Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Petrol Price

Wow! Everybody in town has been screaming of the latest petrol price hike. Let's recap...previously it was 1.92/litre for petrol. Now, it's RM2.70/litre. So what are we worried or should we worry about? Rising cost of goods and cost of living? Let's look thru another aspect. Govt is abolishing the practice of ceiling price on controlled items. That's good. let the market demand determine the price of these items. we can take less sugar, flour, cooking oil, meat and chicken if we want to. for the lower income, it is just the same. I'm not telling to change drastically on our lifestyle but our eating habits. just maybe, the sellers will adjust the price to suit the buyers demand. just try. the top level government servants and ministers must let go of their perks e.g. free petrol, free road tax, free utilities bills and no more free flying. they must pay from their pocket if they want to holiday overseas. sell government assets that have become liabilities such as the private jets, cars, buildings, lands etc. Ministers must drive their own car and their chauffeurs must be given extra allowances for petrol and overtime. think about it.