Defence spending
and NS liability in Singapore should be cut. If the defence
spending is cut, the GST, income tax and corporate tax may also be
cut as well. Thus, bringing more income and purchasing power to
Singaporeans and the businesses. With more purchasing power in the
hands of Singaporeans, it can lead to more demands for goods and
services and thus, better business to the companies.
With a
reduction in corporate tax rate, it can also boost business profits
in Singapore and attract more foreign investments into the country
and create more jobs for Singaporeans.
Why should the welfare of 1 big money wasting machine (not war
fighting machine) come at the expense of majority of Singaporeans?
Does a huge defence spending lead to a strong SAF? With a huge army
based on a forward defence strategy, with its offensive weapons
such as attack helicopters, MBTs, Chinooks, it also generate the
risks that a war with our neighbours can be sparked off in times of
crisis due to military necessity, instead of resolving through
diplomacy.
Moreover, by
launching a 1st strike becos of military necessity in times of
crisis with our neighbours, Singapore will become the aggressor in
the eyes of international community. Hence, Singapore may be
condemned by UN instead.
Well,
terrorism is an internal threat and comes under the purview of the
Home Affairs. Does a few terrorists need such a big army to fight?
Moreover, while the PAP is calling Singaporeans to defend their
home, they are at the same times bringing in more foreign talents
to take away the jobs and HDB flats of Singaporeans. Hence,
Singaporeans had been called to serve 2 years of NS and 10-ICT
cycle to defend the jobs and homes of the foreigners living in
Singapore. Statistics of Singapore revealed that 34% of the
population are PRs/foreigners.
With
the influx of foreigners into Singapore, Singapore has already been
colonised by foreigners through economic means, not military means.
Hence, the threat of national security and defence of our nation is
no longer at the military front. Hence, defence spending should be
cut and foreign talents restricted in Singapore. This is what the
Singapore government should focus on in terms of national security.
Moreover, Sun Tzu said that “To fight and conquer is not supreme
excellence; Supreme excellence means to conquer the enemy without
fighting.” The PAP is focusing on defending Singapore in the wrong
front and the RP is right that defence spending be cut and foreign
workers restricted in Singapore.
War is not about
who is right, but who is left.