December 17, 2013

Brace for More Pain

Bleak Year
Well, 2014 may be just a few days away but the negative  reverberations are keenly felt.

As I mentioned in my last post, the current government is heaping it all up until it truly hurts the poor, the retirees, the poor pensioners and those who are already at the end of the financial rope.

While they increase their pay to a few hundred percent, the politicians and civil servants are basking in new found wealth. The lower rung civil servants can only  gloat with envy as they got only tuppence.

Meanwhile, they have increased quietly the renewable energy contribution on TENAGA's bill as well.

Also, they have increased toll charges from 1st January much to the consternation of users after they have promised no new toll hikes for the next 5 years!

Coming soon!

Humongous fare hikes for school bus, buses, taxis and LRT!

Alas, what happened to the life-line slogan of 'Rakyat Didahulukan"?

Dead in the water?