Attempts by the government to engage in open feedback have been
at best half-hearted. I would appreciate the government to address
some of our concerns rather than just brushing us aside like rag
dolls after we have given our votes. Their explanations being that
the policies are like good medicine that must be taken. Dear sir,
can you please kindly explain why this medicine is good for us
instead of shoving it down our throat?
Well the gov always state the reason why the medicine is good
for u, it is just tat it is not accepted. Some of the concerns is
true, but there is no real solution sadly... maybe u can propose
practical suggestions on how to solve the problem of stagnant wages
?
The onus is on the government to convince most of the general
public, however it appears to me that most are not convinced. A
quick survey amongst your friends and colleagues will quickly
confirm what I said.
Well the gov should acts in the best manner tat is good for the
citizen. Looking at the example of IR, there r people tat will
never be convinced, such as asking religious people to accept IR. 6
months for the decision and the convincing, yet there r always
people who r not convinced... Give it another 1 year and people r
still not going to be convinced. In the end someone had to make the
decision
Lee, who has been prime minister
since August 2004, took significant political risk when he made the
decision, with some of his cabinet members even against the plan.
Nonetheless, Lee decided to go ahead with the decision; he
stated:
"As prime minister, I carry the ultimate responsibility for the
decision".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Casino
Since he had already say it tat way, I guess the cast is set.
Rather than recognizing and considering the views and feedbacks
of intellects and scholars only, the government will do well to
enable the common joe, armchair critics to examine and dissect
positions taken by our leaders. Valuable feedback can be obtained
from these sessions and it will greatly entrench their image of a
genuinely concerned government and gives them the advantage of
addressing and fixing loopholes that they have not previously
thought of.
How do u know their views r not recognised or not asked ?
HDB dwellers as we all know are not nomads. We do not move base
every 5 years. On average, families can easily reside in their
current abode for 10 years and more. Should the government kindly
reduce the prices for their HDB units by say $30,000, it could mean
an additional $40,000 for Singaporeans in their CPF kitty when they
retire.
The advantage? The citizens get to pay off their housing more
quickly, meanwhile the government can still utilize our CPF money
to invest in their off-shore investments. Its a win-win situation
for both parties but the banks (and the money minded MIW) will of
course prefer that the average joe bleed for a longer period.
Well i don't think money flies so much so tat the CPF money can
double itself to reduce the price HDB unit by letting gov to invest
it. 
In fact losses can be made in investing. If tat being known, where
should the rest of the money for the HDB come from ? Frankly, tat
is really a passive way of working in a way tat "I not going to
make more money nor I take the risk of investing my money, gov
should make more money for me by letting them investing my money".
Do u treat the gov as your parent or superman ?
Well in big organization, you can sack a non-performer easily.
Once you have regulars as kakis, they will reveal to you that
nobody gets fired in SAF. Rather they will wait for your contract
to expire. Meanwhile all you need to do is to stay out of mischief
as that would give them a reason to terminate your contract. Many
competent Regulars have left the force because they dont feel
appreciated. Promotions come when the time comes, and the general
advice given by the seniors is that just do what you are told,
dont go and be a hero.
Tat is very true. Unless u cock up big time u r not going to be
fired. But then do u think gov should fire people who cannot
perform ? A lot of people will be fired u know. Wat happened to
these people then ? If they cannot perform even in public sector,
they r going to be worse off in private sector. So we have a big
social problem then isn't it ? Furthermore, there face a shortage
of people applying for public job like teachers, army or police. Is
a slightly performing badly battalion worse than no battalion ? At
least they follow orders, can run and shoot straight.
In SAF, a military organization, you find massive wastage of
manpower and time devoted to their commitment to maintaining their
ISOXXXX. Ive seen officers devoting their time to reports after
reports with little interaction with the men. How are you going to
command respect with your men when you distance yourself from
them?
To maintain ISO thingy is not only a problem for public sector
but private secotr as well. However the objective is to make the
system more effective. And sad to say, in the military and police,
it is written in their training that they cannot be too familar
with the people below them. Otherwise they cannot make good
judgement but emotional judgement in time of crisis like deploying
the soldiers which is critical for success but suicidal...
Tis is really going to be the last reply to the threads in speakers
corner 
I have not time for tis....
