We, the citizens of Singapore....
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It will take some work if you hope to make an intelligent selection at the ballot boxes. I suggest you research material on the various ministers in power right now. Pick one that you are comfortable with, then write to them to offer your volunteer services. That way you'd get the additional information and insight needed.Originally posted by Short Ninja:The only time to SCREW the PAP is during ERECTION but Sinagaporeans prefer to BLOW their chances at the ballot boxes.
I don't know if there is enough information out there yet on people who may run for you to go research them? -
A ate cracked a joke on our pledge.... grrrOriginally posted by fishbuff:reflect on this... which area have we achieve and which we didnt.
Our Pledge
We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress for our nation.
We, the citizens of Singapore,
screw ourselves as one united people,
regardless of opposition 66% of votes,
to build a capitalistic society,
based on having no freedom of speech,
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
wealth for the rich..........screw the poor -
You tell this to my parents and grandparents.Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:Change for the better, why not?
Unfortunately, it won't work. -
I don't think it was a calculated policy objective. When CPF was introduced it was still quite a new concept and was supposed to address the devaluation. Our economic progress invalidated this. The Citizens contributed to the economic progress. A beneficient Government would make up for the difference.Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:... you expect dishonorable immoral despots 'to correct this problem'?
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singapore is not a bad place to stay, but there are better places to go.
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... please, don't offer up your Good Ideas for them to take it and make into Stupid Ideas...Originally posted by phil30k:There's a history of pension schemes and their not being sufficient due to erosions caused by increased standards of living and inflation and concerns of the impact that welfare places on the tax revenues of the government by draining funds from other projects.
I believe the introduction of CPF was seen as a management solution to shift the responsibility and burden of retirement financing to the citizens and to anticipate erosions with CPF interest rates. The government also benefited from the creation of a source for cheap borrowing.
I hope to see a short term solution by the government to top it up to more realistic values for old citizens. For the longer term, to address changes necessary to allow the CPF to fulfill it's intended purpose.
Otherwise we face the spectre of citizens who renounce citizenship just so they can plan their retirements.
... God knows the people of SG had enough of their idiocies... -
the majority, meaning the majority out of those who actually got to vote, made the decision for every election passed.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Most Singaporeans prefer stability over anything. If a change will bring about instabilities, I doubt if we will ever need a change in government.
they are the true reason behind the incumbent success.
because if they had not made this choice,
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This is a personal chat content between me and a staff at my workplace....Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:... you expect dishonorable immoral despots 'to correct this problem'?
You do not think that it was a calculated policy objective so people have to work after retirement?
We find it quite amazing that Singapore is one of the countries compared to the other developed countries where people have to start studying like mad since young and work till the day they die.... Basically, most of us don't have much of a life....
With the hardship and efforts we've been putting in, we just seems to be achieving less and less in this 'altered world'.... Guess who has been absorbing the extra efforts we've contributed? -
2 years is for the lucky ones.... And you have not include the reservist period...Originally posted by ispyyy:*nod nod*
Singapore citizen not much diff with Singapore PR
Somemore, Singapore male citizen need to waste 2 yrs of their time... But the difference of benefits between PR n citizen cannot cover the waste of precious 2 yrs youth...
Some units have to spend around a MONTH a year for reservist... Can you imagine how much it's gonna affect their WORK PERFORMANCE....? Just to be played out and used by some of the regular officers a$$ who grill and drill people's blood out of them for their own promotions... -
The only sure 'stability' is the consistancy in draining out the people's life...Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Most Singaporeans prefer stability over anything. If a change will bring about instabilities, I doubt if we will ever need a change in government. -
Well... There's always more than meet the eyes...Originally posted by reddressman:the majority, meaning the majority out of those who actually got to vote, made the decision for every election passed.
they are the true reason behind the incumbent success.
because if they had not made this choice,
there is no incumbentation.