rockypath

回復 2# Lik

Lik, only people who are short-sighted and lack of economic knowledge would be a supporter for giving out cash.

Ask your economic professors or people with economic background for their opinions on “giving out cash”. Haven’t I explained the reasons to you in another thread? Learn something before barking.

Without a strong economy, how would the government can help and improve the living standard of the poor? By printing bank notes? How stupid you are.

Increasing tax exemption level is a positive way used by many countries around the world and it can help the poor and encourage the economy. Learn the reasons why those countries would not choose to giving out cash.

As I already said, I agree the HK government should have done more to help the poor and needed. But “giving out cash” is not the action the government should take and it won’t help the society and HK economy in a long run.

If you want to debate with me, better get yourself prepared with some economic knowledge first.

rockypath

回復 9# Lik

Lik, can you tell me how much the HKD 10,000 can change the situation of the poor? If the $10,000 can solve their problems, I will give my all vote to giving out $50,000 or even more.

If political parties want to help the poor, they should had pushed the HK government to have an long-term action plan and funding to help the poor families to improve or obtain new work skills, helping them to find new and better jobs, investing in the development of new economy so that those poor people can find better opportunities after being retrained, easing their burdens on housing, transportation and education (aren’t these the problems they are facing every day?).

When most of families can only find a low-pay job due to the limitation of their work skills. The problem of poverty will not be improved and it can get worse. $10,000 will not help them get out of the situation.

Neither the HK government, nor the political parties are willing to put commitment into this. Why? It is a long-term process with slow return and has to wait for a long time before any positive result can be shown.

Lik, if you are truly for the good of Hong Kong people, why don’t you ask your be-loved 癲狗教主 actually push the Hong Kong government to do something that can truly help the poor and needed instead of being busy on buying votes?

I would like to see the HK government to put those cash to do something that can actually benefit the poor in a long run.

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Lik 發表於 2011-2-23 16:03

幫人給籠屋租金就是你的幫人目標？ 這就是解決問題的根源？真膚淺。幸行香港不是被你們這幫人掌權。

Don’t try to shift the focus to political issues, just stick to this topic. Do you dare to point out which point of what I said is not correct or reasonable? I wait for you Lik if you have the gut to do so.

rockypath

Oh, and I should add that once again, you have avoided the questions I was asking you in post #9. H ...
Lik 發表於 2011-2-23 16:16

Lik, since you don't have the ability to understand what I said, I say it again in a different way so that you an idiot can understand (hopefully).

This is my direct answer to you question -  “The poor already doesn't have to pay any income taxes. When they are already paying nothing, how does giving them higher exemption amounts help? How?”

First, increasing tax exemption amount can give a break to people who work and encourage the supply of labour force. That will be a plus to the economy.

Second, why some people are living under the poverty line? Isn’t it because they cannot find a better job due to their lack of competitive strengths in the labour market and lack of opportunities for them in the economy? What the government can do is to help them to improve their work skills and create more opportunities for them. The increase tax exemption might not have a direct benefit to them, giving out money is not the way to help them be more competitive in the labour market either.

Third, the government should have a systematic plan to use the surplus to easy their financial burdens (i.e. housing, transportation, education and health, etc). How would you know how those families will spend their cash bonus? They can easily spend the money on a nice meal, vocation, cloth or anything else. How would that help them change the situation they are in?

The government has certainly not done its part and neither the political parties. This is my position.  

Brainless idiot, have I made myself clear enough?

rockypath

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Lik 發表於 2011-2-23 22:45

Can I ask you – under what kind of situation a government would or should give out cash? In my opinion, there are two kind of situations a government would do this.

1)        It needs to buy vote and support from its people;

2)        The economy is slow and it needs to stimulate the economy by encouraging consumer spending. Giving out cashing directly to the hands of citizen is an effective way to encourage spending and increase business activities.   

One of the reasons people ask for cash is they want these cash from the government to fight inflation. Do you agree? Tell us your own opinion.

Lik , I would wait for your answer.