In Mr. Aquino’s universe, pensioners (and the vulnerable) are moochers

What people do not get about Mr. Aquino is this. He is essentially a Randian. The strong, the masters of the universe, are his heroes. The weak and the vulnerable are, in his version of the world, moochers--that are to be swatted like flies or cockroaches. We just don’t know at what stage of his life did he imbibe an overdose of John Galt. What we know is that he has applied his beliefs that the world is divided between the strong and the moochers in his governing philosophy.

So the proposed small hike in the pension of SSS members in the national budget, a meager rise of P2,000 a month per member, really had no chance of getting the signature of Mr. Aquino. Anything that represents a small break for the vulnerable is the equivalent of a gift to moochers. That’s a no-no to Mr. Aquino.