tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post3044591484516270147..comments2024-02-22T02:33:21.869+08:00Comments on Another Brick in the Wall: Busted! The Myth of the Rising Per Capita IncomeA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-61383275541864689222008-02-12T20:25:00.000+08:002008-02-12T20:25:00.000+08:00Salam Voice:A thorough analysis indeed.Even withou...Salam Voice:<BR/><BR/>A thorough analysis indeed.<BR/>Even without the analysis, that 40% figure sure smelled of ikan pekasam with budu.<BR/><BR/>M.Nor Yakob and MoF must have assumed that all the rakyat all dumb and will cheer along with the figures they gave us.<BR/><BR/>Most probably Mof have Aladdin's magical lamp( to gosok jangan tak gosok)to come with that percentage.<BR/><BR/>Lies,lies and more lies.<BR/>And this came from the credible govt of ours.tokasidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767973481117699680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-283850716261946412008-02-12T09:08:00.000+08:002008-02-12T09:08:00.000+08:00if we were to table this to the village folks...th...if we were to table this to the village folks...they know nothing...even if we're present it to the current local teachers...they wont buy it<BR/><BR/>all of them are blind now ...<BR/><BR/>as a civil servant in the finance field... i am very ashamed of the PTD's in Treasury research outcome...simple calculation and yet deceiving people<BR/><BR/>maybe its time...all the finance things should be hand over to Accountant General Office<BR/><BR/>please give the people the right 'figure' of Lara Croft<BR/><BR/>hehehehMYSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618545013153467713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-17648755966637479162008-02-12T02:12:00.000+08:002008-02-12T02:12:00.000+08:00In the first place Abdullah should go through his ...In the first place Abdullah should go through his speeches before he delivers it to the public.There have been many instances he gave wrong figures and information that made him looked stupid, unrealiable and incompetent.<BR/><BR/>I believe the people who prepared his speeches are either lazy or did it on purpose to make him look stupid and incompetent. <BR/><BR/>To claim that Malaysia is the 6th most competitive country is most embarrasing for him when this info could easily be checked and verified.The person who gave this figure should either be sacked or removed to other less important position.<BR/><BR/>For 2007 IMD placed Malaysia at 23 down from 22 while WEF placed it at 21 down from 19.<BR/><BR/>To say all figures given by the government were cooked up to mislead the people may not be a fair conclusion.Most statistics are flawed in one way and another.Even renown world bodies like the IMF and Word Bank churned out completely different and nonsensical figures.<BR/><BR/>Below are some of them:<BR/><BR/>List by the International Monetary Fund<BR/>Rank Country GDP (PPP) $m<BR/><BR/>1 Flag of the United States United States 13,543,330<BR/>2 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 11,606,3361<BR/>3 Flag of India India 4,726,537<BR/>4 Flag of Japan Japan 4,346,080<BR/>5 Flag of Germany Germany 2,714,469<BR/><BR/>List by the World Bank<BR/><BR/>Rank Country GDP (PPP) $m<BR/><BR/>1 Flag of the United States United States 12,376,100<BR/>2 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 5,333,200a<BR/>3 Flag of Japan Japan 3,870,300<BR/>4 Flag of Germany Germany 2,514,800<BR/>5 Flag of India India 2,341,000<BR/><BR/>List by the CIA World Factbook<BR/><BR/>Rank Country GDP (PPP) $m<BR/><BR/>1 Flag of the United States United States 13,860,000<BR/>2 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 7,043,000<BR/>3 Flag of Japan Japan 4,305,000<BR/>4 Flag of India India 2,965,000<BR/>5 Flag of Germany Germany 2,833,000<BR/><BR/>Take a look at the figures given on China by IMF, The World Bank and CIA Factbook.Which one would you accept as the correct one?<BR/><BR/>Economically, Malaysia has not done badly under Abdullah.The average economic growth from the time he took office to now averaged at 6% per annum.<BR/><BR/>The per capita(PPP) of Malaysia in 2006 are as shown below:<BR/><BR/>World Bank US$11,957.<BR/>IMF US$11,674.<BR/>CIA Factbook US$14,400.(2007 estd) <BR/><BR/>It is true that the cost of living has gone up the last 12 months and would continue to climb before it settles to a comfortable level.<BR/><BR/>I agree the inflation rate now would be higher than 12 months ago.It would be more than the 2-3%.<BR/><BR/>Due to weakening of the US$ and expected US recession, our export may decline for the period.However, we may benefit from cheaper imports including imported crude oil for domestic consumption.<BR/><BR/>The government may not need to increase the price of fuel oil if the world crude market price stays below US$100 a barrel and the ringgit continue to strenghten against the US$.<BR/><BR/>I will be surprised if they do.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-8089384846557239452008-02-11T20:57:00.000+08:002008-02-11T20:57:00.000+08:00Wow, that's too many numbers, but thank you for sh...Wow, that's too many numbers, but thank you for sharing this. Love your blog. Linking yours to mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-56981787706998528322008-02-11T20:50:00.000+08:002008-02-11T20:50:00.000+08:00Gurindam Jiwa Correct correct correct ... you seee...Gurindam Jiwa <BR/><BR/>Correct correct correct ... you seeeh ... correct correct correctA Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-28236869727505289802008-02-11T20:44:00.000+08:002008-02-11T20:44:00.000+08:00It’s ABRAR by Dr Wan Hasni Wan Sulaiman & Dr Rahim...It’s <B><A HREF="http://www.google.com.my/search?q=abrar+%22wan+Hasni%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" REL="nofollow">ABRAR</A></B> by Dr Wan Hasni Wan Sulaiman & Dr Rahim Ghouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-15080322970445686452008-02-11T19:51:00.000+08:002008-02-11T19:51:00.000+08:00Anon 7:23 PMTks for highlighting and calculating i...Anon 7:23 PM<BR/><BR/>Tks for highlighting and calculating it. <BR/><BR/>I am quite aware but just being a melayu malas. <BR/><BR/>Thats why I said "simple total".A Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-50410256038733947932008-02-11T19:23:00.000+08:002008-02-11T19:23:00.000+08:00Yes, a comprehensive analysis, I believe that the ...Yes, a comprehensive analysis, I believe that the figure stated is ridiculously higher than the actual one. But,<BR/><BR/>"That is not true since the Ministry of Finance reported growth for 2005, 2006 and 2007 at 5.0%, 5.9% and estimated 6.0%, respectively. That’s only a simple total of GDP growth of 16.9%."<BR/><BR/>You can't calculate like that by adding all the percentage up :S. The total increase in these 3 years is calculated by:<BR/><BR/>1.05*1.059*1.06 = 1.179, thats 17.9% (You must take note of the compounding)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-53806665425812719952008-02-11T18:47:00.000+08:002008-02-11T18:47:00.000+08:00Anon 6.12 pmYes you are right. It's Abrah actually...Anon 6.12 pm<BR/><BR/>Yes you are right. <BR/><BR/>It's Abrah actually ... lead by Wan Hasni and Siddeq Ghaus ... two Anwar Ibrahim boys.A Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-59460280341124158582008-02-11T18:12:00.000+08:002008-02-11T18:12:00.000+08:00Can you check that whether he is the same man who ...Can you check that whether he is the same man who were responsible for the biggest foreign currency loss made by Bank Negara while he was in Bank Negara AND also the chairman for a listed Company called Abbra or Appra. ( formerly Mun Long Berhad then later became PN4 and now OilCorp or something like that) that involved in multi-million loss that sunk that once profit making Company. And the directors were suing each other on CBT charges. If he is the same person then record speaks for itself LahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-76993553075903619592008-02-11T16:50:00.000+08:002008-02-11T16:50:00.000+08:00providing Mr Another Brick in the Wall is correct ...providing Mr Another Brick in the Wall is correct (I think he is more credible source of econs these days, compare to those sweet and honey spinning gasing players!), <BR/><BR/>then i assume that Nor Yaacob is all bared naked for all to see.<BR/><BR/>now we should call him Yaa-Cock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-57879524214788477622008-02-11T15:06:00.000+08:002008-02-11T15:06:00.000+08:00the only think i understood was lara croft!!must ....the only think i understood was lara croft!!<BR/><BR/>must .... learn .. economics .....<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com