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“If we had considered them serious political figures, we would not have kept them politically alive for so long. We could have bankrupted them earlier.” - Lee Kuan Yew on political opposition, Straits Times, Sept 14 2003 At an age when most 50- year-olds prefer to take it easy, Chen Show Mao has opted for the rough and tumble... 

行动党政府50多年来，出的招数，表面看起来，好像几百几千种，但是细细分析一下，就觉得很简单。因为，它的每一招都是一个扣子，把新加坡人民，团团，段段扣在一起，你的身老病死，你的衣食住行，都在这个连环扣里，想要高飞也高飞不了。 这么厉害的扣子是些什么东西？而且，每次出招都取得成功。这些名字，你每天都听到，每天都跟你的钱有关，就是：公积金，组屋，选举制度，就业工作，生活费用等。 现在，大选到了，大的扣子重现江湖，谈的最多，网络上也有很多热论。针对这些大扣子的讨论将会一直持续到选战结束。小的扣子我们暂且不谈，因为太多了。 行动党在建国初期，延续英国人留下的公积金制度，并且加以发扬光大。原本的公积金制度，目的即是就是为养老准备。但是，经济发展了，我们人民收入也... 

Finally MM Lee has spoken .He has spoken on 3 points. However, are all his points relevant and correct? It is for the readers to decide: 1) That  we should not rock the foundation This is a wrong perception and assumption. Voting for alternative parties is not rocking the foundation. In fact we are just changing the builders,...