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Re: CB Goh Meng Seng want to do away $40k grants for young couples once he is elected
The right thing he should do is to be popular with the electorate and win their votes 1st. Not lose them.. That is his first entry to parliament. Once he wins, he can do all kinds of daring stunts and suggest policies to his heart content.
Like you said, he is likely to face backlash which shows that this suggestion is not going to be popular and everyone knows it. So we can't be blind to it just because he is the opposition.
I truly admire Mr Goh for being so daring to suggest the removal of the housing grant even though he will most likely face backlash from the voters. Personally, I feel the right thing a politician should do is to do the right thing and not what is going to be popular with the electorate. Even when that may cost them to lose some votes, so be it.
However, there is one big problem with GMS. He failed to elaborate and explain in details which is a must especially when implementing unpopular policy changes.
The right thing he should do is to be popular with the electorate and win their votes 1st. Not lose them.. That is his first entry to parliament. Once he wins, he can do all kinds of daring stunts and suggest policies to his heart content.
Like you said, he is likely to face backlash which shows that this suggestion is not going to be popular and everyone knows it. So we can't be blind to it just because he is the opposition.