Change of Engagement

by MrsPartyGirl

Maybe the best way to make our country work is to stop migration?

I've heard it said (and I see the logic of it) that when the government started encouraging our countrymen to work abroad, it eliminated our government's need to create long-term solutions to our country's problems. Fact is, as long as the dollars from our "heroes" continue to pour in, we're actually economically safe. (I really think the reason why our politikos bicker too much is because they have a lot of time on their hands. Sadly, our politikos find no urgency to come up with and implement sound economic policies knowing our humble, hardworking kababayans abroad are keeping our sinking ship of a country afloat.)

What if we closed everything up? What if we forced the middle class (they are the ones most likely to migrate, anyway) to stay? After all, the middle class is also the sector of society historically proven to be the most capable of instigating change. If so, then, the government will have to shake itself up and be forced to do its job because, if it doesn't, the government's lack of actual developmental policies will be blatantly exposed. Nakakahiya di ba? For a change, our politikos will have to shut their mouths, start working, and make sense.

Whatever happens, the government should never be let off the hook for not being able to generate the much needed career opportunities for our countrymen. Pinoys as part of the "global service industry"? My a$$.

Haay, maybe I'm doing this diatribe because I read this article.

Or maybe, I just wanna go home? Heehee.