http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/2011-budget-big-malaysia-is-back/
Malaysians should read this and be mad!
Why is it that our government, which is running on deficit budget, intends to spends so much on mega projects that the average person does not need?
Among the most outrageous projects proposed in Budget 2011: a RM5billion 100-storey tower smack in between Stadium Negara and the historic Stadium Merdeka. As if KL needs another concrete skyscraper! As if we have RM5 billion to spend on a useless, white-elephant of a tower! Where is all the money coming from anyway? Oh... maybe the future earnings from the proposed casino in Sabah?
And oh, RM43 billion KL MRT project is another mega project in the pipeline. Previous experiences have shown that such projects to be unviable - creating only massive traffic jams, noise and pollution during construction. And our dear PM said that he is not a 'saudagar mimpi' (dream merchant). Yeah, right... if our government isn't that, what is it then? Plunderer of the nation's coffers? Ali Baba? Robin Hood for the wealthy?
the skyscraper is a dumb idea. another show of "we are awesome" when we are not that awesome. please, build one only when we can afford it. spending more money on big projects does not equal success.
ReplyDeleteImproving transportation via MRT...hmmmm.... is probably not a good idea either. there are quite a number of public transport systems in KL already - effort should be taken to improve existing systems instead of spending lots of money building new ones.
i have not much comment about the increasing civil service budget - as long as it is not giving 100% or more bonuses to people who don't deserve it. it'll be hypocritical of me to complain when my family wouldn't mind some small bonuses and a raise in salary.