Nationalist MP measures poverty with travelling

Nationalist MP Joe Falzon says poverty in Malta is measured by the ability to go on holiday.

Nationalist MP Joseph Falzon
Nationalist MP Joseph Falzon

According to Nationalist MP Joe Falzon poverty in Malta is measured by the ability to travel abroad on holiday.

While speaking on One Radio yesterday morning, Falzon was refuted claims of rising poverty in Malta and said that some people who cannot afford to travel as they did in the past claim to be poor.

Falzon's declarations caused a stir among the radio's listeners and  number of them called in to express their disagreement and share their personal experiences.

Read more in today's edition of Illum 

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Sur Nindu Prince , taf min l-aktar li jerdghu min fuq it-taxxi tan-nies , il-Ministri ,is-Segretarji Parlamentari u l-klikek li hu mdawwar bihom il-Gvern tieghek. Dawn huma in-nies li mhux onesti u mhux ghax xi haddiem imur jiekol barra kultant , jew issa il-haddiem lanqas jista jmur jiehu xi ftit mistrieh mal-familja tieghu kultant . Dwar is-super 5 , jilghabu xi biljett bit-tama li jkunu jistghu johorgu mil-faqar li dahhalhom fih il-gvern nisrani li ghandna.
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Kulhadd mejjet bil guh hawn Malta..... hadd ma jsiefer, hadd ma johrog jiekol , hadd ma jmur tombla u hadd ma jilab is super 5 , kullhadd miskien u mejjet bil guh......... faqar tmissu u tarah b'ghajnejk. banek kollha falluti......... ghax ma tghidux li kulhadd irif jerda min fuq il pajjiez u kulhadd jeqred ghas sussidju.... ( ghax hekk biss tafu intom is socjalisti terdaw min fuq il pajjiz) jew ahjar mit taxxi taghna stess. Min iwied sussidji mhux ONEST xejn. Jien fl opinjoni tieghi il faqar qied f'mohh certu nies.
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Donnu laqqat KO tajba Giovanni Demartino minghand Rummienu ghax mid-dehra waqa fil-muta. Sewwa jaghmel dan Rummienu jinjorah u jhallieh jinharaq wahdu ghax ikun qed jahli li-ilma biex jahsel ras ta'Hmar.
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Sur Govann , jaqaw meta kont ser tikteb dan il-kumment kont qed thares lejn il-mera? Tghid ghalhekk kont qed tara lill xi hadd mahruq? Rigward il passat sewwa jghidu li ,il-qahba milli jkollha ittik.Irid ikollok wiccek ma jafx x'inhi misthija biex tghid li il partit Laburista ghandu passat mahmug meta il-partit tieghek hu magharuf ghat-terrinati,u kull xorta ta'korruzzjoni. Aqra l-Eurobarometer report u tkun taf x'jahsbu il maggoranza tal-poplu malti dwar il-korruzzjoni li ghawn fil-pajjiz. Rigward in KO , issa tara min ser jaqla KO wara l-elezzjoni li jmiss? Hux jien jew int.
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Miskin Rummienu! Anki jekk ghadek ma rbahtx it-tazza, zgur li tlajt final. Tibzax, imma. La int l-ewwel u anqas se tkun l-ahhar li ddabbar KO. Ghandkom passat moqziez wisq biex tippruvaw tiddefenduh. Arriv.....Min jaf kif int mahruq!
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Sur Govann , nijorak mhux ghax ma nistax ingib wahda zewg mieghek,izda ghar raguni li int milli jidher tinsab komdu u tigi taqa u tqum min dawk li ma jistghux ilahhqu mal-hajja specjalment mal-kontijiet esorbitanti tal-energija. Ninjorak ukoll ghax int wrejt kemm int ipokrita u ma tahmilx lill-dawk li ma kellhomx ix-xorti li jkunu komdi bhalek . Jiena minhix fqir,izda jiddispjacini hafna meta nara nies bhalek ma jgibu ebda rispett lill min hu fil-bzonn. Ghalhekk ninjorak Sur Govann .
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Franco ikteb xi haga bis-sens jew tikteb xejn. Il-kumment tieghek ftit jista' jkun stupidu izjed.
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Sur Rummienu jaqbillek hafna tinjorani ghax il-fatti li nsemmi jien tant huma cari li m'ghandek ebda cans iggib wahda zewg. Nikkwota LILEK: Tista' tghidli min huma dawk il-haddiema li ghax ghandhom karozza U FORSI TNEJN Sinjuri forsi m'humiex, imma min ikollu zewg karozzi ssejjahlu fqir? Meta tqis li eluf kbar ghandhom karozza, eluf kbar, kwazi kulhadd, ghandu l-lussu kollu go daru, eluf kbar isiefru kull sena, eluf kbar jimlew il-postijiet kollha ta' divertiment, eluf kbar jikkontribwixxu miljuni ghal kull haga , eluf kbar jixtru l-miljuni bonds ecc. hafna ghandhom xi bicca tal-bahar, eluf kbar jieklu barra kull gimgha u mhux pizza jiehdu dawn m'hux sinjuri ALLURA FQAR? Dawn jezistu ghax jien blu? Ma nahsibx. Se tghidli x'gieli ktibt jien li ma jaghmillix unur?
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Sur DEmartino ghaliex zaqqek mimlija int, u mimlija sewwa, allura tahseb kulhadd bhalek.
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Sur Demartino , sal-bierah kont qed nahseb li ma nirrispodix ghal kitba tieghek biex ma nahlix zmien prezzjuz fix-xejn , specjalment ma bniedem bhalek li hlief blue ma jarax . Tista tghidli min huma dawk il-haddiema li ghax ghandhom karozza jew forsi tnejn , tista tghid li huma sinjuri ? Dawk il-postijiet li semmejt int u li jkunu dejjem full-up anke jekk il-biljet ikun €100 ,min ikun hemm fihom , haddiema li jaqilghu il-paga minima jew ohrajn li jkollhom paga u mahha xi tip ta' qlieh iehor ? Li haddiem imur jiehu pizza , tista tghid li dan ikun xi sinjur ? Djar mghammra b'kull xorta ta lussu ? Ta' min huma dawn id-djar ? Jew issa il-haddiem ma jistax ikollu TV , washing machine, cooker,fridge jew computer ? Dan hu il-lussu kollu li tghid li ghandu il-haddiem ? Staqsi lill-banek kemm hawn nies li ghandhom dejn mal-bank . Dwar il-bonds , staqsi li banek min huma dawk li jixtruhom dawn il-bonds ? Dawn huma il-fatti veru li zgur hadd ma jista jichad ,Sur Demartino .
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Erhulu kwiet lil Mintoff u toqoghdux tfakkruh kemm qatta' vaganzi jdur il-Mediterran fuq jott tal-inbid.
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what a bunch of moron$!!
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Luke Camilleri
Yes... that is why Nationalist MPS do theirs pby private jets paid off by their "friends" or tax-payers and General Secretaeies of the Party get free cruises on benefactor' yachts!
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Luke Camilleri
Maybe becauce the poor chaps like Mr. Falzon and his mates , his PArty's Ministers @ €600 a week salary rises....get their travelling FOR FREE by us "POOR" TAX-PAYERS! They even get PRIVATE JETS to do their travelling to watch a football match anad Mr. Falzon's Party's General Secretaries even get "FREE CRUISES" thrown in by Party sustainers.....
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Jekk tridu tkunu onesti tridu tghidulna ir-risposti ghal dawn : Minn mindu tnehha is-sussidju fuq il-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma kemm ghola id-dawl, cilindru gass minn mindu inghata lil privat, gallun petrol jew diesel, n-noll tat-trasport publiku, hobza ta nofs artal, l-edukazzjoni, is-sahha, kemm ilkom inthom fil-Gvern, f’dawn l-ahhar erba snin? Tahsbu li jekk tghodd iz-zieded tal-gholi tal-Hajja, veru il-poplu jibqalu biex isiefer ? Ziedid ghal gholi tal-hajja:2011, €1.16 fil gimgha u f’sena €60.32. Is-Sena 2012, €4.16 fil gimgha u f’sena €216.32, total €276.64, u meta tnaqqas il-bolla u t-taxxa, x’tahseb li jibqa? Lanqas sa Ghawdex ma tmur mal-familja ahseb u ara tuza l-ajruplan ghaliex ahna irridu inhalsu u mhux nuzaw xi arjuplan privat. Inthom f’dawn l-ahhar erba snin hadtu €500 fil-gimgha li f’sena igiebu €26000 fis-sena u ghal dawn l-ahhar tliet snin igiebu €78000. Barra minn dawn ma nafx kemm il-elf euro hadtu f’ benefficji u perkacci ohra, bhal, karozzi u petrol, telforn u mobile, parties, fjuri u rigali etc etc Tafu li jekk ikollok tmur ghand tabib, kemm trid biex thallsu, ahseb u ara ghand xi proffessur. Tghafu kemm trid ghal-medicini? Jew biex tmur sptar privat? Wara ir-risposti ghal dawn il-mistoqsijiet, issa wiegeb dawn: Kemm siefru nies fuq kazijiet medici, xi kors, xi semminar, biex izuru lil familja taghhom, fuq xoghol bhal membri tal-Gvern, ministri, kapijiet tad-dipartimenti, haddiema tal-Gvern ohra, gejjin u sejrin minn fuq dar il-poplu Malti? Jekk taqta dawn x’jibqa ? Dawk li ghandhom xoghol prekarju li lanqas biex jieklu ma ghandhom ahseb u ara biex isiefru, jew qed tghid ghal-penzjonanti, bhal dawk il koppji li jinghataw €500/600 kull erba gimghat, jew ghal dawk li ma jistawx jibghatu lil uliedhom ghal xi harga ta l-iskola, jew ghal dawk li ma jifilhux ihalsu il-kont tad-dawl, jew dawk li semmiet il Karitas. Hallina Onerevoli Joe Falzon.
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Luke Camilleri
Don't blame him poor chap! He uses Dr, Tonio Fenech as a benchmark who travels for FREE and even gets rides FOR FREE on PRIVATE JETS! Or he uses Paul Borg Olivier and Joe Saliba ex- PN General Secretary who get free rides and cruises on PN> Benefactor and Beneficiary Zaren Vassallo.... Use different benchmarks Mr. Falzon.. for the men in the street....
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Imma mhux biss: il-faqar tista' tqisu ma: in-numru record ta' karozzi li haw Postijiet ta' divertiment dejjem full up anki jekk biljett ikun jiswa 100 ewro. ikliet barra li jekk ma tibbukkjax tibqa' ssaffar id-djar taghna mghammra b'kull xorta ta' lussu il-miljuni li jingabru KULL GIMGHA daqqa ghal haga u daqqa ghal ohra il-miljuni ta' bonds u shares li jinhatfu il-miljuni li jintefqu f'tipjip u parties ghal kull haga ta xejn....f'kelma wahda harsu madwarkom u tkellmu. DAWN FATTI li ebda dawrien mal-lewza ma jista jibdilhom.
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And the people, Mr Falzon, will elect those representatives who show that they are really in touch with the population and not in the clouds.
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Kemm hu bravu dan Membru Parlamentari Nazzjonalista , jaf jirraguna u jgib l-argumenti tieghu b'sens ta' bniedem li ghandu valuri li difficli li bniedem komuni qatt jista jilhaq . Tant hu ta' ispiazzjoni dan il-bniedem , li qed nithajjar nitlob lill-awtur li kien kiteb il-ktieb " Fil-Parlament ma jikbrux Fjuri " jekk jithajjarx jikteb sequel tieghu u jsemmieh " Fil-Parlament ma jikbrux Fjuri , izda jikbru il-Gdur ".
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Does gonzipn give their prospective candidates an IQ test?
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Anette B Cassar
For years, PN Governments used to argue that our standard of living is high because we holiday abroad, by white goods such as air conditioners etc. If people cannot travel as much as they used to and they have to cut back from use of air conditioning, then the perception must be that our standard of living has gone down. One's perception is the reality according to one's self.
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Well dear Mr Falzon, With the same argument then, your party leader Dr Lawrence Gonzi and colleague Minister Tonio Fenech are the richest dudes on the island by opting for private jet trips? Hallina.
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Luke Camilleri
IEHOR MIT-TALENT LIMITAT ta' Ginzipn!
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@ peppi x >> We are there already or else charge it to a card or the trusty old OD and settle on the "never never" system.
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@ peppi x >> We are there already or else charge it to a card or the trusty old OD and settle on the "never never" system.
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Igor P. Shuvalov
Does this MP want us to go back to the time when taking a holiday abroad was a a privilege reserved for the well-to-do section of the population?
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Trid tkun babbu biex tirraguna jekk.
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Joseph Pace
Tkellem it-tron tal-gherf!
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What did one expect from a guy that was born with a silver spoon and is part of a government in denial.I suppose travelling to Gozo is also a luxury.Come to my kitchen Mr. Falzon and taste the sweet sound of a big sauce pin.
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"According to Nationalist MP Joe Falzon poverty in Malta is measured by the ability to travel abroad on holiday" ----a blow below the belt from this PN MP wise guy. Those who live in glass houses do not feel the suffering of the people. Shame on him!