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	<title>Comments on: The Reform Party responds to the Economic Strategies Committee Report</title>
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		<title>By: Zambon Garudia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zambon Garudia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope Alternative parties help us get a Referendum on the the Nuclear thing.
Nuclear is no joke. They people are the stakeholders. They should have a say if it should be built.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope Alternative parties help us get a Referendum on the the Nuclear thing.<br />
Nuclear is no joke. They people are the stakeholders. They should have a say if it should be built.</p>
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		<title>By: kindle</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128912</link>
		<dc:creator>kindle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great! So the ASDF is going to roll it out!</description>
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		<title>By: Solaris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Solaris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Linda Lim. We happen to know her work intimately.  We would rather reserve comment. As for MIT 1 or 2 comments, these are not so much individuals as they are groups who are regular BP readers and they run into the hundreds. And I do have sympathy for them, as they are clearly in the thick of it. All they seem to be asking for is a clear and coherent strategy, not a text book recitation of what needs to be done. If we wanted that, we can just get it off the shelf in borders or Amazon.

It&#039;s good that 3rd brigade and his gang has decided to highlight this matter directly to the Liaison officer Kadjal who is assigned for the new Malaysian gaming hub. Good on you. This will only mean we will get something meaningful instead of nothing trying to pass itself off as something.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Linda Lim. We happen to know her work intimately.  We would rather reserve comment. As for MIT 1 or 2 comments, these are not so much individuals as they are groups who are regular BP readers and they run into the hundreds. And I do have sympathy for them, as they are clearly in the thick of it. All they seem to be asking for is a clear and coherent strategy, not a text book recitation of what needs to be done. If we wanted that, we can just get it off the shelf in borders or Amazon.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s good that 3rd brigade and his gang has decided to highlight this matter directly to the Liaison officer Kadjal who is assigned for the new Malaysian gaming hub. Good on you. This will only mean we will get something meaningful instead of nothing trying to pass itself off as something.</p>
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		<title>By: Concerned Citizen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Concerned Citizen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Specifically with regards to the minimum wage, the truth is that so long as EDB is allowed to have a substantial say in the economy, it will never be implemented.  The agency&#039;s single minded and myopic drive towards securing investments for the sake of investments, with nary a thought for the actual project&#039;s worth, necessitates an approach where the companies whims and fancies must be accommodated at all costs.  This is unacceptable.  Clearly I may have over simplified the issue but EDB&#039;s influence must be necessarily reduced or even removed for progress to take place.  I am not being a radical in saying this, but many academics and opinion leaders share my take too (for eg Professor Linda Lim of UMichigan).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Specifically with regards to the minimum wage, the truth is that so long as EDB is allowed to have a substantial say in the economy, it will never be implemented.  The agency&#8217;s single minded and myopic drive towards securing investments for the sake of investments, with nary a thought for the actual project&#8217;s worth, necessitates an approach where the companies whims and fancies must be accommodated at all costs.  This is unacceptable.  Clearly I may have over simplified the issue but EDB&#8217;s influence must be necessarily reduced or even removed for progress to take place.  I am not being a radical in saying this, but many academics and opinion leaders share my take too (for eg Professor Linda Lim of UMichigan).</p>
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		<title>By: I Give Up</title>
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		<dc:creator>I Give Up</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To-date, Singaporeans have been sentenced to 44 years of imprisonment , hard labor and low pay.  Our crime: voted in the PAP. This govt takes everything and pays nothing. Words cannot describe how stupid we are. We believe in every promise that this govt makes, not knowing that it accounts to no one. 

The next election is crucial. If we foolishly believe in their goodies, we will be further imprisoned, this time without parole.

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To-date, Singaporeans have been sentenced to 44 years of imprisonment , hard labor and low pay.  Our crime: voted in the PAP. This govt takes everything and pays nothing. Words cannot describe how stupid we are. We believe in every promise that this govt makes, not knowing that it accounts to no one. </p>
<p>The next election is crucial. If we foolishly believe in their goodies, we will be further imprisoned, this time without parole.</p>
<p>Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.</p>
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		<title>By: MIT 2</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128749</link>
		<dc:creator>MIT 2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chua Mui Looong 

ASDF is no an acronym, it refers to the left keys of a key board, they came into existence circa 2002 / the whole idea is the left hand is supposed to complement the right hand. So they are the thinkers of the brotherhood. Nothing moves without the ASDF.

For example, they come out with reports like this -

 
http://dotseng.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/suggested-solutions-for-managing-e-relationships-between-netizens-and-government-part-3-b-the-strategic-initiative-the-final-chapter/

Most of the time their postings are couched in secrecy. But they are the brains behind the brotherhood. Nothing moves without the ASDF. ASDF advisory was pivotal in averting the economic crisis. Without them, they would have been wiped out. But their forward radar enable most of the brotherhood for the melt down, so damage was significantly mitigated. Maybe I was too hasty in my criticism, I did not mean to be rude to Singaporedaddy per se and others here. Do accept my sincere apology. Only we all just cannot understand why if the elements are still there, that is to say the people who once made up this unit are very much still around, why then is there so much trouble to get them up and running again? 

Peace out</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chua Mui Looong </p>
<p>ASDF is no an acronym, it refers to the left keys of a key board, they came into existence circa 2002 / the whole idea is the left hand is supposed to complement the right hand. So they are the thinkers of the brotherhood. Nothing moves without the ASDF.</p>
<p>For example, they come out with reports like this -</p>
<p><a href="http://dotseng.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/suggested-solutions-for-managing-e-relationships-between-netizens-and-government-part-3-b-the-strategic-initiative-the-final-chapter/" rel="nofollow">http://dotseng.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/suggested-solutions-for-managing-e-relationships-between-netizens-and-government-part-3-b-the-strategic-initiative-the-final-chapter/</a></p>
<p>Most of the time their postings are couched in secrecy. But they are the brains behind the brotherhood. Nothing moves without the ASDF. ASDF advisory was pivotal in averting the economic crisis. Without them, they would have been wiped out. But their forward radar enable most of the brotherhood for the melt down, so damage was significantly mitigated. Maybe I was too hasty in my criticism, I did not mean to be rude to Singaporedaddy per se and others here. Do accept my sincere apology. Only we all just cannot understand why if the elements are still there, that is to say the people who once made up this unit are very much still around, why then is there so much trouble to get them up and running again? </p>
<p>Peace out</p>
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		<title>By: Goranisovich</title>
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		<dc:creator>Goranisovich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>in my view, Our late JBJ, the father of Liberation.
KJ, the Prince of Liberation.

Viva la Liberation!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>in my view, Our late JBJ, the father of Liberation.<br />
KJ, the Prince of Liberation.</p>
<p>Viva la Liberation!</p>
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		<title>By: Waiting for TRex to go down naturally</title>
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		<dc:creator>Waiting for TRex to go down naturally</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If RP wins, i hope they walk the talk and de-monopolise the monopolies so that the jobless middle-aged intellectuals can start  a business and earn some money.

Audit firms should be joint-venture to do the auditing project that was sized to take DECADES to complete. This could translate into Billions of dollars of projects. More projects can spin-off from these audits if found necessary. 

So which audit firms RP fancy?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If RP wins, i hope they walk the talk and de-monopolise the monopolies so that the jobless middle-aged intellectuals can start  a business and earn some money.</p>
<p>Audit firms should be joint-venture to do the auditing project that was sized to take DECADES to complete. This could translate into Billions of dollars of projects. More projects can spin-off from these audits if found necessary. </p>
<p>So which audit firms RP fancy?</p>
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		<title>By: A Tan</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128729</link>
		<dc:creator>A Tan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Qn for RP? 

Why are you trying to rewrite history even before you get into power?

Your response to the report is VV gd but did you have to imply RP was solely responsible for the ideas &quot;stolen&quot; by govmin? Many of the points that RP raised have been in the past raised by academics and the WP. And I&#039;m sure other opposition parties. 

Were these &quot;clothes stealing&quot; the idea of the scholars? They are tot this in govin.

Will RP turn its rewriting history efforts into making JBJ the greatest economist known to the universe?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Qn for RP? </p>
<p>Why are you trying to rewrite history even before you get into power?</p>
<p>Your response to the report is VV gd but did you have to imply RP was solely responsible for the ideas &#8220;stolen&#8221; by govmin? Many of the points that RP raised have been in the past raised by academics and the WP. And I&#8217;m sure other opposition parties. </p>
<p>Were these &#8220;clothes stealing&#8221; the idea of the scholars? They are tot this in govin.</p>
<p>Will RP turn its rewriting history efforts into making JBJ the greatest economist known to the universe?</p>
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		<title>By: The Jackal</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128656</link>
		<dc:creator>The Jackal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MIT 

Thomson Edison discovered 2000 ways how not to make a light bulb OR did he fail 2000 times ?

Is the government prepared to accept that failure is the mother of all success?  If there is no attempts, there can be no chance of success (creativity) which will of course comes with chance of failure.

But until the government is prepared to remove the stigma of failure, then whatever the government is saying are just &quot;empty talks&quot;.

Let the government prove that by firstly allowing those who had become bankrupts due to failed businesses be gainfully employed .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MIT </p>
<p>Thomson Edison discovered 2000 ways how not to make a light bulb OR did he fail 2000 times ?</p>
<p>Is the government prepared to accept that failure is the mother of all success?  If there is no attempts, there can be no chance of success (creativity) which will of course comes with chance of failure.</p>
<p>But until the government is prepared to remove the stigma of failure, then whatever the government is saying are just &#8220;empty talks&#8221;.</p>
<p>Let the government prove that by firstly allowing those who had become bankrupts due to failed businesses be gainfully employed .</p>
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		<title>By: 3rd brigade</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128653</link>
		<dc:creator>3rd brigade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MIT&#039;s frustration @ 14:00 is understandable. At times like these when we are hit so badly, the last thing anyone wants is to be humored with platitudes, many who know industry well are not satisfied with the ESC write up/ They feel rightly or wrongly it is too general and lacks a clear direction. They cannot be dismissed either as they know it not on the level of a student, but most of them are probably speaking from a commercial angle. Perhaps the liason officer of the brotherhood should do us all the courtesy of relaying this general sentiment upstairs for further action, if that is not possible, I can relay this message via the Liason officer in the Saffron route based in Malaysia, either way the message will be get through.

Nothing MIT can be gained by lashing out TOC, RF and SD. We should try to be polite and courteous to each other.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MIT&#8217;s frustration @ 14:00 is understandable. At times like these when we are hit so badly, the last thing anyone wants is to be humored with platitudes, many who know industry well are not satisfied with the ESC write up/ They feel rightly or wrongly it is too general and lacks a clear direction. They cannot be dismissed either as they know it not on the level of a student, but most of them are probably speaking from a commercial angle. Perhaps the liason officer of the brotherhood should do us all the courtesy of relaying this general sentiment upstairs for further action, if that is not possible, I can relay this message via the Liason officer in the Saffron route based in Malaysia, either way the message will be get through.</p>
<p>Nothing MIT can be gained by lashing out TOC, RF and SD. We should try to be polite and courteous to each other.</p>
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		<title>By: Chua Mui Looong</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128649</link>
		<dc:creator>Chua Mui Looong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can someone clarify what the fish is MIT mumbling about ?
1. Singaporedaddy : what is it?
2. ASDF?

Thanks for reading.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can someone clarify what the fish is MIT mumbling about ?<br />
1. Singaporedaddy : what is it?<br />
2. ASDF?</p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>
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		<title>By: Chua Mui Looong</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-2/#comment-128648</link>
		<dc:creator>Chua Mui Looong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If army called in would the STI be affected?</description>
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		<title>By: tiredsingaporean</title>
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		<dc:creator>tiredsingaporean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just can&#039;t wait to see what will happen coming GE should there be a freak issue and the military are called in, just wondering its not a bad thing after all someone had recent passed insulted our military that he dare not even dare to lead the soldiers should he be their PC, and thats too good enough to let these soldiers start thinking . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just can&#8217;t wait to see what will happen coming GE should there be a freak issue and the military are called in, just wondering its not a bad thing after all someone had recent passed insulted our military that he dare not even dare to lead the soldiers should he be their PC, and thats too good enough to let these soldiers start thinking . . .</p>
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		<title>By: temasick</title>
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		<dc:creator>temasick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>tiredsingaporean , Feb 6, 2010 14:40 
&quot;1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above
***provided all our $$$ are still intact in the nation reserve cos up to date nobody will ever know the truth even when MM kicks the bucket soon, nothing will still be made known to the people, mind you its the peoples lifesavings OK, what can happen to the ruling party should the people found out one day that all their lifesavings are gone, I think whoever are responsible will just have to disappear from the island for good.&quot;

Agree as well.  Totally sickening. Why can&#039;t pap/govt just reveal how our CPF monies are being kept? Who is managing it ?  How much of it has been diverted to GIC/TH for investment ?  How much of that has been gained or lost ?  A simple dose of transparency will be good. Doesn&#039;t matter gain or lost, we are all immune to that after the TH/GIC mega catastrophic loss.  Please dun &quot;siam&quot; anymore.  The longer you hide, the larger the resentment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tiredsingaporean , Feb 6, 2010 14:40<br />
&#8220;1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above<br />
***provided all our $$$ are still intact in the nation reserve cos up to date nobody will ever know the truth even when MM kicks the bucket soon, nothing will still be made known to the people, mind you its the peoples lifesavings OK, what can happen to the ruling party should the people found out one day that all their lifesavings are gone, I think whoever are responsible will just have to disappear from the island for good.&#8221;</p>
<p>Agree as well.  Totally sickening. Why can&#8217;t pap/govt just reveal how our CPF monies are being kept? Who is managing it ?  How much of it has been diverted to GIC/TH for investment ?  How much of that has been gained or lost ?  A simple dose of transparency will be good. Doesn&#8217;t matter gain or lost, we are all immune to that after the TH/GIC mega catastrophic loss.  Please dun &#8220;siam&#8221; anymore.  The longer you hide, the larger the resentment.</p>
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		<title>By: temasick</title>
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		<dc:creator>temasick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>tiredsingaporean ,Feb 6, 2010 14:20 
&quot;Reform Party just have to do a few simple things to win over big time in the GE, if they should take over as the next ruling govt, 1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above 2) all local bred singaporeans are entitled to cost-to-cost hdb housing, new citizens less than 3 years are not eligible 3) NS salary must be adjusted justificably to meet their 2.5 yrs of sacrifice by leaving their family to serve the nation and all $million civil servants and ministers must be fully justified and redress, its just so corrupted now.&quot;

I totally support and second your suggestions, esp on the $MILLIONS salaries. No diff from the imperial emperors who wash their mouth with bird nest soup while the peasants catch roddents for food during famine times. 

Time for Reformation, Time for Reform Party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tiredsingaporean ,Feb 6, 2010 14:20<br />
&#8220;Reform Party just have to do a few simple things to win over big time in the GE, if they should take over as the next ruling govt, 1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above 2) all local bred singaporeans are entitled to cost-to-cost hdb housing, new citizens less than 3 years are not eligible 3) NS salary must be adjusted justificably to meet their 2.5 yrs of sacrifice by leaving their family to serve the nation and all $million civil servants and ministers must be fully justified and redress, its just so corrupted now.&#8221;</p>
<p>I totally support and second your suggestions, esp on the $MILLIONS salaries. No diff from the imperial emperors who wash their mouth with bird nest soup while the peasants catch roddents for food during famine times. </p>
<p>Time for Reformation, Time for Reform Party.</p>
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		<title>By: tiredsingaporean</title>
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		<dc:creator>tiredsingaporean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above
***provided all our $$$ are still intact in the nation reserve cos up to date nobody will ever know the truth even when MM kicks the bucket soon, nothing will still be made known to the people, mind you its the peoples lifesavings OK, what can happen to the ruling party should the people found out one day that all their lifesavings are gone, I think whoever are responsible will just have to disappear from the island for good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1) returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above<br />
***provided all our $$$ are still intact in the nation reserve cos up to date nobody will ever know the truth even when MM kicks the bucket soon, nothing will still be made known to the people, mind you its the peoples lifesavings OK, what can happen to the ruling party should the people found out one day that all their lifesavings are gone, I think whoever are responsible will just have to disappear from the island for good.</p>
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		<title>By: spirited-centred</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-1/#comment-128637</link>
		<dc:creator>spirited-centred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All of the ESC proposals have been asking the government to step in to promote this and to fund that. I believe they have to push forward the increase of GST to 10% to fund all these proposal that is giving money to SME employers and MNC. They are not going to pay out of their own pocket but to squeeze from the people.
Based on SM Goh sounding, they are not going to increase foreign workers drastically while doing away with the foreign worker to local quota opening the flood-gates for employer to easily recruit more foreign workers in the short term.
So the government are just paying lip-service to calm down the peoples&#039; discontentment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All of the ESC proposals have been asking the government to step in to promote this and to fund that. I believe they have to push forward the increase of GST to 10% to fund all these proposal that is giving money to SME employers and MNC. They are not going to pay out of their own pocket but to squeeze from the people.<br />
Based on SM Goh sounding, they are not going to increase foreign workers drastically while doing away with the foreign worker to local quota opening the flood-gates for employer to easily recruit more foreign workers in the short term.<br />
So the government are just paying lip-service to calm down the peoples&#8217; discontentment.</p>
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		<title>By: tiredsingaporean</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-1/#comment-128636</link>
		<dc:creator>tiredsingaporean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reform Party just have to do a few simple things to win over big time in the GE, if they should take over as the next ruling govt, 1)  returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above 2) all local bred singaporeans are entitled to cost-to-cost hdb housing, new citizens less than 3 years are not eligible 3) NS salary must be adjusted justificably to meet their 2.5 yrs of sacrifice by leaving their family to serve the nation and all $million civil servants and ministers must be fully justified and redress, its just so corrupted now. Can&#039;t you people see whatever policies coming out from the ruling party whether it hurts the citizens or not are nothing other than benefiting themselves than the nation itself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reform Party just have to do a few simple things to win over big time in the GE, if they should take over as the next ruling govt, 1)  returning all the cpf money to all folks age 55 and above 2) all local bred singaporeans are entitled to cost-to-cost hdb housing, new citizens less than 3 years are not eligible 3) NS salary must be adjusted justificably to meet their 2.5 yrs of sacrifice by leaving their family to serve the nation and all $million civil servants and ministers must be fully justified and redress, its just so corrupted now. Can&#8217;t you people see whatever policies coming out from the ruling party whether it hurts the citizens or not are nothing other than benefiting themselves than the nation itself.</p>
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		<title>By: Foookinabass</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-responds-to-the-economic-strategies-committee-report/comment-page-1/#comment-128633</link>
		<dc:creator>Foookinabass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MIT, to secure a patent is not difficult.
The real challenge is whether the patent is worth anything.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MIT, to secure a patent is not difficult.<br />
The real challenge is whether the patent is worth anything.</p>
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