Hi friends,
I am a student overseas.
I like to know :
1. Is it true that leaders of Opposition like WP
being representatives in the parliament, are also considered
as Civil servants? If so, are they getting the same kind of high
salary as other civil servants? If not, does it mean that civil
servant is a term for the ruling party? Does WP have people
working in any town council ? What rank or salary scale does
leaders like LTK / Sylvia belong to? Do they get the same kinds of
salary?
For a democracy to be vibrant and thriving, I believe opposition
should become stronger for the benefit of society. Towards an even
more transparent and accountable society where more people's views
can be represented.
To achieve this, I believe that Opposition leaders salaries
should be also very high in order, as they say, to attract and
retain the best and brightest for singapore.
Afterall, what is this salary compared to the GDP?
Or do you believe in a democracy with weak or no opposition?
anyone prefer a 1-party system ? Not that it is so now. In the 1st
place, is it ideal to have a democracy that is formed by 1-party
only? Is it incorrect by the definition of
democratic society? Not that it is currently so. But still, we need
to convince ourselves what is the correct form of democracy , if
indeed democracy is what the people want.