RM900,000.00 to improve lives or to build official residence of P.J. Mayor??!!!

The global economy is facing a crisis now with major world economies crashing and sliding, major banks and corporations going or on the verge of bankruptcy and lots of people facing the prospect of retrenchment.

Although we in Malaysia have yet to feel the full brunt of the global economy slowdown but be sure we will sooner or later. Inflation now has gone up to well over 8% which is a whole new record high for the nation and although continuously being assured by the Government that our country is not in any financial difficulties but fear of a repeat of the 1997/98 recession looms ever so real in our minds.

Best advice the Government has been giving so far if for the Rakyat to be prudent in their spending. And heed this advice we should. We must not over spend and set aside some liquid savings just as precautionary measures.

But our Government, being the hypocrite that they are, is still continuingly spending money and worst, on useless non nation benefiting things. This time they have approved a budget of RM900,000.00 to rebuild the residence of the P.J. Mayor. The previous structure was demolished on account of termite problems.

Why does the Government have to provide such an elaborate residence for not only a mayor but other Government officials and ministers alike?? Don’t they have their own homes before they were called into office??

The Malaysian Government has got it all wrong. The nation’s officials work for the Rakyat. We, the Rakyat, are the ones that are paying for their salary. We do not work for UMNO, BN or any other future ruling parties. The money that they are lavishly spending are not their money. It is the Rakyat’s money to be used for the welfare betterment of the Rakayt and I don’t recall ever to have given consent to the Government to lavish themselves with big houses, luxury cars and a big fat monthly pay cheque!!!

All these Government officials and ministers should be provided with huts. They have been enjoying the lives of the rich and privileged that they have lost touch with the hardships of the under privileged Rakyat. They have forgotten the very reason they were chosen to represent the people. They were elected not only to run the Government machinery but to also fight for the well being of the people, not to live like kings and flaunt the nation’s funds on themselves. How pitiful it is to use money that are not theirs to make themselves look good at the expense of the Rakyat.

The RM900,00.00 should be put into better use like for improving the lives of the poor and impoverished. If the RM900,000.00 was broken down and distributed between the under privileged it would greatly lessen some of their burden. You may think the amount is not a large sum which it really isn’t now in this day and age but to them it might mean new clean clothes, proper food or even for medical purposes. It would touch the lives of these 4,500 unfortunate Rakyats.

This is only based on the RM900,000.00 proposed rebuild of a mayor’s house which can make some different to 4,500 impoverished people. What about those over spent budget of the pass. Think how many lives it would have improved if was put to better use.

It’s a win win situation too for the Government if they think about it. These Rakyats maybe under privileged but they are voters too. Show them you care, have compassion and have not forgotten about them then come election day you don’t have to waste more of your time and effort and also our nation’s fund campaigning.

BUT NO!!!

They decide to be selfish, to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous while the welfare of the Rakyat they were supposed to take care of live in poverty even to the point of not having clean running water like the people in some parts of Sabah.

Have you politicians no shame??!!!