1.
Labor.
Ensure Freedom to Unionize: Obama
believes that workers should have the freedom to choose whether to
join a union without harassment or intimidation from their
employers. Obama cosponsored and is strong advocate for the
Employee Free Choice Act, a bipartisan effort to assure that
workers can exercise their right to organize. He will continue to
fight for EFCA's passage and sign it into law.
Protect Striking Workers: Obama supports the
right of workers to bargain collectively and strike if necessary.
He will work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers,
so workers can stand up for themselves without worrying about
losing their livelihoods.
[Oh this Obama guy really has alot
to learn from Singapore! We (in Singapore) all know the main role
of unions is to persuade workers to accept collective wage cuts
during recessions and to moderate their demands when times are
good.]
2. Tackling
Poverty. Obama will raise the minimum wage and index it to
inflation to make sure that full-time workers can earn a living
wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for basic
needs such as food, transportation, and housing.
[Minimum wage is an idea
repeatedly rejected by our esteemed leadership. Having no minimum
wage allows a govt to boast that it has created numerous jobs that
does not pay enough for basic living and to berate its citizens for
being fussy when they reject these jobs. Come on.... people who
cannot make a decent living because there are thousands imported
from Bangladesh willing to do their jobs cheaper should be taught
to accept inevitable fate instead of trying to raise a family on
their low salaries.]
3. Shine Light on Earmarks
and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and
Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by
disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark,
along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be
approved by the full Senate.
[I hope that Mr. Obama understands
that spending our national estate upgrading budget selectively on
constituencies based on political support does not amount to pork
barrel politics. It serves to educate voters on the importance of
their votes.]
4. Open Up Government to its Citizens. Making
government data available online in universally accessible formats
to allow citizens to make use of that data to comment, derive
value, and take action in their own communities.
[I think Obama has alot to learn
when it comes to dealing with govt information. Singapore as gone
on the other direction by use of the OSA (Official Secret Act) to
prevent govt data from ever getting to the hands of the citizens.
Singapore has no Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)which means you
can only get data that the govt chooses to release to you..... data
that will help you understand that your govt is doing a great job
and that you should be grateful for their leadership. All other
forms of data is considered harmful, confidential and against
national interest. All you need to know is how great your govt
is.]
Looks like Barak Obama has alot to
learn about leadership, good governance and integrity from
Singapore leaders. His lack of grooming really shows up in his
desire to bring drastic change to his country. Singapore leaders
carefully selected and groomed for the job knows the importance of
promoting harmony and acceptance rather than change. They harmonise
the goals of the power elite with the amount of hardship ordinary
Singaporeans can be made to endure to perpetuate a system they have
created to give themselves the highest remuneration in the world.
Singaporeans are lucky to have good leaders.
