“Ask not what your country can do for you”

The people should work for their own food, shelter and pay for their own medical services. Of course, the crisis is an exception, but the exceptions should not become the new normal forever.

People should learn the principle of self-reliance. Social amelioration cannot be endless. It is not sustainable. The ones who are noisy and too arrogant in demanding for more and more “ayuda” are the ones who are not paying income taxes. The middle class, who are doing the hard work, are paying the taxes. One-third of their income goes to the government. And yet, these overburdened taxpayers aren’t qualified to receive any “ayuda”. Is this not grossly unfair? The ones who are lazy, inept, just drinking liquor, day and night, and gambling are the ones who are always complaining and bashing the government. The middle class people are silent and law-abiding, and know their duties to themselves and to society.

And so, my fellow Filipinos, who do you think are really part of the problems, and who are providing the solutions? In case you do not know, please ask Kim Chiu. At least, she knows the law of the classroom. And to those who keep on complaining about the government, answer me here and now: What have you done to help the government?