I got to agree with you on this.
Which kid worries about COEs and ERPs?
With the coming election, I would think both sides will be
battling hard to start laying the groundwork now to try to convert
potential voters.
So far, I think more people are leaning and or converting
towards the opposition because of the massive blunders in the
previous few years by the incumbents.
The opposition doesn't even need to lift too much of a finger to
convinvce voters this time round. Just sit back and watch the
incumbent talk their way into a bigger hole. 
You are wrong.
There is a chain effect. Yes, a child dun have to worry with ERP
and COE, but think this:
Some of the child (18) got a car because her dad is a
businessman.
Now, everyday must go to school, which means everyday (Except
weekends) may have to go pass CBD etc because not everybody in the
East study in Temasek Poly or people living in Woodlands, Sembawang
and Yishun ended up in Republic Poly etc.
Like this, then there is a chance to go via ERP and maybe there
is a limit her dad give on ERP allowance. (Buying a car is a
birthday present most likely dont cover these, just like lucky
draw)
Of course, this is extreme case. Lets look at more realistic
case.
Dad owns a car. Everyday he is burden with ERP becoz the work
place in CBD when they live in non CBD areas.
Now what happen is, becoz he dont earn so much, with the ever
expanding ERP, and price increasing, it means he can give to the
family is getting less and less.
With the income to the family is decreasing, then what a mother
of a child could do is the reduce the allowance for their
child.
It affects in all age group of child.
For primary school kid, it means that they have 1 less pokemon
card to trade or an ice-cream.
For secondary school kid, it means that they have 1 less bag,
accessories or movie with their friends etc
For Poly / JC kid, it means that they have less money to save
for another pa toh-ing date, or give their gf / bf present in an
upcoming "important date".
So, they cant blame their parents for incompetence in providing
enough allowance for all these but government for collecting too
much money from their family and in result of reduce in all these
things stated above.
