Showing posts with label Menteri Besar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Menteri Besar. Show all posts

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Iktibar Daripada Cerita Presiden Obama - A Kadir Jasin

Komen saya terhadap posting Sdr. A Kadir Jasin yang bertarikh 16 Mei 2009.
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Sdr. A Kadir Jasin,

Di Malaysia sekarang ni kalau kita baling batu kearah sekelompok manusia, kebarangkalian batu tersebut mengena seorang "Datuk" amatlah tinggi!  

Selain anugerah kebesaran, perkara ini berlarutan sehingga ke penganugerahan biasiswa!  

Pemberian biasiswa di Malaysia lebih kepada "technical know who" dan bukan "technical know how" sperti juga pemberian kontrak-kontrak lumayan.  

Pada penghematan saya yang agak sempit, keutamaan diberi kepada anak-anak pembesar UMNO, MCA, MIC, dan pegawai-pegawai tinggi kerajaan.  Olih kerana itu terdapat ramai pelajar cemerlang yang "lari" ke negara lain.  

Disebabkan olih sifat serta kelakuan sesetengah insan berpangkat di Malaysia ini, negara yang paling beruntung adalah Singapura.  

Setiap tahun para pegawai Singapura akan menjelajah ke seluruh semenanjung Tanah Melayu untuk mencari serta menawarkan biasiswa kepada pelajar kita yang cemerlang tetapi diketepikan olih pihak berkenaan.  

Dan setiap tahun bila Parlimen kita bersidang, Menteri Sumber Manusia akan memberi alasan-alasan kenapa kita mengalami "brain drain".  

Menteri berkenaan juga akan mengariskan langkah-langkah bagi mengurangkan masaalah brain-drain ini. Diantara langkah-langkah yang pernah disebut adalah menawarkan pakej-pakej menarik untuk para intelek ini.  

Bolihkah kita buat kesimpulan bahawa kerajaan Malaysia telah gagal dalam mengekang "kehilangan tenaga intelek" ini kerana:  

(1) ketamakkan dalam memberi biasiswa kepada yang layak dan memerlukan?; 

(2) sifat mementingkan diri yang agak keterlaluan dikalangan pembesar-pembesar dan pegawai-pegawai tertinggi kerajaan serta parti politik?  

Bolihkah kita kata bahawa negara akan terus menderita "kehilangan tenaga intelek" akibat 

(1) dari sifat-sifat tamak para pemimpin-pemimpin serta anak-bini dan menantu? 

(2) dari ketidakikhlasan para pemimpin negara dalam menjalankan amanah, amanat serta mandat dari rakyat? 

(3) dari kekurangan daya pemikiran yang tajam dikalangan pemimpin-pemimpin negara?  

Sekian.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Simple Mathematics - Part 2 of 2

We all know that the current MB of Selangor (Khalid Ibrahim from PKR) declared his monthly salary as RM50,000+.  This figure is inclusive of entertainment allowance etc.

Assuming Khalid's gross monthly salary (everything included) is RM55,000.

For simplicity sake, let us assume that EPF deduction is 11% and tax/zakat deduction is 27%.

On a RM55,000 salary, RM6,050 per month would be deducted as EPF contribution.  

Applying a 27% deduction for taxes/zakat on the balance RM48,950 would mean a take-home pay of RM35,733.50.

Assuming that all Khalid and his family needs are taken care off by the State Government, he could theoretically save RM35,733.50 per month.  

This effectively means Khalid would not have any pocket money, his wife would not be given any cash for whatever she needs or wants to buy.  His children would also not be given any pocket money.  All household expenses would be borne by the State Government.  His personal cars would not be refuelled and remained parked at home. 

Assuming Khalid wants to build a RM14 million home when he retires from politics, he would need to  save RM35,733.50 per month for 391.79 months!  That would roughly be 32.65 years!

If Khalid is shrewed enough, he would invest to get dividend income.  Assuming this is done, Khalid would still need more than 25 years to amass such amount.  When the time do come, the RM14 million home now would probably cost RM35 million then (32 years from now!).

So by simple logic (though flawed), there is no way politicians to amass such wealth  unless:

(1) their monthly salary is, say, at least RM200,000 and they are entitled to huge yearly bonuses;
(2) they are involved in business; or
(3) they abuse their power and positions!

We know for a fact that:

(1) the Government does not pay RM200,000 per month to a Menteri Besar (MB);
(2) politicians holding public office (MBs included) are not allowed to be involved in business; and
(3) the only way to amass such wealth is through abuse of power and position!

Unless of course there are exceptions to the rule when certain personalities or positions are involved, it is quite difficult to comprehend answers from these politicians.

The only other exception is if the person is already a multi-millionaire well before entering politics.  Then there are valid grounds to think otherwise.

But then again, we the rakyat, the voters are fools... Are we not?