Farmers send petition to protest

• SBS3625D

  27 Oct 07, 17:58

  Originally posted by t_a_s:

  put at Tuas better, why Mah Bo Tan never think of that ? Tuas is an industrial area, got dust never mind, Kranji is a farm, many visitors go there in weekend, the minister and MP dont know how to think

  You just said it yourself. Industrial area is for industries, not stockpiling. That's how the govt sees.
• xiaoxui

  27 Oct 07, 18:03

  Farmer concerns are right. why granite there? do you like granite to mix with your vegetables? Certainly No.
• SBS3625D

  27 Oct 07, 18:38

  I dunno. But I think the govt would heck care.
• tripwire

  28 Oct 07, 15:29

  Originally posted by xiaoxui:

  Farmer concerns are right. why granite there? do you like granite to mix with your vegetables? Certainly No.

  those farmer's product account less then 1 percent of singapore consumption... you think which vegetable brain is gonna risk our country's entire construction industry for the sake of a few vegetable farm??
• xiaoxui

  29 Oct 07, 09:26

  Originally posted by tripwire:

  those farmer's product account less then 1 percent of singapore consumption... you think which vegetable brain is gonna risk our country's entire construction industry for the sake of a few vegetable farm??

  Vegetable edible=yes
  granite edible = no
  
  which is more important?
• HyperFocal

  29 Oct 07, 15:43

  Originally posted by SBS3625D:

  You just said it yourself. Industrial area is for industries, not stockpiling. That's how the govt sees.

  Govt. can "see" meh??
  
  .. they only "think" for themselves lah...
• ndmmxiaomayi

  29 Oct 07, 15:46

  Originally posted by xiaoxui:

  Vegetable edible=yes
  granite edible = no
  
  which is more important?

  Government says "Granite".
  
  Can be used to build buildings, then charge very high for the buildings, then earn money, then give it out to the people, then take it back again.
  
  Idea boh?
• HyperFocal

  29 Oct 07, 15:48

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Government says "Granite".
  
  Can be used to build buildings, then charge very high for the buildings, then earn money, then give it out to the people, then take it back again.
  
  Idea boh?

  MONEY, is more important to them... not people...
  ... because with money, they can "buy" or win people over to replace Singaporeans who gave up & left...
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  29 Oct 07, 15:50

  Originally posted by HyperFocal:

  MONEY, is more important to them... not people...
  ... because with money, they can "buy" or win people over to replace Singaporeans who gave up & left...
  
  

  Because money makes the world goes round....
• HyperFocal

  29 Oct 07, 15:56

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Because money makes the world goes round....

  .. yah & what they do will also come round to them...