The local news papers are out of this world living in a fiction factory kinda of mode where fairy tales are conjured up for the masses.

Its really refreshing to read up on agree with what is actually going on in Singapore. (The truth is sweet!)

I guess, if you want the truth, you got to seek it….. and you aint gonna find it in our news papers.

The internet, blogs and forums are the place to be for information.

News papers are the thing of the past laced with fairy tales and happy endings.

Every MP should know who needs aid in his area and go forward to provide them with the assistance.

I believe they have never worked in a MNC before where we are told to be PRO active and not reactive.

Setting up commitees and coming up with new slogans is a thing of the past. Dont think it will work in this day and age.

Ever wondered why we need to pay TV licence when we are not the ones broadcasting ?

i remember that along with the GST increase, the govt reduced corporate tax, in line with HK’s reduction as well.

then, to maintain a balanced budget, they raised the GST instead (because we cant really protest about it, can we?).

just to make it nicer to swallow, thats why they say its for the poor.

yes, now that they’ve miscalculated, i really wonder how much they will really spend on the poor.

HK govt also had a surplus – but they made immediate announcements to spend on that surplus – giving tax breaks all round, spending more on practically all fronts. even completely stopped taxing wine. just to balance the budget.

But i guess u dont hear this enough in Singapore eh? i even heard the almost negligible flu outbreak affecting children here has gotten sensationalist coverage in Singapore. Either that or the terrible pollution, or Edison eh?

For people interest in life of famous dictator who was elected as spokesperson for common people but finally end up as double-standard dicator due to absolute power, take a read about life of Oliver Cromwell,

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cromwell_england.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Exhibitions/Cromwell/cromwell.htm

This dictator lives a life very similar to LKY and his coffers. But what happen to him in the end ? His body was dug up and hung. His head is chopped off and be played like football for over century.

Sometimes I wonder whether the 2% GST increase which is collected by the Gahmen and supposedly to help the poor has in any way really help those people who are really in need or it merely adds to the coffers for the Gahmen to dispense it in any way they deem fit.

Or perhaps in reality the additional revenue collected is actually helping those who really needs the least help such as contribution to the extra pay for our talented world class Ministers.

Is there any way of finding out where the increased GST monies actually goes ? I would be pleasantly surprised if our PAP Ministers can come out with a clear answer.

Dr.Huang

He doesn’t have the option of buying food as and when he wants to, much less clothes, shoes, PSP, XBox, handphone, etc that kids nowadays consider as default items they should have.

Every can is his life, even vase and plant he makes is part of his life. The best thing we can do, is to buy a little bit of this man’s life, let him live with some dignity in his twilight years. The is a proud man standing on his own 2 feet, relying on nothing but his own hands and mind and ability, nothing that $1.96m/year will ever understand or even bother to think about.

with yr big mthly pay cheque, what is five dollar to u. u can afford to buy 5 handmade vases from him every month to give to anyone right? or u prefer to keep those money for yourself so that you feel more secure when you sleep at night . majulah singapura .

If I recall correctly, Vivian Balakrishnan once asked, not too long ago, whether we should pity those who are picking up cardboards and tin cans to make a living. I believe he said they were “self-reliant” or something to that effect. Will try and find that quote.

In the meantime, you are right. There are many who are just making ends meet – and they are our elderly and weak.

As Martyn See once showed us: Nation Builders

Regards,
Andrew Loh

Thanks for highlighting this to us.

Dr.Huang