Why is Madani anti-Robin Hood?
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should know better, since the slogan 'Barang Naik' (inflation) over GST helped topple BN in 2018.
It's doubly dumb when there is a better alternative - a modest two percent wealth tax on just the 50 richest Malaysians.
This would raise more than jacking up the sales and service taxes (SST) upon millions of locals.
A better name for a 'wealth tax' is a 'Robin Hood' tax - taking a little from the hyper-rich to help the dirt poor.
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