Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Apartheid style Income Tax in Malaysia - See the difference between a Non Muslim taxpayer and a Muslim taxpayer. ABU!!!
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Below is a sample of income tax which I downloaded via e-hasil. I toyed with it, placing the Non Muslim and the Muslim income and relief exactly the same. Since the Non Muslim does not pay Zakat, I had him pay RM1,000.00 as a donation exactly the same amount as the Muslim pays for Zakat. I based this on my donation to an old folks home, with a official tax exemption receipt. Look at page 2/8 where the Non Muslim pays RM1,000.00 as a donation in the Non Muslim Income Tax return, the RM1,000.00 is deducted from the principal sum. The scheduled monthly deductions are RM8,000. He is taxed RM8551.00. He has to pay an additional RM551.00
Now look at the Muslim's Income Tax return below, he earns the same amount of money, pays the same insurance, same for everything. Now look at page 4/6 he pays RM1,000.00 for Zakat. Then look at the page 5/6 he gets RM1,000 rebate. His deducted scheduled monthly deductions are RM8,000 the same as the non Muslim's. He actually gets back RM208.92!!
My beef is this, we are all Malaysians, this affects the Non Muslim Bumiputeras too in Sabah and Sarawak, why this unfair taxation? This was enabled because MCA, MIC, Gerakan, PPP and the rest of the component parties of the Barisan Nasional enabled this, to please UMNO for scraps. Non Muslim children are denied PSD scholarships, places in public universities, employment opportunities in the public sector and many other forms of discrimination. Their parents who pay the bulk of the taxes are doubly taxed when opportunities for further education are blatantly denied to their children. Forcing them to send their children with their own money to private institutions of higher learning. Where they are given no Income Tax relieve.
Bravo and kudos for this post. I have tried to explain this to a lot of people and blog on this. However, nobody really believed me.
Also, another point to consider. Muslims and non-muslims alike enjoy benefits derived from taxation (i.e. medical, security, government administration). However, zakat benefits are solely enjoyed by muslims.
Bravo and kudos for this post. I have tried to explain this to a lot of people and blog on this. However, nobody really believed me.
Also, another point to consider.
Muslims and non-muslims alike enjoy benefits derived from taxation (i.e. medical, security, government administration). However, zakat benefits are solely enjoyed by muslims.
This is grossly inequitable in a secular society.