Well, I guess in Singapore there are a few kinds of
people:
1. People who are resigned to receiving only crumbs from the govt,
and say there is nothing much else they can do (The self-admitted
loser)
2. People with elitist attitude that insists the govt is doing very
well, and that the rest of the population should shut up and resign
themselves to fate (selfish elites)
3. People who whine a lot but yet don't dare to do anything when
the time comes (ie elections)
4. People who protest and think of ways to get themselves out of
the mess.
From what I can see in this forum, most of the voices of protest
are people whom geuninely know what they are talking about, and
thus should belong to type 4.
I know I belong to Type 4. Coz I broke out of the silly policy of
low pay, 'high bonuses' as dictated by the govt, to reach the high
pay that I deserve.
But you know what's real agonising for me? Its to see so many
Singaporeans being capable, and yet not able to see that they are
worth much more than what this govt claims they are worth.
Make no mistake. Singaporeans' being generally lowly paid bodes
WELL for the elitist govt, becoz being a developed economy, and
with our govt pressing our pay abnormally lower than many of the
other developed economies, it makes Singapore an attractive
destination of investment for many many companies.
Unfortunately, these investments don't flow down to the people, but
instead goes direct into their own pockets. (unless you take their
miserable hundreds that they give you for the GST as part of the
flow)
I find it really hypocritical that the Govt pays themselves so
well, and then the people are paid so much lower than they
deserve.
Our country is HEAPLOADS RICH, with billions and billions of
reserves (Such that the Shin Corp fiasco is small change), but yet,
the people are finding it tougher and tougher to make ends
meet.
To the elitist here in this forum, pls don't pretend you know the
plight of the general population, when your wife is driving an
Audi, and you pretend you know everything we discuss about here
(including your stupid insistence that Govt = PAP)
