Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Vote buying

This citizen is disgusted with a minister giving ang pow to the elderly, which she say is similar to vote buying. Letter to SGEP
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Redstar said...

My understanding is these types of freebies / handouts benefited the people closer to the inner circle. Those close to grassroots management have first hand knowledge. By the time others knew about it, the freebies of say 100 ~ 200 in quantity would be gone. I think fairness & accountability are important criteria in such exercise, as if not properly executed, it may backfire.

I know of this guy in my area who has been unemployed for the last 5 years. He is in the PMET category, probably cannot find suitable work due to structural unemployment & competition from younger, faster & cheaper foreigners. He did not receive any direct assistance from the state. While others received workfare bonuses all these years, he received his property tax & TV licence bills on time.

Do you think the PAP has a plan for him? Definitely not, for the last 5 years when they were in power. Would he bet on them again for the next 5 years? The Japanese has been know to be a ruthless race in WW2, yet they know better to take care of their own people by not importing excessive foreign competition. We could take a lesson from them instead of helping the elites of our society justify their agenda through embracing MERITOCRACY. Which other countries in the world have this concept of meritocracy?

May 04, 2011 12:41 PM

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