Filipinos Should Start Asking Rich People,"How Did You Get To Be So Rich???".

[CVT]

A Philnews.com editorial.

(from philnews.com)

Societies the world over have always been fascinated by wealth. And nowhere is this more evident than in the Philippines today. In fact, Filipinos seem to have gone beyond fascination to actual adoration of anyone with a lot of money. And such adulation is at some level, understandable. In a country where corruption is pervasive and everything—as well as everyone—appears to be for sale, money will put you above the law. Unlike countries such as the United States where even a billionaire could end up behind bars, in the Philippines, the rich get away with murder—literally.

Therefore why not be rich? Makes sense doesn’t it? So a vast number of Pinoys make it a point to get rich—quick! And there lies the problem. It is easier to make money illegally rather than legally. Break the law, stack the deck, grease the palms, buy off the regulators, give kickbacks; the ways to accumulate wealth the wrong way are endless. Sadly, the number of Filipinos making money illegally appears to have increased alarmingly over the years.

It is therefore only logical that not just the media but the average Juan and Juana start asking rich people how they made their fortunes. For example how was Bureau of Customs clerk Paulino Elevado IV whose take home pay was less than P6,000.00 a month able to drive around in a Porsche? Instead of being awed, Elevado’s friends and relatives should have asked him how he managed such a feat. Another example was Ferdinand Marcos. According to his wife Imelda, they had a trillion dollars in their Citibank New York bank accounts. Assuming this was not another one of Imelda’s fantasies, the public should have asked: how did a poor boy from Batac who supposedly had a full-time job running an entire country manage to amass more wealth than say Warren Buffett, a renowned businessman who works full-time at it and employs an army of top-flight investment advisers to help him out? How was Marcos able to out-Buffett, Buffett—singlehandedly, and all the while doing it on the side?

Instead of being impressed with the fancy new car, or the Rolex watch, or the opulent mansion of a friend or relative, Pinoys ought to be asking them how they managed to afford those luxuries. In fact the whole country should be asking the same question of all these sudden millionaires who gain untold wealth without anyone having the slightest clue of how they do it. The Philippine press ought to be leading the charge instead of lionizing the rich as most media outfits do today.

In the context of Philippine society today, a healthy dose of skepticism towards individuals who are making tons of money is not uncalled for. These folks need to pass some kind of “acid test” before they can be embraced by the public. And public servants who make money while in office ought to be hauled off to jail.

The Philippines will need to put in place exceptionally tough laws to combat corruption given the lack of ethics and morality in our society. And until that day comes when the country has been effectively cleansed of it, you and I and everyone else need to be asking the rich this question: “how did you get to be so rich?” Published 12/8/2013

Sila po ay kapita-pitagan at kagalang-galang,- sa harap at mata ng lipunan o/at sa simbahan....

[jhnkvn]

So how did you get to be so rich nga ba? :naughty2: Tell all na fellow Tsikoteers :naughty2:

[Monseratto]

Si Nognog, from Human Rights Lawyer and Makati Mayor... paano naging mayaman?

[Altis6453]

Si Nognog, from Human Rights Lawyer and Makati Mayor... paano naging mayaman?

1. Nognog's got good instincts for the Makati real estate market...so he got condos all over. That's on top of the zoning clearance "fees" paid by each developer.

2. Anyone ever ask who the hell these NGO-recipients are for the loose change you pay for your movie ticket? Just check. For a ticket priced, say at P200, the teller will charge P201 and the P1 goes to....you got it! Nognog's favorite charity. Now, multiply the number of moviegoers to about 200,000 to 300,000 a month (which is a pretty small sample) and you got yourself a cash cow.

3. Anyone here afraid of ghosts? Nognog isn't. In fact, he's got a lot of them on city hall's payroll so that you have a huge amount of cash flowing to people who've never even set foot in city hall, except to claim salary.

And that, my friends, is called.....PASSIVE INCOME.

[Retz]

just one word: "korean".

[cardict]

just one word: "korean".

NGO's

[ghosthunter]

So how did you get to be so rich nga ba? :naughty2: Tell all na fellow Tsikoteers :naughty2:

Create your own religion and require each member to contribute a fixed percentage of his monthly salary to your new church.

Tax free with a solid income base.

Perfect!!

[vinj]

So how did you get to be so rich nga ba? :naughty2: Tell all na fellow Tsikoteers :naughty2:

When i get rich, i'll let you guys know.

Si CVT, yumaman yan sa pagbebenta ng katawan niya. :D

Sa mga condo ni Noggie, i was talking with someone just last week, who was going over bank assets. They wondered why there was one unit in a foreclosed condo building that was marked as unsold (or did not have papers for the sale), but was not in the inventory of assets for sale... guess who.

[_Cathy_]

1. Nognog's got good instincts for the Makati real estate market...so he got condos all over. That's on top of the zoning clearance "fees" paid by each developer.

2. Anyone ever ask who the hell these NGO-recipients are for the loose change you pay for your movie ticket? Just check. For a ticket priced, say at P200, the teller will charge P201 and the P1 goes to....you got it! Nognog's favorite charity. Now, multiply the number of moviegoers to about 200,000 to 300,000 a month (which is a pretty small sample) and you got yourself a cash cow.

3. Anyone here afraid of ghosts? Nognog isn't. In fact, he's got a lot of them on city hall's payroll so that you have a huge amount of cash flowing to people who've never even set foot in city hall, except to claim salary.

And that, my friends, is called.....PASSIVE INCOME.

My Mom hates nognog with a passion He has a lot of programs/projects for Makati which he uses to "earn" him some more money

Here are groceries Binay gave out to Makati residents. Makes me wonder the price of the shirt and eco bag. Baka presyong designer label na

I tried the corned beef yesterday and it tasted like crap

[Calistro]

Mahirap masyado madaming alam sa Pilipinas. Mapapa aga ang buhay mo. :D

Kaya ayaw mag tanong ng mga tao, alam nila kaya sila patahimikin nung mayaman