27.03.07
Osmeña’s populist pretensions
- Genuine Opposition, John Osmeña, Readers' Blog Posts, Senatorial Bets -
JOHN OSMEÑA’S anti-VAT [value-added tax] political ad is totally disgusting. It has marks of a populist, anti-development rhetoric. He provides no alternatives to the VAT and gives no concrete justifications for his objection aside from the supposedly anti-poor effects of the law.
As seen in almost all countries, populist policies are actually more anti-poor because of their damaging effects on the economy and the society, as a whole.
If John Osmeña really thinks that VAT is wrong, then, what is his opinion on his partymates and other GO [Genuine Opposition] candidates who voted in favor of VAT?
