rinpoche wrote:
I think our govt promised us a Swiss standard of living. They
didn't say that our system is modelled after the Swiss.
Anyway, it's one man one vote here. People deserve the govt they
voted for. Who are we to say what's right and what's wrong to the
people who have chosen what they want?
Matilah_Singapura wrote:
(1) How much reserve is enough reserve for the government?
Anything more than $100 is too much. The "reserves" should be with
the people, not the government.
If the state needs to "do something", they have to ASK (not FORCE)
the people for the money. And if the people refuse, the state can't
do anything and the matter is closed.
This is the way the Swiss operate the state can't even spend for
one single parking meter, unless the people agree to it.
Hang on a minute... I thought Singapore is modeled after the
Swiss...
Oh yah, the state has to go to the people to get the people to
approve of state salaries too. Not suka-suka pay yourself big
bucks...as they do in Singapore.
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(2) How much corporatisation is enough ?
Zero - if it is not private i.e. if it is not FULLY owned and
controlled by private citizens (people not affiliated with the
state)
100% if the corporations delivering "social services" are
controlled by private citizens. That means our grandmothers will be
shareholders, as well as hawkers, teachers, bus drivers etc...
average folks owning thier country, thru the market. Absolutely
wonderful!
The worst situation is the one now: the "mixed" political economy.
So "privatisation" can mean that the state can form "companies" to
play-play in the free market, sabotage private and individual
enterprise... and HOARD all the dough in the name of
"reserves".
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The idea of freedom is grounded by the idea of PRIVATE PROPERTY. To
gauge the extent of the ideas of individual freedom and also of
private property, the answer to one question speaks volumes:
Who OWNS the country? The People, or The State?
Reply (By Robertteh)
If people cannot vote freely to choose their best individual
candidates as MPs as the best candidates are shut out or prevented
from standing from election by the deviously designed GRC
block-voting scheme, who is at fault?
Look at all the wrongs being committed by all the people in power
by paying themselves any salaries they like etc through self-voting
and self-canvassing for their own salaries and benefits in all
kinds of power game which does not obey any laws or benefit the
people.
So to do well and to compete globally the whole system of
government will have to learn from NKF and change.
