PM Lee justified “realistic” pay policies on U.S. TV

Avfyrais satkäring SG

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had openly defended the astronomical salaries of his minister on a U.S. TV Talkshow.

In response to a question posed by Mr Phil Ponce, host of Chicago Tonight if the United States should follow Singapore’s example and pay higher salaries to its politicians and top officials to control corruption, PM Lee said that itwas “imperative” that Singapore got this policy right even as he acknowledged that it was an unpopular issue with voters.

“What can be more responsible than running a central bank in an economy or running an education system where you are not only dealing with billions of dollars, but where if you make a mistake, the livelihood or the future of millions of people will be at stake,” he said.

Chicago was rocked by a sensational corruption scandal a year ago when former Illinois governor Mr Rod Blagojevich was accused of trying to ’sell’ the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.

PM Lee is probably the highest paid Prime Minister in the world. He currently earns about S$3 million dollars a year or more than 6 times the annual salary of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Even a junior Singapore minister earns more than the most powerful man in the world.

Justifying the need for high salaries to get the “best” person in the government, PM Lee added:

“……You want the best person, and you want him to be properly motivated and focused on his job and not based on revolving door.”

PM Lee and his colleagues are expected to receive a massive 8.8 percent pay hike this year on the back of the improving economy.

An unknown percentage of their multi-million salary package is pegged to GDP growth

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Avfyrais satkäring SG

Cheaper, faster, better?

Losses by Temasek Holdings and GIC, whose responsibilities?

Veggie Bao SG

It is obviously good and proper to have high salaries.

This is to attract and retain talent.

In itself, this policy is not wrong.

I believe this policy should not be attacked.

Perhaps this issue surface only as a proxy for other more pertinent issues.

Fuck PAP & Lee Kuan Yew SG

This is to attract and retain talent.

problem is there are no talents.

Medicated Oil SG

Should ask himself a simple question.

Why is there so many Ms to support him if he is a talent ?

His group of croonies cannot even defend themselves in any debate.

He should stay in his glass castle with his old man and not go oversea to eat wind.

RoyFang SG

I bet the world (except countries like China, NK) has been laughing at us, sillyporeans cause our MM & PM kept embarrassing us....

RoyFang SG

I bet the world (except countries like China, NK) has been laughing at us, sillyporeans cause our MM & PM kept embarrassing us....

Medicated Oil SG

The old man and the son are surrounded by croonies who listen to Gold 90.5 radio station.

So, they are unaware that the things they have said have become a laughing stock or a joke to the world.

They are still living in their own world.

It is what you get when you employed best man with merit that present to you the best picture with best statistics and proof.

Fuck PAP & Lee Kuan Yew SG

It is what you get when you employed best man with merit that present to you the best picture with best statistics and proof.

It's what you get when someone occupies the throne for 50 years and installs his relatives and cronies into power.

It always ends up with shit.

That is why there is no future for Singapore as long as PAP is in power.

Arapahoe SG

It is obviously good and proper to have high salaries.

This is to attract and retain talent.

In itself, this policy is not wrong.

I believe this policy should not be attacked.

Perhaps this issue surface only as a proxy for other more pertinent issues.

I think you are mising the point......it is not about attracting or retaining Talent that forumners are complaining. We are not talking about person making 100K - 200K a year. We are talking about 500K and above to exceeding a million justification in Civil Servant and ministers.

Forget about private sector or fareness in any aspect just make the relevant to the lowerest hourly wages made in Singapore properly about $5 or less.

Than you compare the spread.

charlize SG

I want to be able to spend $35,000 for a 2 week holiday in Paris to learn french cooking.

Is that too much to ask?

βέτά SG

Finding whatever pathetic reason to justify a tyrannical rule.

Fuck PAP & Lee Kuan Yew SG

This PAP now is a good for nothing organisation already. Only exists to enrich its members.

This PAP is a rubbish political party. It is completely worthless to Singaporeans.

There is no future for working class Singaporeans as long as PAP is in power.

They are useless.

Hitman+ SG

maybe pap should be fucked by people with high poitical stamina!!make them see stars at full moon!

Hitman+ SG

$4 million....his salary might be above that,,,,,,,everyone knows never to ever reveal the true salary..if its high..convince others that its low and value for $$$.

most global companies in spore and even public sectors in spore dont pay that much....what did pm do yesterday???or last week?or last month?its a self imposed salary like self imposed medals on a military uniform.....anyone can put a medal on his uniform...but was it authorised in first place by anyone and does he look like a clown with it?

what does he mean the livlihood of millions are at stake????the livlihood was already wiped out from the start and the future might see these people living in poverty or starvation.by the time that comes...he wont be pm already.....the next pm will take over while he is sipping coktails by the pool in his ultra large mansion by the beach in Los Angeles with his son!

Hitman+ SG

whats so great bout lee hsien loongs and him being a PM?he isnt even woth $100,000/year even!

the mexican government has economy made outa big MNC and everyone there has not enough money even if they werked fer intel etc??in spore...its almost the same...everyone hasnt ebough $$$ even if they werked for big MNC for years!!!

PM lee is just a spoilt brat...thats why obama probably asked reporters to interview asking him if his salary is even wortth 1/10 the amount even!!what did he do??produce factories that make a $billion /year??did he make anything so far????!!!

ditzy SG

I want to be able to spend $35,000 for a 2 week holiday in Paris to learn french cooking.

Is that too much to ask?

Please add "with my family."

Rock^Star SG

so shameless one ah?

Rock^Star SG

raise their own salaries and then "debate" about it in parliament.....so many walkovers and not elected, lydat they call capable ah? Who selected LHL to be the sec-gen of PAP in the first place?

Definitely not us citizens. Got choice meh?

Arapahoe SG

I want to be able to spend $35,000 for a 2 week holiday in Paris to learn french cooking.

Is that too much to ask?

I only need 1/3 of that for a 2 weeks in Napa Valley for wine tasting........: )