I caught a news item in Mindanao Times yesterday.
It was Senator Manuel Araneta Roxas II, A.K.A Senator Mar Roxas, lambasting the government for not doing anything about high oil prices. He added that VAT for crude oil should be eliminated to help the Republic's benighted citizenry.
No.
If Senator Mar Roxas wishes to blame someone, somebody, something about high oil prices, I will name three: USA, China and India.
If Senator Mar Roxas wishes to lower oil prices by eliminating VAT, I will say roll over and play dead before I beat you senseless with a chap stick.
As a citizen who's income tax is being collected by the government IN ADVANCE (remember when you paid at the end of the year?), I will not agree to any move that will result in more subsidies to those who do not pay income tax IN ADVANCE, if at all, (politicians? members of the entertainment industry married to politicians?) by eliminating VAT on oil.
No.
I resent politicians using populist policies as a means to further their career. This is why we have a lousy electorate voting lousy politicians creating lousy government espousing lousy policies resulting lousy economy.
ATTENTION CATHOLIC BISHOPS: YA WANNA CHANGE HOW GOVERNMENT IS RUN? GIT SOME LEARNIN' INTO DEM VOTERS!
ATTENTION LEFT WINGERS: YA WANNA CHANGE HOW GOVERNMENT IS RUN? GIT SOME LEARNIN' INTO DEM VOTERS!
ATTENTION MALCONTENTED YOUTHS: YA WANNA CHANGE HOW GOVERNMENT IS RUN? GIT SOME LEARNIN' INTO DEM VOTERS!
Definitely not an end to my rant.
