NOT A WASTE! - TDM
Any decisions and actions by any government which do not benefit the public particularly the majority usually will be deemed as waste of public fund. Besides, when such so-called mega structures are under utilised or only accessible to limited sections of the whole society, such building or facility too is deemed a waste of the tax payers' money. In this nation of ours, ample examples are readily available for scrutiny. The Twin Tower, LISRAM, PICC, just to name a few are under utilised or even worse are only 'accessible' to the well-to-do.
For instance, shop lots at the Twin Tower are so expensive thus the people TDM aimed to help or intended to help cannot afford even to rent, what more to buy. Due to their excessive rent, the merchandise too are off limit to many, making them merely for window dressing not for sale. If this is not a waste then let us ask the people from remote areas throughout the country whether they have benefited directly or otherwise by such high rising and mega buildings. The responses are astoundingly in the negative.
A government should not only consider certain sections of the society , these are not the majority. Majority of Malaysians are scattered throughout the land, in remote areas where even there are limited basic amenities. They have to put up with poor road condition, no or intermittent electricity and other sorts of appalling miseries while those in the city continue their lavish lifestyles at the expense of their brothers and sisters throughout this vast nation of ours. While people in Kuala Lumpur enjoy excellent array of facilities, many of us have to be content with facilities equivalent to pre World War II!
Sadly, government of the day choose to ignore the pleas of the long suffering Malaysians of help, by insisting of building more mega structures which are of limited or no relevance to the people in remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak, who can only dream of coming to Kuala Lumpur. TDM in his usual arrogance even said that building even one skyscraper was not a waste of public fund/taxpayers money. Such were the words by a so called statesman!
For instance, shop lots at the Twin Tower are so expensive thus the people TDM aimed to help or intended to help cannot afford even to rent, what more to buy. Due to their excessive rent, the merchandise too are off limit to many, making them merely for window dressing not for sale. If this is not a waste then let us ask the people from remote areas throughout the country whether they have benefited directly or otherwise by such high rising and mega buildings. The responses are astoundingly in the negative.
A government should not only consider certain sections of the society , these are not the majority. Majority of Malaysians are scattered throughout the land, in remote areas where even there are limited basic amenities. They have to put up with poor road condition, no or intermittent electricity and other sorts of appalling miseries while those in the city continue their lavish lifestyles at the expense of their brothers and sisters throughout this vast nation of ours. While people in Kuala Lumpur enjoy excellent array of facilities, many of us have to be content with facilities equivalent to pre World War II!
Sadly, government of the day choose to ignore the pleas of the long suffering Malaysians of help, by insisting of building more mega structures which are of limited or no relevance to the people in remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak, who can only dream of coming to Kuala Lumpur. TDM in his usual arrogance even said that building even one skyscraper was not a waste of public fund/taxpayers money. Such were the words by a so called statesman!
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