Any MP or Ministers living in HDB flats?
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oxley?Originally posted by king108:I think I know where..Oxley something rite?..Been there to check site..but must take clearance..I remember..
familiar...
seems like arnd sixth ave, bt timah or holland dat stretch.. -
Ah... let me see if my maths is correct. ST says Election Deposit of $13,500 represents 8% of allowance paid to MP (I suppose all MP, opposition or ruiling gets the same). So that means, a total of around $168,750 (ST says 13.5K got rounding....)Originally posted by Ponders:Got PAP MP stay in Potong Pasir area or not?
with allowance of 11k per month on top of their day job, i think it might be difficult to resist temptation to move out of HDB.
Anyway.. why do they need 11k allowance?
they got no driver,
their travel to and from Parliament shouldn't cost more than $1000/month
MP need not go overseas
They do have an assistant.. but i think it's paid by parliament...
so how to justify 11k?
That means...average of 14K per month (12 months) [Press calculator, sure correct]
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This is exactly what I think too.
MPs who come with a rich background,
the CEOs and those big time directors,
they will never ever understand the
problems of the ordinary people.
I have attended their meet the people sessions,
and I can swear
many of our complaints never reach to the top-
unless they fit into the big bosses' agendas.
So please dont talk to me about well educated, first class degree, MPs. PUI ! -
LOLOriginally posted by miongisback:This is exactly what I think too.
MPs who come with a rich background,
the CEOs and those big time directors,
they will never ever understand the
problems of the ordinary people.
I have attended their meet the people sessions,
and I can swear
many of our complaints never reach to the top-
unless they fit into the big bosses' agendas.
So please dont talk to me about well educated, first class degree, MPs. PUI !
I think any MP will be richer by about $850K (assume 5 year term and rounding up quite a bit for easy typing) at the end of his term. So har, if I am elected (not that I am running....I am actually sitting down), I also will move to a nicer house lah.
Anyway, what has housing type got to do with the type of people that is MP. If bad apple, give postage stamp money also bad. But if good apple, give lots of money also will not turn bad.... that is call integrity and character.
I also share you fustration. Never know whether complain ever going anywhere, all I see is no action. Not sure if other people also complain the same thing hor.... maybe complain to opposition better? I not sure, opposition also never do anything. You hear they say hide candidates to irk PAP.... don;t know what strategy is that, also confuse me.... don't know who to complain to. -
yeah...he does stay at oxley road. security there is tight. tighter than the istana. hahaha its somewhere around dhoby ghaut there...Originally posted by king108:I think I know where..Oxley something rite?..Been there to check site..but must take clearance..I remember.. -
Just remember they r the ELITES. Thats all u need to noe the difference between them n us
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I prefer my MP to also be a heartlander as he can relate to the residents' problems and aspirations. Otherwise, the MP will only be like a tourist relying only on the grassroot leaders for feedback which may at times be at best only partly reliable. A perfect GRC imo should comprise of 2 elitists and 3 heartlanders (all 5 local born Singaporeans).Originally posted by ahtansh:No MP will understand how a normal HDB living singaporean feel or face in their daily life. None of them stayed in one, maybe they used to stay but after becoming a MP they upgrade, 10K plus per month of course can lah! Thats why they need the Grassroot leaders to inform or update them on all pressing issues.
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Right!
It puzzles me whenever I read or hear of Simpleton Singaporeans
questioning the quality of oppositions.
They are talking as if they are shopping for branded goods in
a boutique.
Come on, for me - a taxi driver will make the best MP.
Reason?
Taxi drivers hear and understand heartlanders' heartaches and struggles more than the highly qualified and superflyer PAP MPs! -
aren't you yourself a simpleton by assuming someone who can supposedly sympathize with the heartlander can do a good job managing an estate?Originally posted by miongisback:Right!
It puzzles me whenever I read or hear of Simpleton Singaporeans
questioning the quality of oppositions.
They are talking as if they are shopping for branded goods in
a boutique.
Come on, for me - a taxi driver will make the best MP.
Reason?
Taxi drivers hear and understand heartlanders' heartaches and struggles more than the highly qualified and superflyer PAP MPs!