YOURSAY | Surviving Covid-19 - up the creek without a paddle

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YOURSAY | ‘When people start disposing their assets, it tells you that many are running out of hard cash.’ Cash-strapped Malaysians make beeline for pawn shops Anonymous_1543475877: People are losing jobs and are pawning whatever they have to get some cash. Most of them are working in the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and as trade workers such as wiremen, plumbers, electricians, and small-time contractors. A majority of them are from lower- and middle-class families trying to make ends meet without depending on the government. In stark contrast, we have a top-heavy cabinet of more ministers and deputy ministers and special envoys with fat salaries, numerous perks, pensions (even though some of them are still working) and a bloated civil service. And to rub salt into the wound, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced last month that civil servants will receive a R…