: h" `5 H4 A8 U" S$ l According to the New Economic Model documents, the bottom 40% of Malaysian households are living with a monthly average income of RM1,500 (and three-quarters of them are bumiputera) while 60% of the households (of four persons averagely) live with a less than RM3,000 income, which is near subsistence if one lives in the cities.www3.tvboxnow.com9 }4 h6 O' }; T- m( v; B5 ]
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These are families living in fear. We will help them live with dignity and not in fear, by increasing their incomes and cutting down their costs, with a minimum wage, getting rid of monopolies, expanding internet connectivity and encouraging creativity, innovation and productivity. 9 s* ]6 a- o0 z6 \& p( G8 Z# n8 Xwww3.tvboxnow.com 6 F( N, p: W; D3 \8 p South Korea is a very good example of a nation that chose democracy, performance and freedom of opportunity to become a developed country. With a population of 48 million, its GDP per capita of USD20,000 is more than double Malaysia’s. But in 1970, South Korea’s per capita GDP was only USD260 compared to Malaysia’s USD380 we used to regularly beat South Korea at football. And now our children are fans of K-pop culture and their football team are regulars at the World Cup.; |* h8 C' U1 v$ o
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- H1 F5 q2 A8 {7 ^$ ` Thomas Jefferson has said “When the governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny”. . q) i# w0 ]- e1 Y! T Pwww3.tvboxnow.com x$ A+ S% N4 V% W; Z# D$ { The choice is yours, my friends. I urge you – Let us change so we can have liberty and live with dignity.7 s# [3 D$ }' X9 \0 S
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