A comment by an idiot

Wednesday April 9, 2008
Token RM1 for quit rent not the way
I THINK the move by the new Perak state government in allowing 197 schools in the state to pay only RM1 as quit rent is not a wise idea at all.
What can one do after collecting a measly RM197 per annum?
I know some of the schools are privately funded. These schools are funded by super rich people who are willing to give millions of ringgit for reasons of their own.
So, what is a measly few hundred ringgit if these people also pay for the actual amount of quit rent that the schools should pay? At the same time, why only 197 schools?
Why not all the other schools, colleges and universities throughout the state that have to fork out sometimes thousands and maybe millions of ringgit per annum to pay their quit rent?
If this is another political stunt just like the one time relief on payments of fines imposed by local councils as announced by the state government on their first day of rule then I think it is sending the wrong message to the public.
The state governments under Pakatan Rakyat must review their moves thoroughly before implementing them. It may satisfy a few people but the majority is against it.
There are other ways to give back to the people for electing them into office but certainly this is not one of them
MOHD GHAZALI OSMAN, Ipoh.


Source: The Star