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Lee Hsien Loong: PAP is doing good, Opposition is going against
human nature
At the global asia conference held yesterday (Sep 19), Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched a post-election political attack
against the Opposition parties calling their approach “dangerous
and going against human nature” because his government is “doing
good”.
“The opposition’s storyline was (that) the Government is doing
good; you vote for us, the Government will work even
harder. That’s a very dangerous approach and it goes against
human nature”
The PM went on to add that the strong mandate in the recent
election shows that Singaporeans agree with the PAP government
policies and has nothing to do with more or less social policies
for Singaporeans. He however acknowledged that there are some
“anxieties” over specific policies but his government will try to
address them:
“Most Singaporeans agreed with us that the way to build a
relationship and develop close bonds for the future was to work
with the Government… As for whether the results validated the
shift to the left in social policies, (I) do not see this as
more welfare or less welfare. Rather, the Government tries to
address specific sources of anxiety, such as housing and jobs. But
aspirations are hardest to meet, he said, for new ones emerge even
as old ones have been fulfilled.”
Photo Lee Hsien Loong from Chew Seng Kim The Straits Times
Although housing and job opportunities shortage are one of the many
“anxieties” faced by Singaporeans, PM Lee Hsien Loong did not
clarify about the main ones like a 6.9 population target and the
state of retirement fund CPF. Singapore is currently overpopulated
which resulted in the shortage and failures of it s infrastructural
support like the MRT trains. The CPF retirement issue has also
surfaced as a major worry because more Singaporeans are
unable to retire and have to work past the retirement age of 65 due
to insufficient payout from the retirement fund.