Helping the people will not cause govt's downfall, corruption will, says Anwar


PUTRAJAYA: Efforts taken by the government to help the people, especially those in need, will not lead to its downfall because the main cause of such a situation is corruption, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said that there has never been a record in world history of a government collapsing due to allocating significant allocations for the benefit of the people.

"I have never read or seen in world history, whether in the history of Islamic civilisation, ancient China, India, Arab nations, or Latin America, that a government has collapsed because it spent a lot to help the poor.

"There has never been a record of any government losing power or falling because they helped the poor or raised wages fairly.

"Governments fall due to corruption, greed, and the leaders hoarding wealth that does not belong to them.

"That is what causes nations to crumble,” the Finance Minister said at the launch of the Madani Residency in Putrajaya Monday (Oct 28). - Bernama

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