Here in Singapore, we just conculded the General Elections in the early hours of Sunday.
Across all the GRCs, I had witnessed that there are many raising voices of concerns, although the current political party had won.
The populace felt that their means of establishing their livelihood and the means to start their own families are reduced.
One would agree that if you are born in the lowest of low, the only way that you may climb up is via good education. And if the options are not publicized or offered to their parents nor the child, I think this family unit will fall apart.
Yes, essentially elites remain.
In comparison, salary of ministers are paid in the thousands and Ks per month, and the mainstay of the populace are in only max 50K or less a year. Would it take public speaking skills and a degree in our National Universities to produce the key to the politics and civil service and ensure that kind of livelihood ? Or the high salary is to prevent corruption? Is that the real reason?
In this country that the average person does not earn more than the average person in the USA, but our ministers are earning more than the USA senators, how is that justified ? Tell me.
WE are the Singaporeans.
Foreigners that our forefathers are, and we are the children that are born here. None had more leverage or qualifications over another.
There is no value in the existing ministers if their next rule further alienates us. Have your priorities straight.
We do not give up living but we will give them up and we will close the doors on them.
