So, by your reasoning even if NKF,s board are found engaged in
cronism and malpractices, with the support of government, such
cronism and malpractices can also be dismissed by our first-class
leaders with the same typical one-liner: "Which country does not
have cronism?"
Neh... I won't say tat because there r many companies tat do not
have cronism. 
In fact I can safely say most companies,
about 99.9% of them do not have such obscene cronism. I think we
should be fair here. Bureaucracy is a common and non lethal
problem. I can safely say even in private sector there r many
bureacractic problems. I can give a figur of 50%. It is totally
different from corruption which is uncommon and lethal. The extent
is different. Furthermore, why do u think singapore gov have
serious problem in beauracracy compared with other country ? Is it
difficult to register for business ? Is the library unchanging for
years ? Is it more convenient to pay tax through online ? Do we see
increasing red tape or increasing improvement to services ? Frankly
speaking singapore seems to be performing very well in tis
aspect
If average household necessity expenses e.g. transport, utility,
medical, telephone and essential government services is hitting
S$1,000 pm due to constant taxing and recovering of costs against
citizens while the majority of citizens in the lower income
household cannot even earn S$1,000 per month how do you reckon they
could pay for their three meals.
When Mr. Tan jumped the MRT track, he had only S$9 to buy a package
of food for his son and he was left with S$16.00 in his pocket
having been rejected of assistance by his MP. What kind of society
are we building? Whose fault was it that he ought to jump the MRT
track.
Well there r help for family tat live in poverty
http://app.mcys.gov.sg/web/corp_press_story.asp?szMod=corp&szSubMod=press&qid=263
As individuals from low income families tend to be lowly educated,
the scheme will provide grants to help the parents upgrade
themselves. Their children will be given bursaries to ensure they
receive a good education. Every eligible family could receive up to
$100,000 worth of benefits, if they do their part to upgrade their
skills and keep their families small.
...
Monthly household income of $1500 or below
So if the person is tat poor, the gov will step in and provide help
for them. I think tat the available help provided is adequate.
Remember the money given to the poor have to come off from
somewhere. R u willing to pay anther 3% GST so we can be sure they
r helped substantially ?
This is one lessen our ministers must learn - do not boast if
they cannot deliver as they would lose their credibility,
reputation, and integrity and their claims to the court to possess
such qualities in so many defamation suits against political
opponents would then be dubious and unjustified.
Tis is a goal u see... it is the role model, the point we
reached the possible peak from the current outlook. Remember the
saying "aim high aim for the sky. If it fall it fall on the head of
a cocoonut tree". There r a lot of students tat aimed for full A's
for their A level but get only a few. R u going to say they r
boastful and losing their credibility, reputation and integrity
?
So the economic restructuring plans announced in 1993-1995,
1997-1999 and 2000-2004 recessions consisted of trials and errors
after all instead of holistic implementation of strategies to
re-position Singapore Jurong as a value-adding technology-driven
hub.
...
To be fair, everybody take calculated risk because no one can
predict the future. If u say singapore have push their cost too
high, then New york, tokyo, hong kong and all major developed city
suffer the same fate. Can u named me a more developed city than
singapore yet have a very low cost compared with singapore ? If u
can name me 1 city in asia, then I will be forced to agree with
your point. Otherwise u have to agree with my point tat it is an
economy imposibility to have low cost and economically developed
city at the same time, especially when it have no resources. Fair ?
Otherwise u r just telling me a story of a horse tat can run but
don't eat. (Yu yao ma er pao, yu yao ma er bu chi cao)
P.S: Frankly I think it is difficult for u to prove tis since I
have the figure tat show singapore have the highest quality of
living in asia
And again, I have to repeat suzhou is consider a commercial
success. If it brings in profit, I have no complaints since the
profit is pulled in to lower the cost of living in singapore. Tat
is wat u want isn't it ?
You must have forgotten, PM Lee in his inauguration speech in
2004 has promised to build an inclusive society probably realizing
the big mistake committed by his father in denying people's views
and participation in political process.
I think u r exaggerating the actual words he said. I believe he
say a more open society, and I have listed some signs of it really
being open such as speech corner, no suing of opposition last
election, more feedback and debate on key issues, debating on the
internet etc. I don't think he say "big mistakes committed by his
father"
People have their views on any issues or problems. The job of
the government is to serve them taking into consideration the views
good or bad. Do not continue to be so confrontation as if it is
like the lawyer he must always fight to win.
It depend on how u view a voice of gov as. U can say they r like
lawyers always must win, but they can be seen as experts on a field
which show an insight on the real difficulty of reality. As said if
your point is valid, why do u fear "lawyers" ? Have u no confident
in your points and certain they can't stand scrutiny ? Their work
is even being scrutinise by u now, but u don't want them to
scrutinise u. Is it fair ?
Government is not employed and paid to behave like a lawyer to
argue with the people. Government must serve the people so that it
will bring about the greatest benefits to the greatest number as
was believed too by MM Lo why can't he just do it and stop
confronting the people like a lawyer.
Tat is true but which is good point which is bad points ? EVen
when gov have to implement policies they have to stand scrutiny and
opposition tat fight to win as well. In all sectors tat is true as
well.
If the president and PM was so remorseful after the Hotel New
World collapse as to say the they would not leave any stone
unturned to find the real
...
Don't tell me our president and PM were not men of honour who will
means every word they say?
I think we need to be fair and know tat one cannot find out all
the fault of a company tat intentionally want to deceive u. I do
not think tat a parent can even ensure his child will follow all
the family rules perfectly, wats more, companies and u have limited
resources.
If it is not so easy to achieve for goodness sake don't boast
and say that there will be jobs jobs jobs, asset enhancements and
we are world class in this or that. Be humble and everybody will
understand if we do not achieve that kind or half of that kind of
standard like the swiss standard of living.
As said earlier, it is a goal And goals r set high. And we r indeed world class in many aspects
as well. Swiss is not the world
