Will Philippine Elections Bring Economic Change or More of the Same Pinoy Welfare Socialist Crap?

Posted by BongV on Feb 13, 2013 in Elections, Featured | 3 comments

You are in for one big disappointment if you are hitching your star on the ability of the Philippine local elections to bring economic change. The change in politicians since 1987 has not led to a change in restrictive economic policies first instituted under Martial Law – it’s not about to change in 2013.

Two dogs, Same master

LP describes itself as the powerhouse coalition composed of the Liberal Party, Akbayan, the Nationalist People’s Coalition, the Nacionalista Party, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.

The UNA also describes itself as a coalition between the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) led by Vice President Jejomar C. Binay and the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) led by former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada. The PDP buzzwords which relate to economic policy are “Enlightened Nationalism, Democratic Centrist Socialism, and Self-reliance and Efficiency”

Whether its UNA or LP – both parties are nationalist, socialist, and protectionist.

Voting System – Whether Automated or Manual – Still has the Same “Feeling Entitled” Voters

What this means is that it doesn’t matter if the COMELEC fixed the automated ballot counting systems or if the COMELEC reverted to manual counting, voters will still be selecting candidates, regardless of party affiliation, who are for more government spending, protected/restricted markets, and high taxes. Do you really expect new outcomes from new faces continuing the same old policies?

The deeper implication is that whoever gets elected will not mean much to the Philippine electorate in terms of jobs, quality of life, and corruption.

Pinoy Voters Not Ready to be The Solution

Until such time the Philippine electorate wakes up from its collective delusion that more governance and more “free lunch” is the solution – the Philippines and Filipinos – will keep on eating the dust of the countries passing it by.

You get what you aspire for. You won’t achieve much when you have low aspirations – or worse, none at all.

After the 2013 elections the Pinoy bahay kubo will remain plagued with lack of food, water disruptions, and brownouts with high electric bills, even swept by flash floods while its ASEAN neighbors have continuously flowing water and cheap electricity in their sturdy climate-controlled residences.