ONCE John F. Kennedy said "my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". Sound so great to hear. I don't know if it is really come out of his innocent mind or not. It's less or more likely to convince people's trust in him since he is a famous politician. I hope it is actual reflection of his attitude as those famous words remain alive few decades after he has been assassinated. I wonder what if he will have said if he was a typical Burmese citizen.
In my country, people can't access a proper education unless they afford the school/tuition fees. So does public health care. The government hospital boast with a signboard which read "only pay for what you used". Meaning patient doesn't need to pay for professional fees as well as room rental fees. But in actual life, it's hard to get a doctor's attention unless a patient is afford. Even a floor cleaner won't do their works properly if they are not given any tip money. The patient would rather like to die at home than going hospital without money. Because all the people know that they may need to buy everything at hospital even a needle. There is no medicine at hospital. As a result, private hospitals are appeared one after another. The doctors & nurses would be found in the private hospitals/ clinic rather than public ones. But their attendance would be full and take salary at the end of month. Let it happen in Burma. Just ignore it.
Education? You can't be graduate unless your family afford. Then what happen after graduation? Not much different with uneducated people. No guarantee to get job either at public or private. Since education's quality goes down to drain, the varsity and college can produce only quantity rather than quality. It look like they are producing burdens for government and society. What has wrong to us? A lack of system. At some area, system is in place, but failed to enforce as everywhere we can't avoid bribery. The govt staff would complain to do their jobs if they don't get tip money. People know their intentional job can be done by the time they pay tea/pocket money.
Communication? I think we have the worst communication service among the region. No other country would experience the news that people can buy hand phone freely in the market. In this world even a primary school student use a hand phone so that they are kept contact with their parent/relatives. In my country, our people need to submit application form to buy a line which is equivalent to SIM card. We need to pay the most expensive for a phone in the region for a flawful line. Most of the time, our hand phone is out of connection. Then what for people are buying it? It's just for proud only. They might feel they are privileged for able to hold a handset in their hand at the present of public. People easily rate a person with a phone as a rich person. Funny enough, right? But it's really happen to this isolation state.
Then what is free in this poor country? Our babies get free injection to prevent certain deceases. It's not because govt subsidies. It's offered by WHO and UNICEF. Where does our tax go then? Probably most of them is absorbed to improve our defense service. And some part will go to public service such as infra-structures. Disaster hit rural areas are still struggling with the getting enough foods and clean water access. They are relying on the assorted NGOs rather than local authorities. The government is busying with two things. One is fighting with ethnic rebels and another is planning to sell our natural resources. We don't know how they allocate those public money. It's totally go blindly and no people are interested in it. It's huge amount of dollars getting from selling our natural resources such as oil & gas, gems, forest products, etc. But our people are still living in hungry.
Being graduate, I need to compensate sudden amount to government for the subsidies amount that is bear by state if I want to go and work at abroad. It's fair to pay and we all understand that. But we need to spend for all government related document in order to get an oversea job. We are fully responsible for all outcomes. Nobody will take it but to swallow ourselves. Once we are working in abroad, we need to pay the world's highest income tax as at 10% of income. Being migrant workers, we are required to pay the reside country's tax as well. It cost us double tax. But paying tax is not stopping to us when we need to buy something in the country. Recently I bought a land in my hometown and build a house for my future. I am asked by custom officer to pay tax. Hmm, I told her it is built by money after paying tax. She insists me pay or later unable to get house permit. It look like I feel robbed. What I can do then? Nothing but pay because I have no power to refuse as well as no place to complain. But we have to live in such environment.
Ok we pay income tax loyally and wonder what if there is some unfair things to us. Are we really able to rely on embassy? Most likely no. I know it from experience. I have heard a lot sad stories related with our embassy since I began oversea work 6 years ago. I am upsetting to learn a news that Myanmar embassy of Tokyo is closed in order to avoid people's seeking helps. I don't know if it is rumour or not but I see it some evidence photo that show announcement. Every embassy is trying their best to save their fellow citizen's lives in Japan's disaster. Meanwhile our fellow citizen who are also tax payer would find our only one authority oversea close is pity. Where to go for seeking help then? Where gone our traditionally genial attitude? Has our people been greedy and selfish? I am not happy to learn such things at any time. Please take responsible because you are paid for that. Understand your salary come from people's tax. So save your breadwinner's lives.
In my country, people can't access a proper education unless they afford the school/tuition fees. So does public health care. The government hospital boast with a signboard which read "only pay for what you used". Meaning patient doesn't need to pay for professional fees as well as room rental fees. But in actual life, it's hard to get a doctor's attention unless a patient is afford. Even a floor cleaner won't do their works properly if they are not given any tip money. The patient would rather like to die at home than going hospital without money. Because all the people know that they may need to buy everything at hospital even a needle. There is no medicine at hospital. As a result, private hospitals are appeared one after another. The doctors & nurses would be found in the private hospitals/ clinic rather than public ones. But their attendance would be full and take salary at the end of month. Let it happen in Burma. Just ignore it.
Education? You can't be graduate unless your family afford. Then what happen after graduation? Not much different with uneducated people. No guarantee to get job either at public or private. Since education's quality goes down to drain, the varsity and college can produce only quantity rather than quality. It look like they are producing burdens for government and society. What has wrong to us? A lack of system. At some area, system is in place, but failed to enforce as everywhere we can't avoid bribery. The govt staff would complain to do their jobs if they don't get tip money. People know their intentional job can be done by the time they pay tea/pocket money.
Communication? I think we have the worst communication service among the region. No other country would experience the news that people can buy hand phone freely in the market. In this world even a primary school student use a hand phone so that they are kept contact with their parent/relatives. In my country, our people need to submit application form to buy a line which is equivalent to SIM card. We need to pay the most expensive for a phone in the region for a flawful line. Most of the time, our hand phone is out of connection. Then what for people are buying it? It's just for proud only. They might feel they are privileged for able to hold a handset in their hand at the present of public. People easily rate a person with a phone as a rich person. Funny enough, right? But it's really happen to this isolation state.
Then what is free in this poor country? Our babies get free injection to prevent certain deceases. It's not because govt subsidies. It's offered by WHO and UNICEF. Where does our tax go then? Probably most of them is absorbed to improve our defense service. And some part will go to public service such as infra-structures. Disaster hit rural areas are still struggling with the getting enough foods and clean water access. They are relying on the assorted NGOs rather than local authorities. The government is busying with two things. One is fighting with ethnic rebels and another is planning to sell our natural resources. We don't know how they allocate those public money. It's totally go blindly and no people are interested in it. It's huge amount of dollars getting from selling our natural resources such as oil & gas, gems, forest products, etc. But our people are still living in hungry.
Being graduate, I need to compensate sudden amount to government for the subsidies amount that is bear by state if I want to go and work at abroad. It's fair to pay and we all understand that. But we need to spend for all government related document in order to get an oversea job. We are fully responsible for all outcomes. Nobody will take it but to swallow ourselves. Once we are working in abroad, we need to pay the world's highest income tax as at 10% of income. Being migrant workers, we are required to pay the reside country's tax as well. It cost us double tax. But paying tax is not stopping to us when we need to buy something in the country. Recently I bought a land in my hometown and build a house for my future. I am asked by custom officer to pay tax. Hmm, I told her it is built by money after paying tax. She insists me pay or later unable to get house permit. It look like I feel robbed. What I can do then? Nothing but pay because I have no power to refuse as well as no place to complain. But we have to live in such environment.
Ok we pay income tax loyally and wonder what if there is some unfair things to us. Are we really able to rely on embassy? Most likely no. I know it from experience. I have heard a lot sad stories related with our embassy since I began oversea work 6 years ago. I am upsetting to learn a news that Myanmar embassy of Tokyo is closed in order to avoid people's seeking helps. I don't know if it is rumour or not but I see it some evidence photo that show announcement. Every embassy is trying their best to save their fellow citizen's lives in Japan's disaster. Meanwhile our fellow citizen who are also tax payer would find our only one authority oversea close is pity. Where to go for seeking help then? Where gone our traditionally genial attitude? Has our people been greedy and selfish? I am not happy to learn such things at any time. Please take responsible because you are paid for that. Understand your salary come from people's tax. So save your breadwinner's lives.
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