Hoping for a change of times

Now that the mouse has been let out of the bag, we are seeing serious spillover effects and repercussions from the fuel price hike. Commodities, food, materials, properties and transportation are set to skyrocket hitting the normal rakyat the hardest. Not only will the rakyat be trying to grapple with their everyday living, they will also need to be wary of social and crime issues which may also be on the rise.

What has the government done to alleviate the people's suffering?
Again, they have come out vague and unconvincing measures to show that they are serious in facing the hardships with the people. A 10% cut in entertainment allowances is but a chicken feed amount to start with. What is the entertainment allowance needed in the 1st place? Is it not right to say that all government functions and entertainments are already borne by the government? Is the entertainment allowance used to entertain their own family and cronies? What other allowances are the ministers entitled to which are not made known to the people? If they want to cut the subsidies by 40%, shouldnt the allowance be cut in tandem with the subsidies?

The problems that we face today are the consequences of the many years of wastage, corruption, inefficiency in the government sector. Maybe I should not say this as I myself is very much in the system as a civil servant but these recent turn of events has made me even more determined to voice out things which are not right. But alas, what can we at the bottom of the hiearachy do to change it?

I am just hoping that government in waiting will not wait anymore. They could not possibly do worse than the government of the day, could they? Lets wait and see.