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		<title>By: ptt</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-864843</link>
		<dc:creator>ptt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Representative Biazon
I always get this urge to hang myself every time I need something from a government office. One has to go through line A in order to receive forms, in order to go to line B so somebody can staple the forms. Line C is for somebody to circle all the capital letters, until you can make your way to line Z who has the ONLY guy trained and qualified enough to receive cash before they CLOSE shop for lunch. This retarded and inefficient â€œSystemâ€  to government services forces the need for fixers and bribes. When business owners have to take bribe money into account with business plans, something must be wrong. Would the formation of a â€œDepartment of Efficiency and Common Senseâ€ be in order?
Does the Congress recognize this as a problem, and if so how are you going about with a solution?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Representative Biazon<br />
I always get this urge to hang myself every time I need something from a government office. One has to go through line A in order to receive forms, in order to go to line B so somebody can staple the forms. Line C is for somebody to circle all the capital letters, until you can make your way to line Z who has the ONLY guy trained and qualified enough to receive cash before they CLOSE shop for lunch. This retarded and inefficient â€œSystemâ€  to government services forces the need for fixers and bribes. When business owners have to take bribe money into account with business plans, something must be wrong. Would the formation of a â€œDepartment of Efficiency and Common Senseâ€ be in order?<br />
Does the Congress recognize this as a problem, and if so how are you going about with a solution?</p>
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		<title>By: Bert</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-851888</link>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;A political solution is only concerned on distributing wealth. An economic solution focuses on creating wealth.&quot;-leytenian

&quot;i hope all discussions focus on wealth creation.&quot;-anthony scalia
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A politician solution is somehow different.  They run for public office (ex. congressman), kowtow to malacanang for maximum wealth creation...wealth distribution is minimal.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;A political solution is only concerned on distributing wealth. An economic solution focuses on creating wealth.&#8221;-leytenian</p>
<p>&#8220;i hope all discussions focus on wealth creation.&#8221;-anthony scalia<br />
                                     &#8212;o&#8212;</p>
<p>A politician solution is somehow different.  They run for public office (ex. congressman), kowtow to malacanang for maximum wealth creation&#8230;wealth distribution is minimal.</p>
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		<title>By: anthony scalia</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-850235</link>
		<dc:creator>anthony scalia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>leytenian,

&quot;In my opinion, to create wealth.. one must have capital, a little bit of capital. it can be coming from increases in disposable income. income that can be re-distributed to the local economy , creating competition of goods and services in the small business sector and combine it with lower interest rates on borrowing. the growing numbers of small businesses in our country is our engine for growth.&quot;

i hope all discussions focus on wealth creation. (i know i can&#039;t dictate the direction this blog) &#039;patalsikin na now na&#039; is never a solution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>leytenian,</p>
<p>&#8220;In my opinion, to create wealth.. one must have capital, a little bit of capital. it can be coming from increases in disposable income. income that can be re-distributed to the local economy , creating competition of goods and services in the small business sector and combine it with lower interest rates on borrowing. the growing numbers of small businesses in our country is our engine for growth.&#8221;</p>
<p>i hope all discussions focus on wealth creation. (i know i can&#8217;t dictate the direction this blog) &#8216;patalsikin na now na&#8217; is never a solution.</p>
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		<title>By: leytenian</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-847540</link>
		<dc:creator>leytenian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>thanks cvj.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks cvj.</p>
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		<title>By: cvj</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-846948</link>
		<dc:creator>cvj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leytenian (at 7:16 am), just to clarify, that excerpt you quoted (&lt;i&gt;&quot;Civil Society, therefore...&quot;&lt;/i&gt;) is not my own words but an excerpt i quoted from Cameron &amp; Palan&#039;s book which is the basis the blog entry i referenced above (at June 27th, 2008, 6:12 pm).  My reading of the authors&#039; passage is that it was meant to be a criticism of Civil Society&#039;s turn away from values, rights and responsibilities.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leytenian (at 7:16 am), just to clarify, that excerpt you quoted (<i>&#8220;Civil Society, therefore&#8230;&#8221;</i>) is not my own words but an excerpt i quoted from Cameron &amp; Palan&#8217;s book which is the basis the blog entry i referenced above (at June 27th, 2008, 6:12 pm).  My reading of the authors&#8217; passage is that it was meant to be a criticism of Civil Society&#8217;s turn away from values, rights and responsibilities.</p>
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		<title>By: cvj</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-846939</link>
		<dc:creator>cvj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Political solutions are oftentimes needed to enable people to engage in wealth creation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Political solutions are oftentimes needed to enable people to engage in wealth creation.</p>
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		<title>By: leytenian</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-846584</link>
		<dc:creator>leytenian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>with less taxation both OFW and residents will result to an increase in individual&#039;s disposable income. this will connect to 
cvj&#039;s comment: 
http://www.quezon.ph/1850/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/#comment-845684
&quot;Civil Society, therefore, is no longer identified by a set of core values, rights and responsibilities but by levels of access to, and participation in, â€˜opportunitiesâ€™ in the mainstream economy&quot;

anthony scalia said on cvj&#039;s blog... &quot;An economic problem requires an economic solution, not a political solution.&quot;
A political solution is only concerned on distributing wealth. An economic solution focuses on creating wealth. All Pinoys must engage in a form of wealth creation.&quot;

In my opinion, to create wealth.. one must have capital, a little bit of capital. it can be coming from increases in disposable income. income that can be re-distributed to the local economy , creating competition of goods and services in the small business sector and combine it with lower interest rates on borrowing. the growing numbers of small businesses in our country is our engine for growth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>with less taxation both OFW and residents will result to an increase in individual&#8217;s disposable income. this will connect to<br />
cvj&#8217;s comment:<br />
<a href="http://www.quezon.ph/1850/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/#comment-845684" rel="nofollow">http://www.quezon.ph/1850/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/#comment-845684</a><br />
&#8220;Civil Society, therefore, is no longer identified by a set of core values, rights and responsibilities but by levels of access to, and participation in, â€˜opportunitiesâ€™ in the mainstream economy&#8221;</p>
<p>anthony scalia said on cvj&#8217;s blog&#8230; &#8220;An economic problem requires an economic solution, not a political solution.&#8221;<br />
A political solution is only concerned on distributing wealth. An economic solution focuses on creating wealth. All Pinoys must engage in a form of wealth creation.&#8221;</p>
<p>In my opinion, to create wealth.. one must have capital, a little bit of capital. it can be coming from increases in disposable income. income that can be re-distributed to the local economy , creating competition of goods and services in the small business sector and combine it with lower interest rates on borrowing. the growing numbers of small businesses in our country is our engine for growth.</p>
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		<title>By: leytenian</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-4/#comment-846532</link>
		<dc:creator>leytenian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Up N student,

&quot;The fact is that most overseas Filipinos are taxed in their host countries, and the double taxation that they suffered for many years before RA 8424 had cut deeply into their income. Our overseas Filipinos should be the ones to decide how to manage their own income.  Thankfully, and it is a credit to our overseas Filipinosâ€™ sense of civic and family duty, as well as their love of country, many have decided to reinvest their income in the Philippines through regular remittances, which in turn have helped drive economic growth and increase household savings here,â€ the Secretary added:  http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2004/apr/pr274.htm

while the peso remains strong, it is not a good time to reverse the double taxation agreement/policy

&quot;The drop in net OFW remittances will in the short term have a major negative impact on consumer confidence, a primary driving force of the economy. Shopping malls and their suppliers, for instance, will suffer. With the dollar buying less, the Philippines, just now experiencing modest growth in visitors, will become a less attractive travel destination.&quot;

.&quot; On a macro level, there could be a significant drop in personal consumption expenditures and a consequent softening of GDP growth. The heralded Philippine GDP growth rate of 5.6 percent projected for 2007 falls in the shadow of Asian regionâ€™s expected expansion of 7.6 percent. The drop in personal consumption expenditures could bring the country deeper into the shadow.&quot;
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view_article.php?article_id=60698</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Up N student,</p>
<p>&#8220;The fact is that most overseas Filipinos are taxed in their host countries, and the double taxation that they suffered for many years before RA 8424 had cut deeply into their income. Our overseas Filipinos should be the ones to decide how to manage their own income.  Thankfully, and it is a credit to our overseas Filipinosâ€™ sense of civic and family duty, as well as their love of country, many have decided to reinvest their income in the Philippines through regular remittances, which in turn have helped drive economic growth and increase household savings here,â€ the Secretary added:  <a href="http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2004/apr/pr274.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2004/apr/pr274.htm</a></p>
<p>while the peso remains strong, it is not a good time to reverse the double taxation agreement/policy</p>
<p>&#8220;The drop in net OFW remittances will in the short term have a major negative impact on consumer confidence, a primary driving force of the economy. Shopping malls and their suppliers, for instance, will suffer. With the dollar buying less, the Philippines, just now experiencing modest growth in visitors, will become a less attractive travel destination.&#8221;</p>
<p>.&#8221; On a macro level, there could be a significant drop in personal consumption expenditures and a consequent softening of GDP growth. The heralded Philippine GDP growth rate of 5.6 percent projected for 2007 falls in the shadow of Asian regionâ€™s expected expansion of 7.6 percent. The drop in personal consumption expenditures could bring the country deeper into the shadow.&#8221;<br />
<a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view_article.php?article_id=60698" rel="nofollow">http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view_article.php?article_id=60698</a></p>
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		<title>By: d0d0ng</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-3/#comment-846406</link>
		<dc:creator>d0d0ng</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bencard on, &quot;let cvj answer my questions. i need intelligent discourse&quot;

Good. After calling me various names - your kind of intelligent discourse, is hardly convincing. I am fair to lawyers as I do in my work. I&#039;ll give you your space.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bencard on, &#8220;let cvj answer my questions. i need intelligent discourse&#8221;</p>
<p>Good. After calling me various names &#8211; your kind of intelligent discourse, is hardly convincing. I am fair to lawyers as I do in my work. I&#8217;ll give you your space.</p>
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		<title>By: cvj</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/06/26/when-all-you-can-do-is-text/comment-page-3/#comment-846383</link>
		<dc:creator>cvj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>UPn (at 11:34 pm), i did agree with your proposal for primary and secondary education.

www.quezon.ph/1810/mindanao-hitting-the-fan/#comment-825283

Read the last sentence.

Bencard, we&#039;ve gone over this ground many times before so let&#039;s just backread our exchanges to save energy:

www.quezon.ph/1064/get-out-of-jail-free-card/#comment-133689</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UPn (at 11:34 pm), i did agree with your proposal for primary and secondary education.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.quezon.ph/1810/mindanao-hitting-the-fan/#comment-825283" rel="nofollow">http://www.quezon.ph/1810/mindanao-hitting-the-fan/#comment-825283</a></p>
<p>Read the last sentence.</p>
<p>Bencard, we&#8217;ve gone over this ground many times before so let&#8217;s just backread our exchanges to save energy:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.quezon.ph/1064/get-out-of-jail-free-card/#comment-133689" rel="nofollow">http://www.quezon.ph/1064/get-out-of-jail-free-card/#comment-133689</a></p>
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