Comments on: Mar Roxas Asks: What Do We Have To Show For P7-Trillion?

By: Ding G. Gagelonia

Ding G. Gagelonia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:12:21 +0000

Will follow up on the promised replies to the FV questions…

By: Patricio Mangubat

Patricio Mangubat — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:58:03 +0000

I’m picking my nose on this one. True, Bencard is right. He should probe government on how it will spend the 7 trillion peso budget, especially those allotted for the subsidy program (more than 8 billion pesos I suppose).

However, I like the idea of Mar about the “people’s fund” which I view to be a perpetual subsidy fund. Instead of going after those who caused this extreme economy malady in the first place (the oil companies and Meralco), he’ll be taxing us, poor taxpayers, for the inequities of oil companies and Meralco.

Besides, Mar has’nt answered my questions posed on FV by the way. I’m a registered Filipino voter. I have the right to know his thoughts on my questions.

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Decentralize Tomorrow | Filipino Voices — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:51:27 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:08:29 +0000

@jester, thank you for the notes, very comprehensive.. I enjoyed it very much, and informative, in my opinion..

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By: the jester-in-exile

the jester-in-exile — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:59:47 +0000

nick, my notes here. it was an interesting evening, to say the least.

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:32:58 +0000

and, cvj, the sooner you and likes of you realize that income, wealth, food, and other commodities are not DISTRIBUTED in our society, except to the poor and disabled who cannot support themselves, but EARNED, the greater the likelihood that we will prosper as a nation.

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:56:34 +0000

if a family’s income is solely derived from collecting garbage year after year, do you think it will increase with gdp? a person’s income is determined by his own productivity. his productivity is his own responsibility unless he is physically or mentally disabled.

By: cvj

cvj — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:33:21 +0000

Bencard, the measure in the Family Income and Expenditure Survery (FIES) is average income per family so by definition, the increase in number of families has already been factored in. The point is that 7 trillion (and the debts incurred to fund it) has failed to increase income per family. Oddly enough, during the same period, GDP per person [aka 'per capita'] was shown to be increasing. As i mentioned in my blog entry (which i linked to in the above entry at 12:54 am), this inconsistency casts doubt on the GDP figures which GMA has tried to take credit for all these years.

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:11:46 +0000

on family income, did you factor in the NUMBER of families in 1997, 2000 & 2003, against that of 2006?
don’t tell me that’s not relevant.