Why get yourself into deeper trouble by setting up a different
protest, when CSJ and his SDP is already making enough ruckus to
give the Government ?
CSJ had confronted this issue but failed miserably when his
published figures were not carefully vetted by anyone skillfull
enough with statistics, and was demolished by George Yeo in a
public debate.
Since 1993, the Cost of Living has been a major simmering issue
amongst Singaporeans, and no one seems to be able to put his finger
on the issue, as the daily propaganda machinery continued with the
'feel good
atmosphere' in support of the Government.
If there had been permit allowing for demonstrations to protest on
the same scale as the Koreans, Taiwanese and Hongkongers,
Singaporeans will probably have a political voice to
voice loudly against the huge profits of Government Linked
Companies being given additonal leeway to increase their
pricing for public services.
It is obscene that when those public services were operated by
Private Enterprise (in the 1970s), there were government objections
to allow these Private Enterprises to increase their pricing; and
yet these Government Linked Companies providing the same services
are continuously having their price structure reviewed on an upward
basis.
Perhaps it will be more effective - and safer for most Singaporeans
to support CSJ and his SDP, or even LTK and the WP - by providing
them with information, statistics, and relevant data so as to allow
them to be more effective in their role to confront the Government,
who has been elected by less than 44% of the Singapore population
involved in the election process.
