No Point Talking Just Compare

No point talking about sustainable growth, fiscal discipline, economic and government transformations etc, zombies are just too dumb to understand, so let's just compare stuffs that affect their day to day lives......

(1) Petrol
(a) Malaysia RM 2.15  - RON95
(b) Indonesia IDR 8626.76 (RM 2.69) - RON88
(c) Thailand THB 32.11 (RM 3.83) - RON92
(d) Philippines PHP 42.51 (RM3.87)  RON 92

(2) Rice (white), (1kg)
(a) Malaysia RM 4.06
(b) Indonesia IDR 12,959.71 (RM 4.15)
(c) Thailand THB 37.90 (RM 4.52)
(d) Philippines PHP 43.86 (RM3.64)

(3) Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)
(a) Malaysia RM 11.08
(b) Indonesia IDR 47,102.98 (RM 14.69)
(c) Thailand THB 100.87 (RM 12.04)
(d) Philippines PHP 149.94 (RM 13.64)

(4) Sugar  (White), (1kg)
(a) Malaysia RM 2.90
(b) Indonesia IDR 11,600.00 (RM 3.62)
(c) Thailand THB 73.13 (RM 8.73)
(d) Philippines PHP 52.00 (RM 4.73)

(5) Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
(a) Malaysia RM 180.94
(b) Indonesia IDR 841,536.35 (RM 262.41)
(c) Thailand THB 2,341.70 (RM 279.57)
(d) Philippines PHP 3,290.08 (RM 299.25)

(6) Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly
(a) Malaysia 4.67%
(b) Indonesia 9.76%
(c) Thailand 6.35%
(d) Philippines 8.15%

Now, compare these....

(7) GDP per capita in US$ (2014)
(a) Malaysia $10.304
(b) Indonesia $ 3.592
(c) Thailand $ 5,678
(d) Philippines $2,614

(8) Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)
(a) Malaysia RM 3,531.20
(b) Indonesia IDR 4220827.00  (RM 1,316.54)
(c) Thailand THB 13,608.72 (RM 1624.71)
(d) Philippines PHP 14,698.97 (RM 1,336.96)

(9) GST
(a) Malaysia 6%
(b) Indonesia 10% going up to 15%
(cw) Thailand 7%
(d) Philippines 12%

Talk is cheap but the Opposition really think they can do much better than these?

By Daniel Goh
#MelayuBersatu