New Ministers came in with a bang and ended in whimper !!!

• robertteh

  21 May 06, 19:50

  If fundamentals of any system are wrong, they will always be wrong.
  
  I think the fundamentals of our system are basically wrong and a lot of the problems are not created and not solved or acknowledged.
  
  If our scholars are asked to serve the country as announced so proudly to the nation, these scholars should contribute to correct such wrongs. If they cannot do that except to toe the line, then they might as well stay at their existing jobs and enjoy their cushy corporate life and give others a chance to contribute.
  
  I wonder if any of the new MPs and ministers have ever privately held these principles before accepting invitation to serve or attending the tea sessions.
  
  I only see that scholars came and went and many of them come in with a bang saying things to camera like "They are not yesmen and have many ideas to implement if given a chance to do so..."
  
  The fact as is too clearly seen in the recent retiring MPs that after a spell, they usually quietened down to a whimper. Even in the case of elected president paid S$2.9 million pa, there is such a long list of merits etc when appointing him to office.
  
  He has the duty and obligation to speak up for people's ssues close to the heart of people like the wrongfulness of over-charging land costs and basic services.
  
  If our new MPs, ministers and president do not see the importance of fundamentals it is no use to say anything or participate in anything.
  
  I shudder to think what is the future ahead and what will happen if everyone who joins the cause must think of the money first and not the cause first.
  
  I would like to ask the new MPs and new Ministers and president whether they join for a cause of for the monies.
• robertteh

  22 May 06, 21:00

  New ministers are appointed again with a lot of fanfare about talents and their corporate experiences to contribute to solving problems.
  
  It is hoped they will rise to the occasion and tell the truths of how they feel about past problems which are still not solved like the corporatisation policy to enable govenment to charge all fees up to market prices and all the high costs from double charging on lands and triple charging on vehicles as posted.
  
  They should not keep quiet about the "20 major government policy errors" which have caused the economy to go sideway since 1980s.
  
  All these problems were caused by incorrect short-sighted policy adopted during growth period but many of these past polices were no longer valid.
  
  Do they have the guts to tell the truths or will they be keeping quiet just to safeguard their own highest pays. Or will they be putting up shielding look-good tempered measures just to avoid accountability to past problems.
  
  What are your views?
• ShutterBug

  23 May 06, 11:46

  Originally posted by robertteh:

  If fundamentals of any system are wrong, they will always be wrong.
  
  I think the fundamentals of our system are basically wrong and a lot of the problems are not created and not solved or acknowledged.
  
  If our scholars are asked to serve the country as announced so proudly to the nation, these scholars should contribute to correct such wrongs. If they cannot do that except to toe the line, then they might as well stay at their existing jobs and enjoy their cushy corporate life and give others a chance to contribute.
  
  I wonder if any of the new MPs and ministers have ever privately held these principles before accepting invitation to serve or attending the tea sessions.
  
  I only see that scholars came and went and many of them come in with a bang saying things to camera like "They are not yesmen and have many ideas to implement if given a chance to do so..."
  
  The fact as is too clearly seen in the recent retiring MPs that after a spell, they usually quietened down to a whimper. Even in the case of elected president paid S$2.9 million pa, there is such a long list of merits etc when appointing him to office.
  
  He has the duty and obligation to speak up for people's ssues close to the heart of people like the wrongfulness of over-charging land costs and basic services.
  
  If our new MPs, ministers and president do not see the importance of fundamentals it is no use to say anything or participate in anything.
  
  I shudder to think what is the future ahead and what will happen if everyone who joins the cause must think of the money first and not the cause first.
  
  I would like to ask the new MPs and new Ministers and president whether they join for a cause of for the monies.

  Dear Robert,
  
  New ministers does not necessarily mean CHANGES.
  
  They can show us new faces, but their old ways are imposed upon the new ones to FOLLOW STRICTLY or else...
  
  So it's basically, nothing NEW, no change at all.
  
  It's the same old dish, in a new plate.