GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 7, 2013 - 12:00am
It’s sensible that President Noynoy Aquino vetoed the Centenarian Bill. For, it carried an onerous proviso that grants 75-percent discount on all purchases by centenarians.
The rider was deemed unfair, for it set no safeguards against abuses, or tax breaks for shop owners. It would have negated the noble aims of the Centenarian Bill, and incited disdain for citizens who reach the ripe old age of 100.
The bill’s intents were worthy: to honor and care for centenarians, and grant them outright cash benefit of P100,000 on the 100th birthday. But the 75-percent was just too much. It would have come from the shop owner, who would get nothing in return. Imagine a store that sells goods and services especially for senior citizens. The 75-percent off would have driven it out of business. Imagine the car dealer having to sell the centenarian a P1-million SUV for only P250,000. Imagine the hotelier having to charge the centenarian only P1,000 a day for the P4,000-suite, and the old man stays for life.
That’s what’s wrong with our Congress: it has this propensity for “freeloader legislating.” A senator or congressman authors a bill for personal cause, like reelection. Yet somebody has to bankroll the enacted benefits, and it’s not him but the hapless taxpayer or businessman. The freeloading legislator reaps the applause, popularity and votes, but lets someone else foot the bill.
In the case of the Centenarian Bill, it backfired. The freeloading co-author senator and congressman are now blaming each other for it. The latter says it’s because the former tried to outdo him by raising his 50-percent proposed discount to 75. The former says it’s the latter’s fault for not including anti-abuse and tax clauses. And they’re both lawyers!
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