kahirapan

nakkalungkot ang kondisyon ng pinas. sa totoo lng, minsan nakakfrustrate na eh. bakit super bulok natin compared sa ibang bansa kahit andami nmn nating potential? ang galing daw ng pinoy sa pagrepair. sa pag english. sa entetainment. andami pwd magawa pero ampangit pa rin ng growth natin. >:[

lalo na pag nakikita mo ung mga tumatae sa pasig river. mga dumudura. mga yosi at alak lng ang inatupag. ang mga tambay. nakakainis tuloy tingnan. pero cguro nga. never ko sila maiintindihan kasi ndi ko nmn alam ang kalagayan nila. pero frustrating pa rin. kasi nakaakyat nga si leo oracion sa Mt everest. Nanalo nga si Precious LAra Quigaman sa Miss International. Nanalo nga si Pacquiao ke Morales. Sinasayaw natin ang PBB theme song.

OO NGA! masyado na tayo msya na kasi KAYANG KAYA NG PINOY. kaya nmn tlga eh kaso wla nmn nararating. sabi nga ng radio announcer dati. Oo, nakatuntong nga tayo sa pinakamataas na bundok s amundo. eh ano ngayon? nakatulong ba sa kahirapan natin? minsan super tayo bilib nga na wow kayang kaya ng pinoy pero wla nmn diretsang epekto sa atin. oo nga, tumataas ung pride natn bilang pinoy pero wla pa rin eh. anu nmn ngaun kung nanalo si pacquaio? nakatulong ba sa ekonomiya? wla rn nmn eh. anu ngaun kung matalino sumagot ang mga beauty queen? magaling nga raw sa salita. puro idea lng. d nmn nagagawa. NAKAKABANAS lng kasi super laki ng tiwala ko na kaya nmn tlga ng pinoy eh. cguro ung iba kuntento na kasi sa ganito. d ko rin alam nau ung solusyon eh. sabi nga sa eco class nmn, ang pinas daw, napakababa ng saving rate. IBIG sabihin, napakagaling natin magwaldas ng pera. mga yosi ng yosi dyan. wlang mgwa sa buhay. toma ng toma. baon na nga sa utang. ginagasta pa sa bisyo. tapos uutang ulit? pero ayoko sila sisihin kasi nga d ko nmn tlga sila naiintindihan. pero nakakainis pa rin diba?

lalo na ung mga anak nang anak. para na tayong baboy eh. andami kung manganak. sa bwat dagdag na anak, mas konti ung naiipon ng tatay. kaya lahat ng naiipon ay nakokonsumo agad. eh di wla ng natira!

to quote my classmates eco report:

Productivity will help economic growth, yes, but productivity has to be there.
Productivity of people, as people are influenced by incentives, is based on
their income and benefits. While helping the poor with targeted programs –
targeting the poor – might help, it does not guarantee that the economy will
grow. “Give a man a fish and he will live for a day. Teach a man to fish and he
will live for a lifetime.” Giving money and services to the poor won’t help
enough. This will increase government spending, increase to maybe even greater
than the tax. This, therefore, will invoke budget deficit. And since these
targeted programs are meant only for the poor, it makes the poor seem like dead
weight to an already sinking ship. They are spending the tax money that ought to
be used for the betterment of Philippine infrastructure or public works. They
are a complete waste of money. Programs that should be meant for all the members
of the population now only focus on the poor. (Sicat 2003) While they are the
biggest part, the spending for them is still inefficient because of the
aforementioned overspending. The government would be better off not taking care
of the poor. They only spend more and more and save less and less. The poor must
be taught to be more productive. They must be given the technical knowledge and
made to produce. Due to economic growth, the demand for all employment of all
the factors of production, particularly labor, rises. We see that all is
intertwined. (Sicat
2003)

“Safety net programs for the poor and vulnerable” will help in maintaining the
status of vulnerable economic groups when the economy changes – especially when
the change is detrimental to the poor. (Sicat 2003) These programs create
short-run support systems, but cost a lot to implement. This makes it somewhat
inefficient. It is as if the government is paying for those who cannot pay for
themselves. A noble act, but inefficient and detrimental nevertheless. Emergency
employment programs, livelihood programs, food and cross-subsidies are examples.
(Sicat 2003) It seems good enough help for those in need of it, but if the
government pays for the people, government spending rises while tax stays the
same. In a closed economy, this could be detrimental – it makes government
saving negative.

nakakinis diba? sa bwat pag-anak nila, hindi lng sila nahihirapan. MORE POOR PEOPLE= MORE TAXES FOR THE NON POOR

MORE POOR= MORE GOVT SPENDING FOR THE POOR= LESS GOVT SPENDING ON NATIONAL GROWTH AS A WHOLE (education, IT, health, etc)

they always rely on dole out grr. and i still believe na education is still best. ndi dahl kaingin ako kundi dahil un nmn tlga eh. mahirap maging mahirap. pero mas mahirap maging tanga at walang alam. (i can testify to that)