Show me the money!

ARCHIVES 2012

By MT Webmaster On Oct 18, 2012

The problem with Malaysia is that it has a Malay Finance Minister so the government cannot see all this. Maybe we should consider appointing a Chinese as the Finance Minister like in the past. We never had problems when Tun Tan Siew Sin was the Finance Minister. Chinese have the ability to look at everything in terms of money and profit while the close-minded Malays can only look at things from the point of view of heaven and hell.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Soi Lek: Hudud will cause 1.2 million to lose jobs

(Malaysiakini) – MCA president Chua Soi Lek claimed that 1.2 million Malaysians would lose their jobs if PAS implements hudud in Malaysia, citing an anonymous SMS.

Chua cited various industries that he said would contribute to this alleged massive loss of employment should hudud be implemented, including jobs at gambling resort Genting Highlands, betting outlets as well as massage parlours.

He made this claim on his video blog and Facebook today based on a SMS he supposedly received this morning.

However, he said he could not verify the sender as no one picked up his call.

“This SMS said that MCA talks about hudud but never talks about the jobs that will be lost because of the strict enforcement of hudud in this country,” Chua said.

“So the figures he gave come to 1.2 million that will be affected if there is a strict interpretation and implementation of hudud in this country.”

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Now that makes more sense. It is of no use arguing about freedom of religion, justice, abuse of power, human rights, democratic principles, respect for the constitution, secularism, and whatnot. The normal man-on-the-street would not appreciate all this. At the end of the day it all boils down to what the Chinese would say cari makan.

Money makes the world go around. Even war is about money, sometimes hidden behind the camouflage of ideals, honour, defence of the nation’s sovereignty, religion, God, and all that nonsense. Ultimately it is about power and territory, and hence money.

Arguing in defence of or on in opposition to hudud using theological arguments will get you nowhere. This is because humankind is divided on matters of theology. But everyone will be united by greed. So money will unite us more than politics, race, religion, ideology, dogma, doctrine and what have you.

Even the ‘fanatical’ Wahhabis can work with the ‘evil’ Jews when it comes to money. They will place their petrodollars in the hands of the American Jews rather than in Malaysia’s Bank Islam. That is how uniting greed and money can be.

Now MCA is talking. I think MCA will not only retain its 15 parliament seats but it may even see its seats increase to 30 or so if it can talk common sense like what Chua Soi Lek said about hudud. Basically, hudud will result in 1.2 million Malaysians becoming unemployed. Now, that is a lot when you consider that Malaysia’s working population is about 10 million. Malaysia will become as bad as Greece.

Massage parlours, brothels, discos, nightclubs, bars, pubs, gambling dens, gaming outlets, casinos, etc., will all have to close down. And that would not be good for both the economy as well as for Malaysia’s working population. Imagine the financial impact on the country when business takes a beating and 1.2 million Malaysians have to stay home with no income.

So we need vice. Vice keeps people employed. It also gives the country revenue. The government can collect all sorts for taxes — corporate tax, income tax, sales tax, entertainment tax, import tax, etc.

In fact, if the government were to approve casino licences (plus licences for discos, nightclubs, pubs, bars, gaming outlets, massage parlours, etc.) for each and every town in Malaysia, can you imagine how much the country will earn and how many more people can get employment?

And don’t forget the ‘underground’ or black economy. Police and enforcement officers can be paid low salaries (at a huge saving to the country) because they can receive ‘commission’ from the vice businesses for ‘closing one eye’.

Officially, brothels are not allowed in Malaysia and many ‘fuck shops’ need to masquerade as ‘health centres’. Many people go to these so-called health centres not to get healthy but to screw. And the police raid these places and arrest the prostitutes (at least those that do not pay ‘commission’ to the right people).

If prostitution was legalised and brothels were licensed, this would be a great boost to the economy and it will create employment. In fact, we would have a shortage of workers so we would have zero unemployment.

Prostitution can actually be a huge industry. The Arabs, Germans, etc., will fly to Kuala Lumpur instead of to Bangkok. Malaysia can overtake Thailand as the vice centre of South East Asia.

I suppose Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was right when he said that the Chinese are more pragmatic whereas the Malays are emotional and feudalistic. It is time Malaysians acknowledge this fact and learn how to agree with Dr Mahathir when he is right and not disagree with him just because you don’t like him.

Another interesting point is what Nazri Aziz said (read below). There is no evil in receiving donations. Why do we always question the motives behind these donations, whether it is to Suaram, Umno, or whoever? We always assume that when someone donates tens of millions or hundreds of millions there must always be a hidden agenda or ulterior motive.

Hey, I donate to the cancer society. I also donate to the guide dogs for the blind association. I have no hidden agenda or ulterior motive. I do so because I want to help cancer research and to help blind people who need to get out of their homes from time to time.

So Umno Sabah received RM40 million in donations. Do you remember about eight years ago Malaysia Today revealed that Umno Sabah received RM100 million to build their RM60 million headquarters in Kota Kinabalu? No one was upset about it then. So why get so upset now, eight years later?

In fact, that RM40 million donation issue is not something new. Malaysia Today had already revealed this a couple of years ago. Everyone read this story and just shut up and said nothing. So why scream about it now? Is it because the general election is near? Is that why you all said nothing about it years ago, because there was no general election?

Some people complain that Malaysia Today no longer reveals the wrongdoings of the government like back in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010. I agree that back in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010 Malaysia Today was actively exposing the wrongdoings of the government. But did anything good come out of it?

It was like anjing menyalak bukit (dog barking at the hill). Only Malaysia Today screamed. No one else screamed. So why should I want to waste my time screaming like a mad fellow about this, that and the other when no one cares about it?

Malaysia Today revealed more wrongdoings by the government than all the opposition parties combined. At the end of the day nothing happened. But now that the general election is around the corner everyone jumps on the bandwagon and starts screaming.

Is all this rhetoric really about wanting to see the correct thing done or is it merely about winning the election? I wonder! There is no longer any honesty in Malaysian politics.

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Nazri sees no evil in RM40mil donation

(Malaysiakini) – There is no harm in Sabah Umno receiving the RM40 million ‘political contribution’ from an unidentified donor, said de facto law minister.

“There is nothing wrong with (the) political contribution.

“It is not an offence. If you want to make it an offence, you must enact the legislation,” Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Rakyat during Question Time today.