National project... roads are public goods, commons for all to
consume. These things are paid for when every we pay our
taxes be it income tax, gst etc.
But fair enough, legislators are voted in by the people to
represent their interest. And hence all that "oh you didn't vote
for me, so you don't get new public goods." Dirty, but
fair... so lets let that slip for now.
However, that also means that if constituency votes for them,
they then become obligated to finish that promised project by the
promised timeline. If not, the people of the constituency
would have been scammed of their votes. In the long run, as
long as the PAP has the resources to fulfil their promises, this
incentive based campaign strategy will work. It will bite
them back in the rear end if they should be unable fulfil what they
have obligated.
In any case, opposition strategies are limited for now. They
should focus on engaging the PAP on timelines rather on what they
promised to do. Upgrade lifts? By When? The strategy
will have low short term yields but may be promising in the long
term.
