change the govt.
Popular government does not mean you have to be popular
when you govern.
meaning as long as they are happy or think its right matters.
All it means is at the end of your term, you've done all
the unpopular things that were necessary to get you where you have
to go and you get there. You're successful and everybody's better
off. That's how we govern," said the Minister
Mentor.
is they how they govern by taking care of the successful one such
as the middle upper, upper class elites only?
"If you govern by the polls, just keeping them happy for
the next day, you'll be in trouble (because) we'll never make any
progress."
by making singaporeans happy can get them into trouble and non
progress?
The government has promised there will be an offset package
to help the needy cope with the proposed two percentage point hike
in the GST.
how? by rebating us $400/yr when we could have spent over $1000 on
the extra 2% GST?
And Mr Lee said Singapore is not alone when it comes to a widening
income gap caused by globalisation. But he expects things to
equalise in the next 10 years, depending on how fast lesser
developed countries can catch up and be on par in skills with
Singaporeans.
By then, a new steady state will be struck between the higher and
lower income groups. - CNA /ls [/b]
But singapore are alone when income gap of our politicians become
wider and wider in comparison with the rest of the world.
now that is not part of the globalisation.
