Misleading concept of Subsidy

I received an email about the "misleading concept of Subsidy" by Malaysia's BN-led government....

The word "subsidy" has been brandished by the BN government as if it has so generously helped the rakyat and in doing so incurred losses. This simple example will help to explain the fallacy:

Example:
Ahmad is a fisherman. He sells a fish to you at $10 which is below the market value of $15. Let's assume that he caught the fish from the abundance of the sea at little or no cost. Ahmad claims that since the market value of the fish is $15 and he sold you the fish for $10, he had subsidised you $5 and therefore made a loss of $5.

Question:
Did Ahmad actually make a profit of $10 or loss of $5 which he claimed is the subsidy?

Answer:
Ahmad makes a profit of $10 which is the difference of the selling price ($10) minus the cost price ($0 since the fish was caught from the abundance of the sea). There is no subsidy as claimed by Ahmad.

The government claims that it is a subsidy because the oil is kept and treated as somebody else's property (you know who). By right, the oil belongs to all citizens of the country and the government is a trustee for the citizens. So as in the above simple example, the BN government cannot claim that it has subsidised the citizen!

I've won 2 movie tickets for writing a blog article

Thank you Advertlets! I've won 2 movie tickets to watch Made of Honour at TGV One Utama on 17 June 2008, 2 days earlier before the movie actually opens! This is my first time winning free movie tickets.

My boy starts crawling

There is an old saying that if the parents never crawled then their babies most likely will not crawl too. So all these while, we did not really put efforts to let him crawl. I expect him to walk without crawling first, just like his father and mother. Today, I am so surprise to find out that my boy suddenly starts to show interest in crawling. My boy is turning 14 months soon.

Advertlets Presents: Made Of Honour, Massive Movie Screening in June!

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After checking out the trailer above.....I told myself....Hey, I love comedy movies and my loved one loves romantic movies...so this movie suits our tastes and worth to watch. I have not been watching any movies since my son was born. My son is turning 14 months soon. I need something to spice up my married life and may want to go for second kid and.... bingo! this romantic + comedy movie comes at the right time and the right place. Why right time? Because it is just a month away from my birthday (17 July) and it will be an honour if I can win 2 free tickets as my birthday gift. Why right place then? It is just 5 minutes drive to reach One Utama from my home. As a Advertlets Blogger, I definately wish to get 2 free tickets for this movie date.

My son has Roseola

My boy has been developing a fever and has mild diarrhea for 2 days already. But, he does not appear to be sick and in fact, he is still very active. Because of his body temperature was still high, I decided to take him to see his doctor. The doctor said that my son most likely has Roseola (also known as "Baby Measles"). According to doctor, Roseola is generally a harmless viral infection and is quite common among children 6 months to 2 years of age. Roseola usually starts with a sudden high fever that lasts 3 days and followed by a rash over the body once the fever breaks. Bascially, there's no specific treatment for the illness and the fever and rash will go away by itself. After hearing all these.....now I can breathe a sigh of relief!