Will Malays again fall for poster Malay elites?
In each election over the last decade, PAP has been using a new strategy when fielding new Malay candidates. In the past it had field candidates who had a highest education level of O level or A level. However this is decreasingly the case over the last decade. Instead PAP has been bringing in candidates with impressive educational...
Tharman’s $3100 real median income target: Back to the future?
Singapore Budget 2011 was just released Friday. I have yet to look through all the documents, only focussing on the main highlights on the Singapore Budget 2011 website. At a quick glance much of it looks likes the standard pre-election handout, which Singaporean voters saw in 2001 as New Singapore Shares (NSS) or its 2006 successor...
来啊,皇上有赏 (His Majesty is Distributing Goodies)
一个庄严神圣的国家预算案,竟然演变成为一场全民分红的闹剧,这样的幽默,已经不晓得可以用什么颜色来加以形容。当部长议员开始有计划的放出风声,媒体随即跟风制造舆论,把人民的眼光从种种社会矛盾所带来的怨气移开,把焦点都聚集在国家财政预算案将会赐予人民多大的红包时,这个关键时刻,新加坡人民表现出一贯的愚昧。忘记了上一届大选时扶贫的诺言,是以增加消费税来实现的苦果;忘记了GDP的每一分增长,都得为养廉付出高昂的代价。 内阁会不会在大选过后重新导演大幅度加薪的游戏呢?消费税会不会因为为了开辟财源分发红包而增加呢?我们暂且拭目以待。然而,新加坡人就算如此健忘,可不能不晓得羊毛出在羊身上的事实。天上从来就不曾掉下馅饼、圣诞老人只出现在童话世界。所谓全民分红,这钱从哪儿来?难道被锋利剪刀剪掉全身皮毛的羊群,会看不见自己全身冷飕飕的秃? 还由什么闹剧比这个更为诙谐的呢?国家的财政预算案,上自总理,下自贩夫走卒,竟然都只是为了个人能从预算案得到几块钱红包兴奋得扰扰攘攘。我们的国防有什么大计?我们的教育有什么宏图?我们的卫生是否已经走入歧途?我们的住屋政策是否已经迷路?我们的文化是否走到死角?我们的交通是否怨声载道? 这些攸关国家兴亡的大事,就算还有点儿声音,却早在漫天的红色炸弹中被淹没。现实如是吊诡,钞票就算能够盖住伤口,把剪下来的羊毛沾住羊儿的眼睛,羊儿就以为全身长回了毛,却虚伪得让人发噱。为了帮助国人应付生活费上涨,李总理指出今年政府的预算案非常慷慨。然而,他却忘记了,所言都是民脂民膏,这钱从哪儿来?他那里可以不知道。何况,“帮助国人应付生活费上涨”,听起来就像放任洪水泛滥,然后协助救灾一样的离谱。 李总理说今年预算案照顾所有人,想来他本身自然也受到照顾。做为成年国人,总理将可获得100元至900元的增长分红。政府将为45岁以上公民填补公积金保健储蓄户头。那么,年届59岁的总理,应该不会没有份。2011估税年,他将享有2000元顶限的回扣。可惜的是,一年将近4百万的薪水,让他失去了领取就业奖励特别花红的权利。而且,由于不曾住在组屋,政府提供的水电费及杂费回扣,也大大的失色。 红包啊红包,每月都来个选举又如何? 作者:直言...
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