Foreigners being airlifted by countries but government is just ying to get money

[tbterryboy]

It is in situations like these that you will understand the government does not really care about the people, they just do whatever they feel is right and not what's going to benefit the people rightly.

I am hoping that at this time it's going to be a different case, they should really learn to consider and do things in a way that the poor masses will be able to cope with it. And it's not just about the government , we the people should as well do things in our own little ways to help others, we all need that help right now, much more in this difficult situation.

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[Casdinyard]

That is very cruel dude here in my country we are fetching our abroad workers using commercial buses and military planes just to get them back home safety. It seems like you do have a very bad governance in your country $350 is a lot! and the fact that you are a foreign student in that country they should have prioritize you to get back. I don't know what the payment for trip is for, since you did not clarify or breakdown the expenses on that one but man during these time of pandemic they should have carry all their citizen no matter what.

[7788bitcoin]

It is in situations like these that you will understand the government does not really care about the people, they just do whatever they feel is right and not what's going to benefit the people rightly.

That cannot be said about every government, some of the governments are listening to the business owners and loosing up the restrictions, not sure about the rest of the countries in the third world as mentioned by some users in this thread, but our government allowed to come back and expense is taken care by the government but not sure about people who was to fly from long distance.

@OP Sad to hear the plight in your country, during crisis if the government is not taking care of you then why we are paying the taxes.

[el kaka22]

Believe me when I say this, 750 bucks is basically nothing in governments eyes, it is literally zero for them. They are just trying to make sure they are not losing money on this, but that's it, nothing major. USA has over 20 trillion dollars debt, Germany has above 40 billion in profits, Italy is breaking historical records on losses (obviously) in billions. You think any government would care about the difference between 350 bucks and 750 bucks.

This is purely "if you wanna go back home, you gotta pay this so you are not a cost to us" price, that's it, they are not really willing to help you, they do not care if you comeback or not, but if you reeeeeaallly want to, you gotta pay the prize so you do not cost them anything at all, why would they lose money on something they don't even want.

[Kemarit]

Same here, it was reported that our government won't shoulder the expenses of workers wanting to go home because there's no more job for them in abroad. But our government received a lot of backlash from the media and the workers themselves. So the President was very quick to take actions, reverse the decision and allocated money to cover the cost. And not only that, they will be given one time cash assistance to support them and their families once they got home. At least our government did the right thing here.

[Kasabus]

That is very cruel dude here in my country we are fetching our abroad workers using commercial buses and military planes just to get them back home safety. It seems like you do have a very bad governance in your country $350 is a lot! and the fact that you are a foreign student in that country they should have prioritize you to get back. I don't know what the payment for trip is for, since you did not clarify or breakdown the expenses on that one but man during these time of pandemic they should have carry all their citizen no matter what.

Our government is also doing the same thing. As much as possible, they would really try to extend help to those citizens living in our country even if they are foreigners or not. This pandemic has  affected all the citizens so it's the government's turn to take care of those citizens particularly those who are mostly affected either foreigners or not.

[Golftech]

That is very cruel dude here in my country we are fetching our abroad workers using commercial buses and military planes just to get them back home safety. It seems like you do have a very bad governance in your country $350 is a lot! and the fact that you are a foreign student in that country they should have prioritize you to get back. I don't know what the payment for trip is for, since you did not clarify or breakdown the expenses on that one but man during these time of pandemic they should have carry all their citizen no matter what.

Our government is also doing the same thing. As much as possible, they would really try to extend help to those citizens living in our country even if they are foreigners or not. This pandemic has  affected all the citizens so it's the government's turn to take care of those citizens particularly those who are mostly affected either foreigners or not.

We don't know what's the deal coming from the government handling this case but due to this pandemic virus help should start from the government itself, the people who mostly relied with how the government will assist them wherever they are and whoever they are. It's an obligation that should be taking care of, not just because they are leading but the compassion should be considered as human.

[BrianZAK]

$350 was a good deal! I have heard of many multiples of that. The government isn't making any real money off that and they are allocating valuable organizational resources towards it. While it does seem to be a governmental obligation to relocate those who are stranded abroad, I have seen a number of cases where governmental warning were ignored until it was too late and then some irresponsible travelers started with the "woe is me! mayday!" campaigns on social media. Then governments had to spend ludicrous amounts of money to collect these people from their backpacking holidays.

I personally was abroad when the outbreak started, watched how things were going down on the media, made a judgement call and took a timely flight home. I don't see anyone else couldn't have done the same thing.

[beerlover]

It is not really about governments but more like airlines as well, airlines haven't made any money at all and they are trying to make as much money as they can if they are going to start working again. In my country the bus business started back up again, now you can go to different cities if you want to, but the bus will be 50% empty because people are allowed to sit in one side where the other side will be empty, so instead of double lined, it will be all single.

So, a bus that normally caries 40 people will have 20 people instead. What did the bus companies do? Spiked the price up twice so that passengers would cover the difference instead. Now government could have helped somehow, but it is not really in their job description, they do not have to do anything at all about this.

[fabiorem]

Is not right. However, some people in this forum might say so, because muh virus became the excuse for everything bad happening, when we all know the only virus here is called "the government", and its totalitarian, abusive measures against the population.

Worse, then, is the hypocrisy of "saving lives". Just imagine how many people lost their jobs, and how many families were destroyed, in the name of "saving lives".

It is better you pay the price they are imposing. But then, after you arrive home, do yourself a favor and put half of your savings into crypto.

[Vannie12]

We all know that we are all in crisis. Industries are down and nowhere to find an alternative support for our finances unless you are under a paid work at home set up.

I think we should also see that those people trying to do their jobs are at risk, vulnerable in which we all know that not all people wanted to risk their health but needs that source of income.

But as for the government, they should somehow have financial assistance. Somehow people should not be the one carrying all the burden that tha pandemic had caused.
We all have limited resources.

[MCobian]

Indeed the fact that the government is more concerned with themselves than the interests of its people. So I'm not surprised
the incident that you told me in the opening post really happened. To improve the country's economy, the government must
sacrifice some of its people. One of them is by raising the cost of flights to return to their respective countries, or the government
will raising taxes is a popular way for many countries to improve their economy situation. Though the policy is making people
suffer more, the government should focus on the welfare of its people.

[justdimin]

Now, it is a bit more fixed. Some countries decided that the private airlines are capable of working again, the government owned ones were already working but pricing was terrible which is the whole topic is about, but when private ones started to fly it became a bit cheaper, because of the competition it will get lower and lower eventually.

Obviously still most nations are following the 14 day lockdown for everyone who came out of the country, but at least more people are going back and forth now thanks to private ones. Plus there was limit on how many people could come in, now that is increased as well so more people could come in too. I think this problem will be gone in few months, by September it will be regular flights on regular prices like always.

[Latviand]

Same here, it was reported that our government won't shoulder the expenses of workers wanting to go home because there's no more job for them in abroad. But our government received a lot of backlash from the media and the workers themselves. So the President was very quick to take actions, reverse the decision and allocated money to cover the cost. And not only that, they will be given one time cash assistance to support them and their families once they got home. At least our government did the right thing here.

Here in our country, the budget for this pandemic is not properly allocated so that the people who are in needs are suffering so much. The government here is not responsible and we all know that all of us aren't ready and prepared for this pandemic to exist. There are budget for this pandemic but they don't properly distributed it to the community.

Still there are still politicians who are not responsible enough and they only think of themselves, all they want to do is to corrupt and corrupt the money of the people. They don't serve the country properly and they only think about the wealth that they get.

During this GCQ in our country, they said that the government will no longer give financial support to its people because people are now able to go to work and earn salary. But for me, that's not right, there's still a budget for the people and for the government to shoulder some expenses and support every family.