Who are making more sacrifice for the nation, ministers, MPs,
Opposition politicians or the people?
Often we are told that the ministers and MPs are making great
sacrifices for their country. Is this true. Now let us examine this
issue:-
(1) Be a minister, earn million dollar salaries and be recognized
by the people as their leaders. Such ministers may claim to make
sacrifice for working under stress and getting grey hairs but since
they are greatly compensated is that really called sacrifice.
(2) Be a opposition member, or take a stand as a critic of
government and be threatened and called names by the government's
cyber agents for speaking up on people's problems. Some of such
people have been threatened or sued till bankruptcy. Even vocal
critics are being inconvenienced of speaking up or offering
solutions to the government which their own MPs or Ministers were
too afraid to do so. All such people are contributing to the
country in different roles without rewards or positions.
Who are really making sacrifices for the country or fellow citizens
?
These are many ordinary citizens who worked their whole working
hards and paying taxes to feed the government contributing to
building up the country to allow their ministers to claim success
with accumulating their taxes as surpluses without expecting or
getting anything in return.
When they reach 55, they cannot take out their retirement saving
and soon when they reach 62, they will be told they again cannot
take out any saving as the government has to be able to solve the
ageing problem.
Who really sacrifice for the country or the people? How about many
thousands of workers working quietly behind the scenes to get
things done contributing to the surpluses and GDP who did not get
any help when they become unemployed ?
There are many unsung heros who truly sacrifice and they do not
even claim any credit even for offering solutions and checking
government on behalf of elected MPs and Ministers who dare not
speak up on wrong policies.
