http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/10/14/why-i-will-always-vote-for-the-pap/
When it’s time to vote, pause over these famous quotes:
“For a person who runs a million-dollar charitable organisation,
$600,000 is peanuts as it has a few hundred millions in reserves.”
– Mrs Goh CT
“Retrenchment is good for singapore . If there is no
retrenchments, then I worry.” – SM Goh
“Restoring the pay cuts of civil servants and ministers is
reasonable as Singapore’s economy has now regained momentum.” – Ng
EH
“I don’t think my reading for the economy is strong enough for
us to even consider asking for the restoration of the cut in CPF.”
– Lim BH
“I can say this with a clear conscience because I have been in
the private sector and come in to government, and I will tell you
squarely in the face that you’re getting a bargain for the
ministers you get….” Ng EH
“We started off with (the name) and after looking at everything,
the name that really tugged at the heartstrings was in front of us.
The name itself is not new, but what has been used informally so
far has endeared itself to all parties.” – Mah BT on the $400,000
exercise to rename Marina Bay as Marina Bay.
“Having enjoyed football as a national sport for decades, we in
Singapore have set ourselves the target of reaching the final
rounds of World Cup in 2010.” – Ho PK
“If you want to dance on a bar top, some of us will fall off the
bar top. Some people will die as a result of liberalising bar top
dancing; a young girl with a short skirt dancing on it may attract
some insults from some other men, the boyfriend will start fighting
and some people will die.” – Dr VB
“People support CPF cuts because there are no protest outside
parliament.” – PM Lee
“The PAP Government has always thrived on its ability to
anticipate problems.” – Wong KS
“We are not able to be everywhere as a government to know
everything in Singapore.” – PM Lee
“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker
centre, food court or restaurant?” – Dr VB
“People could buy frozen food instead of more expensive fresh
food” “They could opt for house brand goods, which cost less than
others. ” – PM Lee
“GST hike is to help the poor.” – PM Lee
“‘I mean, we are different. This was a lapse, what to do, it’s
happened.” – PM Lee
‘You know, the cure for all this talk is really a good dose of
incompetent government. You get that alternative and you’ll never
put Singapore together again: Humpty Dumpty cannot be put together
again…and your asset values will be in peril, your security will be
at risk and our women will become maids in other people’s
countries, foreign workers.’
– MM Lee – Justifying pay hikes for Singapore ministers, The
Straits Times, 5 April 2007
‘This should never have happened. I am sorry that it has.’ –
Wong KS
“It has been a honest mistake, let us move on.” – Wong KS
‘Every month, when I receive my CPF statement, I feel so rich
and the best part is, I know the CPF money won’t run away. CPF will
still be around for a long, long time to come. Not only is it
earning good interest, my capital is protected.’ – Lim SS
“Right now we have Low Thia Khiang, Chiam See Tong, Steve Chia.
We can deal with them. Suppose you had 10, 15, 20 opposition
members in Parliament. Instead of spending my time thinking what is
the right policy for Singapore , I’m going to spend all my time
thinking what’s the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters
votes, how can I solve this week’s problem and forget about next
year’s challenges?” PM Lee, 3 May 2006.
