Originally posted by BillyBong:
Hi Ti Lik,
In all fairness, politics is like a game.
Mah Bow Tan is perfectly in his right to claim that the people in
Potong Pasir and Hougang voted out the Ruling Party candidates and
therefore their incumbent MPs are in no position to demand funding
from the govt.
It's a simple case of majority rules and if the people in those
constituencies have voted as such, then the Ruling Party have to
'respect' their decision. Low Thia Khiang and Chiam See Tong will
have to find some other means to obtain their funding. It's no
point barking up the wrong tree.
Overall, their attempts in parliament to raise the awareness that
taxpayers' monies have been unethically utilized by the ruling
party have been sucessful. The ruling party have so far been
[b]UNABLE to couter
this argument. Their counter position has always been: you didn't
vote me, so you get zero goodies.
On the issue of GST increases, let's be realistic: it can only
rise. The fact that it came about now is no surprise, seeing as how
the public transport companies have also gone through with their
price hike despite vehement protests from the people.
It has been a regular trend that prices rise after elections. A
smart investor could even put some money into stocks and property
and watch them pay dividends after elections. Unfortunately, when
we raise price hiking as an issue, we are accused of being
whiners and
lack constructive
criticism. At the same time, Singaporeans
themselves are absent minded, having seen first hand the
ruthlessness of the Ruling Party in driving their targets thru,
without a thought for those who are left behind.
Lee Junior mentioned in parliament that Low Thia Khiang had jumped
the gun by assuming that the budget package he proposed would only
last a year or so. He emphasized that a 'wait and see' policy
should be adopted. Yet he chose to announce the GST increase at
this time.
Somehow, it wouldn't be shocking if his budget plan lasted only for
a year...
[/b]
I disagree with you about what you said about Mah Bow Tan. Yes.
The opposition party are in no position to demand funds from the
government becasue it so happen that they do not belong to the
ruling party.
However, have you stop to think that the country's treasury is
suppose to be used for all Singaporeans reagardless of the
constituencies they are from? PAP is just the ruling party that
forms part of the government, and they are NOT the government. So
what gives them the right to deny the people of Potong Pasir and
Hougang the funds to upgrade their estates?
If we are to play along with the ruling party resonings that
because their party's candidate have not been voted for, and hence,
the funds cannot be allocated to that area, then, can we say that a
portion of the tax payer's money from that two areas be scheduled
to the fundings for these area's upgrading works?
