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Each time Temasek Review or other netizens expose the identity of a civil servant or grassroots leader convicted or formally accused of some crime or misdemeanor who's not a PAP MP or political acolyte we observe two different reactions from readers. There's the crowd which blames the ruling party for not doing enough to check... 

I'm sure many of you have read about the Dr. Susan Lim case which is now before the SMC. She is trying to prevent the SMC from convening an investigation into her billing [Link]. I'm not here to discuss Dr. Lim's case or her morals but how the desire for Singapore to be a medical hub for the rich has raised the cost of healthcare... 

You know how far down the standard of debate has fallen when an MP stands up and argues that cutting the GST does not help the poor. GST is a regressive tax that penalises the poor the most because they spend most of their income. If you're Wee Cho Yaw or Peter Lim you spend maybe 2% of your income and invest the rest, so you...