That is the point of linking of minister’s pay to their own policy. If they are paid extremely well, they will just take simple way out and absolve them of any responsibility that jeopardise their pay. If their KPI depends on profitability and GDP then they will optimize their decision and policies for it in their area of responsibility. Have you not seen people who are motivated purely by money and are paid so well that they will try to protect their position and pay at all cost that they push responsibility and mistake to avoid been blame and enter black list book ?

That is why the main important reason to link on minister’s pay because it create the impetus for them to develop policies and law that safe-guard their regime’s interest and Singapore Inc for which they are in fact the major shareholders not the citizen. Don’t you think that there is something wrong where ministers telling you that Temask and GIC using taxmoney is none of the citizen’s business and that secrecy is good for them amidst unaccountable loss ?

LEEDERSHIP = claim credit in good times, blame others in bad times, disappear in time of self-made crisis and absolve themselves of accountability and responsibility when their honest mistake and foolishness blow out of proportion. Need ridiculous salary to match corruption. Capable of talking nonsense and bullshit amidst graduating from top university. Give these top universities a bad name. When shit happens, no one is responsible and little people take the rap. Rule by “Shut up”

Leadership = Lead from the front, hand-on and die from the front, not from the back. Respect by the people.

I will not be surprised that book will be written on Leedership after the old man’s demise.

Is the “MOre people” refers to offspring of these dictators since there is longer distinction between foreigners and citizens ?

Even if the opposition can form the new government, it will be at the mercy of the PAP-controlled President who would deny them access to the reserves and who also control the appointment of senior civil servants who would most likely worked against the new leaders without fear of dismissal.

You must understand how certain things said must be analysed conveniently.

Besides, when PAP does lose, they can only call in the army before before the next cabinet is formed… … And you’d need a world legitimate election for PAP to form the next cabinet, hence be granted power to direct the army or even to declare war on other states.

@Lister Storm: The issue about political leadership and especially leaders with high calibre is not about ‘able’ or not to be produced. If you understand histories, they are mostly the products of situation or the acts of god. And every civilisation is usally blessed by very few, if any.

The oppositions’ biggest political capital is the rising tide. You don’t need much of a fight hence you don’t need talents that much to fight for power. Just look at how easily Thaksin was ousted. He was the PM of Thailand somemore! And no one peasants took out a gun to resist the military. This is obviously because nobody really need Thaksin, and the tide against him is high. Tell me who really thought there are such leaders in the Yellow Armies? How many peasants really know them?

But if there are high calibre leaders in the oppositions, most of them are likely to be hiding and on the sideline when Mr Lee Senior is still around. The best of the best always do what is best in politics. See?

So you are asking a pretty redundant question.

and if they do call in the army, i am sure the foreign press will love it, and soon we will be hit with embargo to teach them a little lesson.

I do not feel that WP is a strong opposition party in terms of the number of seats, the membership and the politicians they have.

Can singapore produce just 1 such talent in future? Is it able?

Call in the army? What can they do?

They are not going to mow everyone down with their machine guns and tanks isn’t it?

Scare tactic la…

It’d be at the turning point of Singapore fortune at that election… which is, if those leaders can’t make it… that’s it lah~

Can’t even speak chinese and still wana be DPM ? I thought the old man already gave the ultimatum to speak chinese at home ?