tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post2528786073358806249..comments2024-01-20T14:08:08.057+05:30Comments on Serendipity: Startling revelations in today’s Sunday Times about how the US has SL by the balls: Ratmale,Minneriya,Sri Lankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252632858481217930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post-11032500716237137552013-02-13T07:41:19.471+05:302013-02-13T07:41:19.471+05:30your harping on the spending issue is not effectiv...your harping on the spending issue is not effective because people that have lived in the country for a reasonable amount of time realize that the war is over and that now massive spending needs to take place to bring the country to North-South parity. As of now you have 1/3 of the country, to be conservative, emerging from the dark ages and racing towards becoming like the Western Province. Do you think that's cheap? Definitely it requires tremendous amounts of investment, both government and private, and the government is doing its part first and the private investment will follow once the infrastructure is up. <br /><br />The proper way to score political points on this, if you are interested to do so, is to recognize the need for increased spending and to ONLY harp on the white elephants, that you can clearly and convincingly show that they are a total waste of public funds, otherwise your message rings hollow to the citizens of Sri Lanka. You must show clearly and convincingly that they are a waste, rather than just saying it or using faulty logic, otherwise you also lose credibility which is hard to restore once lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com