Reality bites

Well folks, belt-tightening time! The government has finally decided to set a time-table to "rationalise" subsidies ranging from sugar, cooking oil, flour to education, healthcare, highway tolls (i.e. highways with trunk/toll-free road alternative), gas and petrol. I 100% welcome this move which is the right move and a courageous move. It's time we were weaned off our addiction to subsidies and faced the real world. In this age of the global village, subsidies have no place. There will be political repercussions though, and managing those will of course be a top priority for the powers-that-be. The irony is that doing the right thing may land you in hot soup sometimes. But hey, who said that doing the right thing was easy?