .. every month. At the same time try to jostle yourself to get into the bus/LRT/komuter day in day out.
Then tell us, the common people .. do we deserve all that ? Or you just don't give a shit ?(no apologies neccessary)
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