OPINION | Maharlika Wealth Fund: Devil is in the details By Teresa S. Abesamis READ:
Unlike the Pharmallyasco and the P200 million SSS thievery back in the day of then President Erap, there are probably sincere objectives for national progress behind the sponsors of the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund bill. The fact that otherwise admirable Congresswoman Stella Quimbo is so passionately for it indicates this. However, there are too many issues that have not been studied adequately.
A straightforward look at reality should tell them that government corporations do not make money. There are too many examples of this. Aside from outright fraud, the bureaucracy makes it just too difficult to get things done in the speed that enables private business to compete and make a profit. Also, political pressures bring about over-staffing with generally unqualified relatives and constituents of those in office.
We should also note that government corporations are inept at maintenance of services and utilities. Look at the overhead trains. For years, spare parts were not ordered to replace aging devices. This brought about stoppage of services. Or worse, risks of accidents. Either way, the citizenry, or users of the services suffered greatly. Public service?
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