PM can't retire from politics in S'pore?

last SG · 2008-09-02T07:56:27+00:00

If ministers get high pension,will they voluntarily work for the govt free of charge?

PRP SG

LHL & GCT need not be PM.They can have good lives in the private sector.

GCT once seemed to regret to become politicians. But when they have become PM,they wouldn't want to step down.

Goh Keng Swee & Tony Tan stepped down willingly.But they were just DPM.

LKY is another former PM who seem unable to retire from ploitics.

FireIce SG

after PM got SM
after SM got MM

the true retirement is only when u are DM

D stands for dead

Beautiful951 SG

Well, familiarity is ok.

pearlie27 SG

LHL & GCT need not be PM.They can have good lives in the private sector.

GCT once seemed to regret to become politicians. But when they have become PM,they wouldn't want to step down.

Goh Keng Swee & Tony Tan stepped down willingly.But they were just DPM.

LKY is another former PM who seem unable to retire from ploitics.

Not many emperors retired voluntarily you know?

SevenEleven SG

because there are simplly no one else capable for the task

ChoCoChips SG

how do u let go after u've tasted power?

nt easy one leh

alwaysdisturbed SG

look at some of those who stepped down.

kenna investigated for corruptions.

Medicated Oil SG

I agreed with alwaysdisturbed.

Look at Ah Bian.

That is why the old man is holding on to special power so that he will not be sued.

Power corrupts and no one is a saint.

Man!x SG

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

skythewood SG

wait til anwar gets into power, than he confirm will dig the skeletons of mahathir..

Fantagf SG

In Singapore, there are more advantages to be politicians than in commercial sector. In politics, there is no end in money making from the people. In business, when times are down, business is affected. Being politicians in Singapore, business still goes on during bad times and profits will soar with the coming transport fares increment by 3% instead of 1% to 2% last year.

skythewood SG

and now he makes millions mentoring goh chok tong, who mentor his son, can get sponsored trip to watch olympics, how senang is that? why retire?

Fantagf SG

and now he makes millions mentoring goh chok tong, who mentor his son, can get sponsored trip to watch olympics, how senang is that? why retire?

Ah yew said retirement means death, he will not retire. He said that if possible he wants to stop retirement in Singapore. May be if he retires, all dirt will surface once he loses power, huh ha.

jojobeach SG

Ah yew said retirement means death, he will not retire. He said that if possible he wants to stop retirement in Singapore. May be if he retires, all dirt will surface once he loses power, huh ha.

It's like saying " You want me to retire ? OVER MY DEAD BODY !!"

Fantagf SG

It's like saying " You want me to retire ? OVER MY DEAD BODY !!"

Yes. Retirement means no more filthy obscene pay in the bank every month. Retirement means no control, power, authority for him. He can't survive without being dictator. A dictator, always a dictator even to/on the day he dies.

jojobeach SG

He can get his pension wat.. pension is money.. but no need to work anymore....

It is rather obvious..to Senior Lee.... his son LHL is too incompetent to fully take over.

He is actually insulting his own son.

I trust Senior Lee, so now I also have no confident in LHL.

Fantagf SG

He can get his pension wat.. pension is money.. but no need to work anymore....

It is rather obvious..to Senior Lee.... his son LHL is too incompetent to fully take over.

He is actually insulting his own son.

I trust Senior Lee, so now I also have no confident in LHL.

Believe part of the reason is because of the hopeless son. Frankly, like it or not, LKY was a much better PM than the hopeless son. In Cantonese, we say "hmm chang hey".

skythewood SG

if the son is hopeless... why is he the PM?

Fantagf SG

if the son is hopeless... why is he the PM?

It is a good question to ask LKY, you go ask him.

jojobeach SG

if the son is hopeless... why is he the PM?

Actually.. LHL admitted in one of the interviews... that he is "groomed" for politics.