[sparkscoffee] Re: Vietnam News
- From: Sblumen123@xxxxxxx
- To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 14:39:47 -0500 (EST)
JS, DR
Visa Versa
Comrade B
In a message dated 12/6/2013 6:46:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
schalestock@xxxxxxxx writes:
DR
I suggest you don't confuse Stanley with the immutable laws of economics.
You might as well try and explain nuclear physics to an orangutan.
JS
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea@xxxxxxxx>
To: "sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: Vietnam News
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:05:17 -0500
It will make absolutely no difference if they get $15.00 an hour.
There will be even less people employed because of it, McDonald's will
just cut the workers that aren't worth $15.00 and pay the $15.00 to whoever is
worth it, or get some machinery to replace the workers.
What we need is a DECREASE in minimum wage, that will stimulate the
economy and result in more money for MORE people.
Right now employers are laying off people because of the increased costs
of Obama care. The people with the largest increase in medical premiums,
the young are upset that the burden of Obamacare is going to be on their
backs.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2012/03/22/how-obamacare-dramatica
lly-increases-the-cost-of-insurance-for-young-workers/
That is to say, Obamacare forces insurers to offer more benefits, requires
them to spend more money on health expenses, and subsidizes the
consumption of richer insurance packages. The laws of economics dictate that
these
costs will get passed down to consumers. It shouldn’t take a microsimulation
from MIT to know there’s no such thing as a free lunch—but now you have
one for good measure.
73
DR
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:54 PM, <_Sblumen123@aol.com_
(mailto:Sblumen123@xxxxxxx) > wrote:
DR
Serious blemishes which occur in captilist and socialist societies
which eventually get fixed in both. Note these are modern vehicles
not buffalo transportation. Does not prove that socialisim is a failure
in fact it is the captilistic desire to improve the bottom line. Are you
guys aware after all these years of McDonalds, Wendys, KFC, etc
fast foods, low prices, no tips, there is a nation wide union movement
to get $15 per hour so the workers shouldn't have to get 2nd jobs and
not apply for tax payer funded food stamps, medical services, etc.?
From a "Captilist Paradise."
Comrade B
In a message dated 12/1/2013 8:43:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
_n1ea@arrl.net_ (mailto:n1ea@xxxxxxxx) writes:
From Comrade's "Communist Paradise".
This is how the Commies treat their workers. The "Socialist Paradise",
indeed.
Without morality, only "what we say is wrong, is wrong".
Undoubtedly, the Commies find nothing wrong with this. I do. Very wrong.
73
DR
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20130620-fatal-mentality.aspx
Reckless driving turns Vietnam highways into horror show
Last updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013 18:50
Motivated by profit margins, transport firms and bus and truck drivers
have an incentive to disregard human life, which has been blamed for the
recent spike in fatal accidents on national highways.
The scene in Quang Nam Province where a bus plunged off the road, killing
three and injuring 27 others on June 9. Transport authorities are
discussing imposing harsher penalties on those who violate the Traffic Law
following
a surge of highway accidents with multiple fatalities. Photo by Nguyen Tu
It took Nguyen Van Thang three months to muster up the “courage” required
to drive at high speeds on National Highway 1A carrying passengers on the
Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route.
“All long-distance bus drivers frequently drive at terribly high speeds.
They rarely drive under 100 kph even on sections with 60 kph speed limits,”
said the driver from the northern province of Ninh Binh.
He said the bus owner pays him a fixed rate for each trip and that he
speeds to beat out competitors for additional passengers to earn as much as
possible.
“Otherwise, I would surely starve,” he said.
It is a commonly held view among drivers, which, together with poor
infrastructure and the lax surveillance of relevant authorities, has been
blamed
for the recent increase in serious highway accidents.
According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, more than 2,400
traffic accidents took place nationwide in May, killing 799 people, injuring 2,
480 others.
So far this year, there have been more than 12,050 traffic accidents that
have killed 4,163 people and injured 12,171 others, amounting to an average
of 27 people dying per day in traffic accidents.
The National Traffic Safety Committee has warned about the recent increase
of serious crashes.
In one recent accident, seven people died and 22 were injured when a bus’s
brakes failed, causing it to collide with a mountainside near the coastal
resort town of Nha Trang on June 7. The bus was then struck by falling
rocks triggered by the collision.
On June 9, a bus lost control, plunging off the road in the central Quang
Nam Province, killing three and injuring 27 others.
On the same day, six people on two motorbikes were killed when truck
carrying frozen goods collided with them in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in the
south. Police said the truck had been traveling in the wrong lane while
attempting to pass another truck.
Monetary incentive
Nguyen Hoang Hiep, deputy chairman of the National Traffic Safety
Committee, said many drivers feel tremendous pressure to drive fast due to
companies
’ method of payment that allots them a fixed amount per trip.
Since that rate tends to be quite low, drivers gradually form a habit of
disregarding traffic regulations, which leads to accidents, he said.
Khuat Viet Hung, an official with the Ministry of Transport, said speeding
is the most common cause of accidents with more than one fatality.
To make matters worse, many of the drivers speeding recklessly up and down
national highways are exhausted.
“Many drivers violate the regulation that limits their time on the road,”
Hung said. The law limits drivers to four continuous hours and a total of
10 hours per day. “It’s very dangerous when tired drivers speed to compete
for passengers.”
Vu Xuan Tan, a retired bus driver on the Hanoi-Ninh Binh route, said he
quit the job several years ago after causing an accident in which a motorbike
driver sustained a serious brain injury.
“I switched from driving a car for hire to a bus in order to earn more
money. However, I had to keep my eyes continuously peeled to compete for
passengers and avoid being fined by the traffic police.
“All bus drivers must sacrifice their conscience in order to make ends
meet,” he said.
He said most long-distance bus drivers are paid based on revenues from
ticket sale. The more passengers they get, the more money they earn.
Many truck drivers also admitted to speeding frequently because they are
paid per trip.
Nong Van Tin, a truck driver in Bac Kan Province, admitted that he often
drives at high speeds, even on curvy mountain roads.
“Most container truck drivers often violate speed limits whenever there
are no traffic police on the road. They even often inform other drivers about
the presence of police checkpoints,” he said.
‘Black spots’
Poor infrastructure has also been blamed for fatal traffic accidents
nationwide.
Many dangerous road sections have been labeled by transport authorities as
“black spots” or “potential spots.”
The transport ministry defines black spots as sections of road where at
least two fatal accidents occur per year. Potential spots are those which
have been the site of at least five non-fatal accidents.
According to the Vietnam Road Administration, the country’s roads had 64
black spots and 251 potential spots as of the end of last year.
Nguyen Van Quyen, deputy director of the Vietnam Road Administration, said
it has been difficult to improve traffic safety at these places despite
his agency having had VND4 trillion (US$190 million) earmarked for this
purpose.
“Only VND1.2 trillion has been disbursed. But even the whole amount is far
from enough to repair all these road sections.”
Inadequate punishment vs. ineffective enforcement
Hiep, the deputy chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, said
besides the authorities improving infrastructure, drivers and their
companies must receive harsher punishments for drivers’ violations of the
Traffic
Law.
He said relevant authorities will begin issuing fines for drivers and
companies that do not install black boxes (like those on airplanes, which
record a vehicle’s activity) in buses and trucks starting in July.
“There should [also] be stricter punishments such as suspending drivers
with repeated violations. Any company with several violating drivers should
have its business license revoked,” he said.
At a recent teleconference on traffic safety, Deputy Minister of Public
Security Pham Quy Ngo proposed suspending driver’s licenses indefinitely for
drivers who cause serious accidents.
Hiep said his agency proposed the measure, but it was rejected because it
contradicted the Labor Code.
He said it would take several more years to modify relevant laws before
the measure could be approved. Currently, two years is the maximum amount of
time driver’s licenses may be suspended.
He proposed imprisoning traffic law violators, especially drunk drivers
who have caused accidents.
Nguyen Manh Hung, former chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Transport
Association, said the country needs policies that improve the safety awareness
of bus and truck drivers.
“Many companies ignore the Traffic Law and require their drivers to drive
for 18-20 hours continuously, which can lead to serious accidents. The
government should handle this problem.”
According to Hung, if properly enforced, current measures are sufficient
to deter violations.
“The problem is that relevant authorities do not enforce them properly or
transparently and consequently, disrespecting the law becomes habitual
among drivers.”
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By Mai Ha - Minh Sang, Thanh Nien News (The story can be found in the June
21st issue of our print edition Vietweek
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