Rise Rise Rise !
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Rise Rise Rise ! Everything RISE after voting
1) GST
2) Road Tax
3) Bus Fare
4) More ERP Gantry
5) Carpark Parking
6) Petrol
Might Be Rising.....Hope not....
1) Water
2) ERP entry fee
3) School Fee
4) Housing
Damm!~
Salary never RISE! Increment and BONU freeze! What the goverment is doing!! Can't they do this 1 year later or what~!~ the people will not get so stress by the economic crisis!! All they said is economic is looking optismistic~ they said one lah~ maybe for them~ not us~ still alot of people kana retrench!
If any government sectors is watching this forum~ pls note that the people are not having easy time~ especially in this economic situation~ OK!!!
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i am thinking of growing my own vegetables, riding my own bicycle, living in a one room flat with nothing in it but a TV.Originally posted by justamonk:Rise Rise Rise ! Everything RISE after voting
1) GST
2) Road Tax
3) Bus Fare
4) More ERP Gantry
5) Carpark Parking
6) Petrol
Might Be Rising.....Hope not....
1) Water
2) ERP entry fee
3) School Fee
4) Housing
Damm!~ Salary never RISE! Increment and BONU freeze! What the goverment is doing!! Can't they do this 1 year later or what~!~ the people will not get so stress by the economic crisis!! All they said is economic is looking optismistic~ they said one lah~ maybe for them~ not us~ still alot of people kana retrench!
If any government sectors is watching this forum~ pls note that the people are not having easy time~ especially in this economic situation~ OK!!! -
Originally posted by justamonk:Rise Rise Rise ! Everything RISE after voting
1) GST
2) Road Tax
3) Bus Fare
4) More ERP Gantry
5) Carpark Parking
6) Petrol
Might Be Rising.....Hope not....
1) Water
2) ERP entry fee
3) School Fee
4) Housing
Damm!~ Salary never RISE! Increment and BONU freeze! What the goverment is doing!! Can't they do this 1 year later or what~!~ the people will not get so stress by the economic crisis!! All they said is economic is looking optismistic~ they said one lah~ maybe for them~ not us~ still alot of people kana retrench!
If any government sectors is watching this forum~ pls note that the people are not having easy time~ especially in this economic situation~ OK!!! -
What to do? We're living in Singapore and people are voting for PAP. Since protest and strike are against the law and the government won't listen to opinions from the people before passing a new rule, everything we do to try to resist seems futile. They have the final say in everything. Our future seems gloomy and people are getting more pessimistic...
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So you mean that protests should be allowed? Do you really want to see what we're seeing now in HK? I hope not. Co-operation between the government and the people has always worked well for Singapore and will continue to do so as long as responsible and capable people are leading the country. Staging protests will only harm the image of the country and jeopardise the ability of the government to make decisions which are not welcome by the people but vital in the long-term. (eg. introduction of foreign talent etc)
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of course protest on street is a damm bad ideas~
the government had done a good jobs in past~ BUT THAT doesn't mean the things they do is always right~
hope that they stop asking people to compare our living to other more unfortunate countries~ so we will shut up~ if they want to compare~ why not they compare themselves with other better countries~
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Mmmh...
Violence is never the solution... but don't u guys think that with only 2 opposition MPs there will be no opposition voice? But the opposition don't do themselves any favours with thier candiates.. Chee Soon Juan what a joke? Lolz But seriously we need more opposition MPs not to destabilize the govt but to at least voice out our concerns...What do u pple think?? -
But PAP keeps restructuring the GRCs so that the places with strong opposition joins other places with strong PAP support to neutralise their votes. Very clever move..
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Imagine all the price hike coming straight after election!!! I don't know what the Govt is thinking but I sure can tell what's coming up.
Prices will slowly keep on increasing until maybe 1-2 years before election, then they will give out the Singapore Shares. By then, nobody will remember anything.....
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Chee Soon Juan ... i think he is a brainless joker... i don't trust this guy... he's good at making the other opposition party look untrustful after saying something without strong edvience... this is my own view of him...
anyway... the rising of price after the election will be noted by the opposition party i believe... it's a very good "weapon" to get some votes... at least they will get my vote the next election...
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IF you get to vote that is... Opposition should just get their act together and contest in more wards... whats the point o having a token opposition? There needs to be a stronger presence in parliament to counter the 2/3 majority the PAP has.Originally posted by justamonk:Chee Soon Juan ... i think he is a brainless joker... i don't trust this guy... he's good at making the other opposition party look untrustful after saying something without strong edvience... this is my own view of him...
anyway... the rising of price after the election will be noted by the opposition party i believe... it's a very good "weapon" to get some votes... at least they will get my vote the next election... -
i think in the next few years, we will be just like Japan.....
the poor one is damm poor.....the rich one will get richer.....
damm~ -
Cooperation? i venture to think it's just one-tracked, with the govt doing the decisions and the masses blinding following.....Originally posted by YourFather:So you mean that protests should be allowed? Do you really want to see what we're seeing now in HK? I hope not. Co-operation between the government and the people has always worked well for Singapore and will continue to do so as long as responsible and capable people are leading the country. (eg. introduction of foreign talent etc)
I say blindly coz generally, we have no real say in most matters. Big brother just tells us to vote them and they will do wat's best for us afterwards.
Who can dispute that? Then again us s'poreans are forever whiners....we whine and whine like babies wanting a lollipop but instead get the pacifier shoved into our mouths.
The truth is: we have little or no say abt matters that concern us and only get to debate over it later....after the decision has already been made (of course the subsequent debate will have no bearing on the final outcome which was conveniently made b4)
Then again, if every govt were to "consult" their undecided citizens each time they wanted to implement something or pass a bill, the country would still be living in the majestic stone age right now....
hmmm there's something seiously ironic abt all this......... -
you can't really fault the opposition for not having a strong presence, since the PAP has always stifled political opposition. whatever opposition there is, is just for show to pay meaningless homage to our claim of being a democratic nation.Originally posted by CX:IF you get to vote that is... Opposition should just get their act together and contest in more wards... whats the point o having a token opposition? There needs to be a stronger presence in parliament to counter the 2/3 majority the PAP has. -
well~ that's do a small survey here....
who thinks our government are democratic ~ ?
i thinks....
....time to change the singapore's pledge .... -
singapore is definitely not a democracy. its just to deceive people into thinking we really do have a choice as to which policital party we want in power. the redrawing of constituency boundaries speaks for itself, right?
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"The truth is: we have little or no say abt matters that concern us and only get to debate over it later....after the decision has already been made (of course the subsequent debate will have no bearing on the final outcome which was conveniently made b4)
Then again, if every govt were to "consult" their undecided citizens each time they wanted to implement something or pass a bill, the country would still be living in the majestic stone age right now.... "
Absolutely true! Imagine, if our leaders let us decide totally on what we want, we most probably will let short-sighted decisions get the better of us. And even if we get to 'see the light', by that time, after all the bickering and what-have-you, we would already be too late. Singapore survives by being nimble. We survive by looking for oppurtunities before others can identify them, and capitalising on them before others can. We could do this in the past due to our capable and visionary leaders (sounds propogandic, but I dont believe many will disagree with this), and our unyielding support for them. I feel that with China being a threat to our economic well-being, its imperative that we should continue our support them.
I personally feel that a strong opposition is unwarranted. As long as the Govt is capable and responsible, there should be no need for a strong opposition. In my view, they are more a lialibility than an asset. Why? because they slow things down. Look at the American system. Because of their almost equal balance of power, there is a lot of debates, and even a small bill takes a zillion years to get passed. "Pork" is rampant in their politics, and as a result, the whole system, at best, gets slowed down, at worst, it becomes corrupt.
Two many cooks spoil the broth.