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So let's talk politics & nationalism. More conspiracy theories ahead

So the first and foremost realisation is that the Government is smarter than you think. As the people, we always regard the Government as stupid, and that they know no better. But the truth is, the Government has all the information, all the tools and all the reasons to make you think so.

People might say that we have a good and caring Government and all that just by looking at the news this morning. That they have acted and reacted accordingly to the aid of the Rakyat by helping reduce some financial burdens especially in the roadtax department. If you've read my previous entry on yet another conspiracy theory, you'd have realised something by now.

What the Government is actually doing is they are merely delaying their profits. They reduce your road tax by a mere RM50-RM100 a year and you think that's great? If you are living in certain parts of KL, you'll have lost that on the roads in 1 month! Tell me. Except for the upkeep of the minor roads outside your house and maybe the Federal Highway, which is always congested anyways, where does the money from Road tax collection go? NO WHERE!!! It goes into the treasury, wherever they want to channel it. And the fact of the matter is, we've been paying double all the while. So what's the wrong in cutting down the cheaper source of income by an unsignificant amount?

Now the scenario is this. We have been paying both our roadtax and numerous tolls around the Klang valley to get around. So, whichever road we use, money still goes into the government's coffers. Tell me. How does one go to Klang without paying a single toll? How does one go into Puchong without paying a single toll? How do you end up in KLIA without paying a single cent to the government? Trunk roads will most often be a good 10-20km detour. If I live in Sunway, how do you pressume I get myself to OUG in Old Klang without paying the toll? Do a 15km detour from the Old Klang exit at the Federal Highway?

Either way, you pay and pay and pay and pay until you can pay no more. So what you see as a decrease in collections, is actually a delay of profits when you sit on the Government's perspective. Either way, the Government will still get you.

You can just imagine the Minister of Transport going to his office everyday to plan where else he can put a toll! Cause that's how it is!