Goh CT defended again the obscene pay drawn by PAP ministers. He gave example of Liew Mun Leong CEO of Capital Land who makes 10 millions. He conveniently forgotten that Shanmugam was making same mega bucks as Head of Allen & Gledhill litigation dept. Why is he now willing to take a big pay cut? Most likely he is willing to serve since he has taken much from society - was staying in HDB rental flat when young and/or he is, in management lingo, power motivated.
It is sad the former PM does not understand basic management principles of what motivates a person - in this case, to take on public office. He does not need to look far. Goh Keng Swee, Rajaratnam, EW Barker, Hon Sui Sin, etc (salary was $3000) are very capable ministers all of whom can command stratospheric salaries in private sector. Why did they choose to be in the public service? Simple answer which PAP repeatedly fail to admit: because they have a desire to serve and because they are power motivated people. Also has salary inflation gone up so high & so rapid? What about salaries for the men in the street? Have that gone up in tandem? Why only the elite need to be paid world's top salaries? PM earns 500 times a cleaner's pay.
Dare we say that majority of the MP's & minister wannabees are not in it for the money first and foremost? We really got a bunch of asses wanting to take a ride on PAP bandwagon.
What were their pay before they become ministers? Wong KS was manager in HP; Yaacock - a lecturer; Yeo CT was GM of Leblond - a machine tool company (now he only earns $22,000 per month - true worth of a PAP minister??).
What about the President? GCT won't dare say that they is nobody interested in it unless the pay is $4 million bucks! One challenger was brutally brow-beated by the PAP - Andrew Kuan. The only reason Nathan gets that much pay is that his pay serves as a benchmark .... erh excuse for the PAP to deflect accusation.
GCT further said majority of us do not mind about ministerial (perm sec) high salaries! How wrong is he. We are incensed to say the least. Let our ballot slap him in his face!
We care and we are upset about the party who pay themselves obscene salaries after the previous GE (2006 or before). If they had wanted to pay themselves super salaries would it not be fair to declare the intention (more honourable would be to make an election issue of it) at that GE vs keeping quiet about it & reward themselves after that poll? What sort of money grabbing animals we have in Govt.?
It is sad the former PM does not understand basic management principles of what motivates a person - in this case, to take on public office. He does not need to look far. Goh Keng Swee, Rajaratnam, EW Barker, Hon Sui Sin, etc (salary was $3000) are very capable ministers all of whom can command stratospheric salaries in private sector. Why did they choose to be in the public service? Simple answer which PAP repeatedly fail to admit: because they have a desire to serve and because they are power motivated people. Also has salary inflation gone up so high & so rapid? What about salaries for the men in the street? Have that gone up in tandem? Why only the elite need to be paid world's top salaries? PM earns 500 times a cleaner's pay.
Dare we say that majority of the MP's & minister wannabees are not in it for the money first and foremost? We really got a bunch of asses wanting to take a ride on PAP bandwagon.
What were their pay before they become ministers? Wong KS was manager in HP; Yaacock - a lecturer; Yeo CT was GM of Leblond - a machine tool company (now he only earns $22,000 per month - true worth of a PAP minister??).
What about the President? GCT won't dare say that they is nobody interested in it unless the pay is $4 million bucks! One challenger was brutally brow-beated by the PAP - Andrew Kuan. The only reason Nathan gets that much pay is that his pay serves as a benchmark .... erh excuse for the PAP to deflect accusation.
GCT further said majority of us do not mind about ministerial (perm sec) high salaries! How wrong is he. We are incensed to say the least. Let our ballot slap him in his face!
We care and we are upset about the party who pay themselves obscene salaries after the previous GE (2006 or before). If they had wanted to pay themselves super salaries would it not be fair to declare the intention (more honourable would be to make an election issue of it) at that GE vs keeping quiet about it & reward themselves after that poll? What sort of money grabbing animals we have in Govt.?
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