Unfortunately and until today, they still do not have a right system to protect and progress their culture & people as a whole. While the lesser mortal people are willing, the emperor’s edict is final. It is a multi-generational cycle which keeps on feeding itself. Imagine giving tainted milk to your own kind, your own future.

I love the story about 岳飞 because of his loyalty of the highest degree. However, his loyalty only resulted in his own dismissal. And we have a funny culture of not wanting to call a spade a spade when dealing with emperor or mini-emperor or for any matter anyone related to the emperor.

You may just be a piece of decorative linen trying to cover a basketful of rotten eggs.

Have a good laugh!

Bloody hell, if I probe the govt with questions, they are not happy.

If I don’t probe, the people get angry with me.

Wah, $3 million salary not easy to earn man! Pai Tan!

I have yet to hear the PM, SM and MM making this pledge together
with all their PAP MPs ……
“My loyalty is first and foremost to the people of Singapore.”

And may I add…. “without fear or favour to any political party.”

Its not about whether the opp or alternative MPs can perform better, its all about the present bunch of papees MPs are so scared of others who can out performed them, so they will lose their $million salaries. Its all about money and nothing else here in our present govt.

He was willing to lay his life down for his country much to the admiration of the latter generations – not what he did then because he defied the emperor’s edict to return from the battleground and insisted on fighting the enemy pushing them near defeat. Many distanced themselves from this apparently recacitrant general and some called for his execution because of his defiant. 诏书下了三次，岳飞都加以拒绝，不受开府仪同三司(一品官衔)的爵赏和三千五百户食邑的封赐。他在辞谢中，痛切地表示反对议和：“今日之事，可危而不可安，可忧而不可贺。”并再次表示收复中原的决心，“愿定谋于全胜，期收地于两河，唾手燕云，终欲复仇而报国。”这无异于给宋高宗当头泼了冷水，从而更使赵构、秦桧怀恨在心。“但岳飞不顾个人得失，坚持抗战到底的立场，率领军队，联络北方义军，卓有成效地从事抗金战争，筹划收复中原、统一祖国，成为全国抗金民族战争中的有力支柱。

President Ong’s words: “My loyalty is first and foremost, to the people of Singapore. It has always been so, and will always remain so.” warms my heart and he’ll be judged on his merits, contributions, dedications and loyalty to Singapore. Many of us, I believe, share my sentiments.

So dipping into our reserve at this juncture all worth it ? I am critical but I like to share my thoughts on this. President Nathan approved it, the Cabinet passed it. I am critical and I think many of us are waiting to see what this $4.5 billion can do.

I admit that the Budget is skewed with a $4.5 billion for Jobs Credit. Before taking time to read Sylvia’s parliamentary delivery, I was contemplating the same job loss insurance pegged on PMETs or those who lost job due to retrenchment. The rules can be transparent pegged on their 3 years average of IRAS submission. The insurance can give x% of their last drawn capped at $y. However, this answer only one part of the left side of the equation. It puts money in the hands of the retrenched;what about the right side of the equation where we need to get a job for the retrenched or discouraging employers to retrench? If it does none of the right side, then the left side can only spur consumption without corresponding job gain,skill up-skilling or discouragement from retrenchment. We know in MPS that those in needs have few requests – mortgage deferment (doable), utility assistance (doable),childrens’ education (doable, limited to 6 months, expendable if necessary), town council conservancy (doable,with discretionary cut). Helps can be focused on these variables. Targeted.

The Job Credits is a front-loaded, supply side initiative for the companies only. Benefits to the rest of Singaporeans are indirect. This must be agreed somehow.
It is about saving jobs because that is the main plank and if that is the case, it is like saying we are trying to save jobs with this Jobs Credit and we should go to any extent where we can afford to save jobs and any jobs- notwithstanding it may cost $90,000 to save 50,000 jobs.

No argument that this $4.5 billion can be seen as a liquidity injection into the economy, point is that can we at least get some of that – targeted help- to individual Singaporeans. There may be a rainfall but it is only in CBD. Rest of Singapore is as dry as ever.

Tharman subsequently closed in on the discussion in Parliament. Tharman has made a point that the reason for Jobs Credit is broad based and easier to managed as it does not need any trigger.

I accept that, the quantum of injection and liquidity injections into the Singapore larger economic system are good. Injection means it can be done at any points and I believe in this case the Jobs Credit scheme will mean the injection is done to benefits all companies in Singapore. We hope the doses and point of injections will not take effect and have the needed multiplier effect to save jobs and at the same time spur consumption. Let’s see.

In times, I think the government may give off-Budget measures more targeted at individual levels.

End day, it must be for the people – across board who are affected by this sharp downturn. I believe more help can be rendered and more can be done. Any policy for must be about loving Singapore and walking the journey as one people.
精忠报国的精神， 以民同行。

we already have the biggest moron who is suppose to represent workers’ interest, and a overwhelming majority of stooges who seem incapable of speaking for the people ……no brainer who these MPs are.

and the best part is all these stooges have maintained their silence on the father, son and daughter-in-law screwing up big time with our reserves
that even Hitler has risen from his grave to express outrage.

Hi Smallvice585-Perhaps, come next General Election, we vote in as many Opposition MPs regards whether they are Blue Chips, Top Guns, Morons, Half-Quarter Baked, and Low Calibre and Low Morale like those in Malaysia…….and we sit and watch.

Regards
Andrew Chuah

Its not funny at all, its all about serious money business! those billions belonging to the people of singapore.

So high pay……..singapore such small place……..need so many??

It’s just like a csmall cake…..cut into so many pieces..then so many BIG fork…poke poke here & poke poke there…..by the time over……what we have??? A empty plate.

Created so many new posts……it’s funny how they spend our money.

Only one word to describe LKY: A DAMN “GRACIOUS” MAN

TOO LATE NOW! the papees govt has already made their final arrangement to call for an early snap election in days to come. If the 2 present opp parties cannot get their new members ready in time, maybe Potong Pasir will be gone too, all they have to do is just telling the people there that CST is not going to last much longer and there will be no successor and pap will automatically take over. Call it dirty game, but this is Singapore PAP way of politicing. No choice, before the old man kicks the bucket (which would not be long), he will at all means grab this last straw of opportunity he has, to do whatever he could to keep all the power and money to his family members.

Clarification: I am not Smallvoice585. It is not a typo too.

Smallvoice585 is right to point out that there is no renewal in our political leadership. Renewal is not just about who is taking over, but also a re-evaluation of the values and the strategic direction the political leadership is taking the electorate and the country to.

Andrew Chuah (#64),

The political situation in Singapore leaves citizens with 3 choices:
1. Active citizenry
2. Emigrate before PAP squanders all of Singapore’s fortunes
3. Banish to cheaper countries for retirement when one can no longer contribute to the economy.

It is no longer the case of stayer against quitters but self-preservation.

the present president is just a robot, just look at the video how he conduct the conference with the reporters. He is just reading out those pre-written scripts and seems that he is kind of “afraid” or very cautious and uncomfortable expression on his face. Waste no time in asking those questions that HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE THE ANSWERS less he face the same fate as our late OTC. What the pap govt had done to the nation by now, most of the citizens and folks already woken up with anger but what can they do? to topple the present regime? how? we all with our naive and apathy nature has today brought us into this sad state, all because we choose to trust these bandits, all because we are happy just to receive some freebies thrown to us which is just a tiny fraction compared to those $100billion+++ they’ve lost or whatever??? because we allow them. Not unless there be external intervention, the fate of singaporeans now would just be as good as confirmed modern time slaves, and also stupid ones too!

I wonder does our President know how much money our reserves have to begin with ?? Does anyone know?

Why is our president not having a board of enquiry to investigate how Singapore INC lost its money and did it lose that money in actual fact ?

Reminds me of the town councils…….SINKING funds……. indeed sinking

Hi SmallVice585-good to hear from you and this is our real world (look at Malaysia now and I need not have to elaborate in details an d we too can have the same scenario in our Singapore Parliament.

Regards
Andrew Chuah