tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post8618651207450506146..comments2023-10-29T15:18:25.355+08:00Comments on de minimis: Re-visiting Veblende minimishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06478671079348612565noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-6023076534218554642008-11-19T10:35:00.000+08:002008-11-19T10:35:00.000+08:00chapchaiLowering taxes will leave people with more...chapchai<BR/><BR/>Lowering taxes will leave people with more disposable income. That's not a bad fiscal policy. Businesses will also have more funds to re-invest. It's certainly a better policy and, more effective, than forcing people to reduce their EPF savings by 3% and forcing them to apply NOT to have the reduction. This is an evil psychology knowing that most people dread the idea of going to EPF to "isi borang".de minimishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478671079348612565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-35706700956674999192008-11-18T22:59:00.000+08:002008-11-18T22:59:00.000+08:00The British govt. has just announced that it will ...The British govt. has just announced that it will reduce taxes in order to encourage people to spend, with Christmas just round the corner. These tax cuts will benefit people on lower incomes. What I fear is that in this euphoria of tax cuts people may get carried away and stretch the limits of their credit cards if they are not already maxed. Surely this can't be a wise move on the part of govt.?chapchaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048180236421500719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-77710087138433746362008-11-18T18:21:00.000+08:002008-11-18T18:21:00.000+08:00Can I compare Made in Malaysia (MIM) and Made in J...Can I compare Made in Malaysia (MIM) and Made in Japan (MIJ) transportation? Of course, when we do not have xtra cash to spend, we have to opt for the MIM... Else, I would have opt for MIJ. <BR/><BR/>What I need is of good quality and peaceful life. Middle chart would suit me. In terms of transport, the above explain what I would want if i am capable of.<BR/><BR/>The whole idea is to make people feel they can have a lavish and grand life... but , there are cost behind it. <BR/><BR/>or like the song "I feel good" :)<BR/><BR/>Making people feel good is what some are trying to do.Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132529522326469507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-33773396218005886832008-11-18T18:11:00.000+08:002008-11-18T18:11:00.000+08:00Another thoughtful piece by de minimis.I am remind...Another thoughtful piece by de minimis.<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of Gillette, acquired by Merck, a pharma giant. displayed at the check-out counters. They've engineered it until it is so costly now that it is sold only under lock and key. The holder may be cheap but, as with printers and their refills, the consumables are where they make back everything and some.<BR/><BR/>Just as for the perfect shave, driving machines are made with parts that have almost precisely preset lifespans. In some cases, the automatic window of the automobile can malform to cause cardiac arrest.<BR/><BR/>The world call it progress. We should instead right-size if only to be able to listen to a small cute bird appearing out of nowhere to sing us a welcome song in the morning, one that it had composed on its own.<BR/><BR/>In each person's cycle of life, there is ebb and tide between material craving and value realization. When one loses almost all the former, the latter will surface to the fore. Even then, there are recurring tests. With little left, you make a bit and it slips through the interstices of the fingers like water before you can even pass it on to help someone. And if that happens thrice, you will look skyward and ask 'Are You trying to tell me something?'. In the still of the night, the answer comes, 'Yes, lose everything you have and the residue that is left where you least expect it will present you the peace that has escaped you despite all your efforts'.<BR/><BR/>But..but does that mean one has to scratch the wish-list called HWFCHC?<BR/><BR/>(hot women, fast car, hard cash)<BR/><BR/>;Pwallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-75974628365384529322008-11-18T17:18:00.000+08:002008-11-18T17:18:00.000+08:00well, well...can't be helped because KPIs are set ...well, well...<BR/><BR/>can't be helped because KPIs are set on annual basis and along with it the performance bonus and promotions.myop101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946106541684904249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-55189902635460272422008-11-18T10:22:00.000+08:002008-11-18T10:22:00.000+08:00Ok, CT, I think I got this one ;)I can see this pr...Ok, CT, I think I got this one ;)<BR/><BR/>I can see this production trap of yours in action with almost every product there is out there. With cars, cos they're so expensive, it is ridiculous. With my cosmetics - it's diguised as a 'fall collection' or a 'spring collection' - it isn't so obvious, but ridiculous just the same.<BR/><BR/>My husband drives a 10 year old Volvo station wagon - the family plus dogs' car! - and I drive a bashed up 12-year-old Wira. <I>Everyone</I> asks us when we're going to change them! UPgrade lah! But why? They work fine! <BR/><BR/>PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.com