True to form, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has made another radical suggestion that would probably make our lives better.
“At a press briefing, Santiago said those who don’t pay taxes are among the poorest of the poor and are vulnerable to receiving money from politicians, which she said is a form of patronage politics,” reports Louis Bacani on Philstar.com.
The senator was quoted as saying, “Change the Charter so that only taxpayers will be allowed to vote. Kasi kung hindi siya nagbabayad ng tax, mahirap na mahirap siya. Maski sino na lang, basta bigyan siya ng pera, kahit bigyan mo ng konti, that is patronage politics.”
Santiago lamented, “The taxpayers are being ruled by the choice of the non-taxpayers.”
We feel your pain, Ma’am.
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