Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan dakwaan Kerajaan bahawa Malaysia adalah sebuah negara berkebajikan dan apakah ia tidak akan menjejaskan kesihatan fiskal Negara.
JAWAPAN
Tuan Yang di-Pertua,
Konsep
YB must have expected PM to reply vis-a vis “welfare state” concept!! Well, welfare state essentially means the govt take care of the people, in return for voting them. Govt must provide jobs,..health service,..homes..etc..etc. Otherwise,…govt has to subsidise, employment benefits,…etc..etc. That’s why, foremost in govt policy is providing jobs!!! So what is “welfare state” to PAS and PR??? They cant even feed their own people…no creative ideas to create jobs,…cannot even generate new revenues!!! They themselves are dependent on Fed Govt handouts!!! PAS and PR know only to collect contributions,…like sedekah at the mosques!!! How do you expect them to govern this country???