Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

source : GSTINFO

We read the comments by Penang Institute’s Dr. Lim Kim Hwa and Ooi Pei Qi on the recently announced GST with some interest (http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/10/26/think-tank-gst-is-an-additional-tax/).

According to them: “Our analysis shows that GST is a regressive tax where lower income

households will bear a higher tax burden than higher income households.”

They went on to give examples of how this is calculated from their 24,768-strong survey group.

Their study showed that households earning RM2,500 a month would have to bear an additional 2.67% of their income towards GST while households earning RM605 a month would pay an additional 2.35%.

The rich on the other hand, those with a monthly household income of RM30,815, would only pay a mere 1.32% in additional taxes a month.

Let’s examine this for a moment:

RM605 x 2.35% = RM15*
RM2,500 x 2.67% = RM67*
RM30,815 x 1.32% = RM407
*All values rounded up

How do the rich end up paying less? They pay less as a percentage of their earnings – of course, they make more. It doesn’t mean that through GST the poor are going to pay exorbitantly more. In fact, it could all even out (read our take on this here à http://goo.gl/cPxEsY).  

The poor people in question here probably don’t even know that they’re already being taxed by businesses thanks to the effect of cascading and compounding tax found in the current SST system. For all we know, they’re paying more than 3%.

We see a fixation with the notion that poor people will suffer because of the GST. But rather than stand against a taxation system that most of the world would attest to being the right way forward, why not look instead at how we can help the poor increase their income? After all, aren’t we all working towards becoming a high income nation? Is their income supposed to remain the same forever?

Instead of focus on a slight adjustment in taxes, look at how we can help the poor increase their income so they can earn an additional RM100 (and more) every month to compensate for any tax adjustments.

It’s time us Malaysians focused on making better people of ourselves, add value to what we can offer, and work hard towards becoming that high income nation that we so crave for. Look at the bigger picture.

Sorry, a bit emo with this one. J

Dap terus pertikaikan kalimah Allah

Mmg biadap Dap ini.. walaupun telah diputuskan oleh mahkamah namun masih pertikaikan penggunaan kalimah Allah khas utk Islam sahaja..

Ngar kor ming dgn jelas pertikaikan kalimah Allah yg tidak boleh digunakan di Malaysia oleh pihak Kristian.. dengan membandingkan Indonesia yg ramai penganut Islam tetapi kalimah Allah boleh digunakan oleh pihak Kristian di sana.

Ianya adalah tindakan jelas untuk menghasut pihak Kristian membenci kerajaan. Sedangkan keadaan dan perlembagaan berbeza antara Malaysia dan Indonesia.

Tindakan provokasi pembangkang harus dihentikan segera dan pihak berkuasa perlu ambil tindakan supaya tiada lagi isu ini menjadi polemik yang tidak berkesudahan.

Azizan dan Umno sentiasa saling menghormati

Bukan rahsia lagi hubungan Azizan dan Umno sememangnya baik dan saling menghormati..

Inilah cara baik sebagai seorang pemimpin walaupun berbeza fahaman politik tetapi mengamalkan politik matang..

Bukan macam pembangkang sekarang.. mempunyai mentaliti tidak matang sehingga perkara melibatkan hal yg tidak patut di kompromi seperti isu bangsa, agama dan negara juga dijadikannya bahan politik seperti kalimah Allah, hak bumiputera..

Namun apabila ada pemimpin yang baik dan matang seperti ini.. mereka tidak disukai oleh pemimpin dalaman Pas sendiri yg mahu menjatuhkan Azizan.. kita ingat bagaimana Azizan teruk diserang oleh dalaman Pas sendiri. 

Kenapa perlu tolak Pas 14

PAS gagal pertahankan Kalimah Allah.. Apatah lg Hudud!!

Jepp Juara Super Spontan 2013

By: AbangNara

Semalam telah pun berlangsung finale Super Spontan 2013. Abang Nara satu keluarga pakat tengok beramai-ramai. Memang kelakar. Finalistnya ialah Johan, Jepp, Nabil, Tauke, Rahim dan Yus. Kesemuanya memang hebat-hebat dan kreatif ketika membuat lawak secara spontan.

jepp juara super spontan

Secara jujur, lawak Johan memang tampak lebih menarik berbanding peserta-peserta lain pada malam tersebut. Namun begitu, rezeki akhirnya berpihak kepada Jepp yang dinobatkan sebagai juara sekaligus membawa pulang RM100,000 tunai dan sebuah kereta Nissan Silphy 2.0. Jepp turut mendahului undian daripada awal,

jepp juara super spontan

Tempat kedua pula dimenangi oleh Johan yang membawa pulang wang tunai RM50,000. Nabil pula memenangi RM25,00mpat0 selaku pemenang tempat ketiga. Tiga pemenang saguhati, Yus, Rahim dan Tauke masing-masing membawa pulang RM5,000. Tahniah diucapkan kepada semua pemenang dan peserta yang telah berjaya menghiburkan hati ribuan para penonton.

Sumber: Beautiful Nara..

Man jailed 5 months for squeezing colleague's breast

A former management trainee at a five-star hotel was on Friday put behind bars for five months for squeezing his colleague's breast.

• PHOTOS

• ENLARGE
• CAPTION 

SINGAPORE: A former management trainee at a five-star hotel was on Friday put behind bars for five months for squeezing his colleague's breast.

The accused, an Indian national, had lured his 36-year-old colleague into a room in May this year by pretending there were plates to be cleared.

The victim wanted to leave after realising this was not the case.

But the accused blocked her way and grabbed the victim by her arms.

The 33-year-old man managed to kiss the victim on her cheeks.

While kissing the woman, the accused used his hand to squeeze her right breast.

After some time, the victim managed to break free from the accused and left the room to make a report.

The court heard in mitigation that the accused's wife gave birth recently.

To support his family, the accused came to Singapore to work.

Describing it as "one temporary moment of madness", the defence said the accused is remorseful.

In sentencing, District Judge Mathew Joseph said the accused acted with pre-meditation and put fear into the victim with his acts.

The maximum penalty is a jail term of two years, a fine and caning. 

SOURCE - CNA/nd

Dahsyat taktik Pas di PRK Sg Limau

Nampaknya taktik PAS di Sg Limau suka jual nama orang lain untuk kepentingan calon PAS.. sebagaimana PAS terdesak tipu gambar calon PAS dgn Allahyarham us Azizan.. kali ini calon PAS juga menumpang populaiti MB Kedah yg baru ni.. Mukhriz Mahathir..

Nampak sangat PAS terdesak untuk popularkan calon mereka yang kini kelihatan teringgal belakang calon BN..

Ps: calon PAS dan minta maaf ke kpd keluarga us Azizan sbb tipu gambar ni??

Kenapa perlu tolak Pas 13