tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302734.post5297910880362663075..comments2023-09-09T18:59:10.173+08:00Comments on big mango: Save the Economy, Save the Philippines!Cocoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079637494529705906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302734.post-969000139641417932007-03-15T07:00:00.000+08:002007-03-15T07:00:00.000+08:00You're spot on with the first recommendation you m...You're spot on with the first recommendation you make about the average Pinoy entrepeneur -- <I>do a better job at running and growing their business</I>.<BR/><BR/>The Chinese run their businesses on the principle of sacrificing profit margins and going for volume to boost <I>absolute</I> income. Pinoys on the other hand seem to go after the quick profit and lack a long-term vision for their businesses.<BR/><BR/>That is why in a matter of several years, the old Chinese balut and taho vendors moved on whereas many native Pinoy taho and balut vendors who replaced them have been at it for <I>decades</I>.<BR/><BR/>The future is also bleak for the next-generation of Pinoys. A whole sector of them -- the offspring of OFWs -- is growing up half-parented and spoiled rotten by easy OFW remittance cash.<BR/><BR/>Bleak indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302734.post-51615790404486387442007-03-09T18:26:00.000+08:002007-03-09T18:26:00.000+08:00I think your explanation and the subsequent list i...I think your explanation and the subsequent list is balanced and thoughtful. i agree with your observation about the 5 to 6% GDP growth. At 2% annual population growth, and assuming that the benefits of growth are distributed evenly, on average it will take 18 to 24 years for a person's income to double. That's almost the entire working life of a Filipino worker.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302734.post-56987009466857980642007-03-09T08:31:00.000+08:002007-03-09T08:31:00.000+08:00Hi, cocoy-I am one of the original "Get Realers" g...Hi, cocoy-<BR/><BR/>I am one of the original "Get Realers" going back about a decade. While I know that your intentions are good, this article is simply too verbose and poorly composed to the movement justice. The analysis is also misguided, although well-intentioned. Hope you can come up with better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com