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Meta anke Laburist jinduna li nsteraq mill-ARMS


Ftit tal-ġranet ilu, tellajt artiklu fuq dan il-blog (misluf mir-rubrika tiegħi "Cyberspace" f' In-Nazzjon), fejn pruvajt nispjega b’mod sempliċi kif is-sistema li qed jaħdmu biha l-ARMS bil-kontijiet kull xahrejn qed twassal biex in-nies iħallsu iktar f'kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma. 

Matul il-ġimgħa xerridt dan l-artiklu fil-midja soċjali, u numru kbir ta’ persuni qassmuh ma’ sħabhom, irrispondew u bagħtuli l-kontijiet tagħhom.  Oħrajn, f’dak li deher bħala risposta kordinata u organizzata, daħlu joffendu, jgħajjru, u jippruvaw igiddbu l-matematika u l-fatti pruvati.

Wieħed partikolari, li hu magħruf simpatizzant tal-Partit Laburista fid-distrett tiegħi, daħal jikkummenta u jisfidana li sakemm ma nippublikawx dawn il-kontijiet aħna paroli biss, “bla bla bla u ħabi” u ma nistgħux niġu emmnuti. Ovvjament spjegajtlu li l-kontijiet tan-nies ma nistgħux nippubblikawhom minħabba l-protezzjoni tad-data, u minflok offrejtlu jurini l-kontijiet tiegħu u ngħid lilu hu kemm qed jinsteraq. 




Kien pront u bagħatli li hu fl-aħħar sena ikkonsma 5,348 units ta’ dawl, 95 units ta’ ilma, €65 tal-kera tal-arloġġ, u l-kont kulma ġieħ kien ta’ €932. Bħal li kieku dan kien prezz ġust u irħis. Is-sinjur baqa’ ma nfurmanix kemm qegħdin nies id-dar, u allura għal dnubieti ħdimtlu kemm suppost ġieħ il-kont kemm li kieku qegħdin tlieta min-nies, u kemm li kieku qegħdin erbgħa (għax mill-ammonti ta’ użu tal-ilma jidher li qegħdin aktar minn tnejn).




U ħareġ biċ-ċar li s-sinjur, li tgħidx kemm ftaħar li l-Gvern raħħaslu l-kont u li qalli li m’għandix xi ngħidlu, qiegħed jinsteraq waħda u sew. Għax jekk qegħdin tlieta min-nies id-dar, il-kont suppost ġieħ €841.64, waqt li jekk qegħdin erbgħa, il-kont suppost ġieh €698.14 (id-differenza hija li jekk qegħdin tlieta, bl-ammont ta’ units li uża’ ma kwalifikax għall-eko-riduzzjoni).

Is-sinjur ma rrispondinix iżjed, u baqa’ ma qallix jekk hux qegħdin tlieta, u allura insteraq €91, jew hux qegħdin erbgħa, u allura insteraq €234. Imma probabli fl-aħħar fehem illi l-wegħdi u l-propoganda li mlielu għajnu biha l-Partit tiegħu kien biss qerq. L-istedina tiegħi lejh tibqa’ miftuħa biex jekk irid, iġiblna l-kont tiegħu wkoll u niġġieldu għalih ukoll, biex jieħu lura dak li hu tiegħu.

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