Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the government’s priority is to fix the wealth inequality among the races to prevent violence. — Bernama file pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said his Pakatan Harapan government’s topmost priority is to mend the economic and financial gap among the races and between the urban and rural people.“We noticed that the distribution of wealth in the country is not even or fair. There is a great disparity between the urban and rural areas. We need to correct that. Some states are rich, some are poor. We need to correct that.
“We have a problem with the performance of some ethnic groups, for example the Bumiputera here and in Sabah and Sarawak. They are relatively poor compared to people living elsewhere. “We need to repair this because if there is a great disparity, there will be antagonism that can lead to violence,” he said in an interview on BFM's morning show the
wow fascinating. puih
Unbelievable!
It doesn’t fix inequality. It only fixes more greed. By sheer force of nepotism or what not. No? Dunno la. Politics and haze. It blurs our eyes. Woohoo 🎉
Wonder who created the wealth inequality situation to begin with huh...... Oh right, it's
employment and entrepreneurship is the best way
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