GMS Selling Home To Contest Election 吴明盛破釜沉舟背水一战

[Perspective]

You should be happy that I am assuming that GMS is honest in his tax returns, has some grey matter between his ears and has, as a matter of simple common sense, chosen this option.

What has it got to do with tax returns and being honest? You're trying to mislead.

I don't think you can dismiss this as common sense. In that case, nearly all self employed people in Singapore with HDB do not have common sense. You have to be the smartest.

How can it reduce your liquidity when instead of using the same money to pay cash upfront, you are instead contributing that money to CPF from which you use to pay off your mortgage??? Plus don't forget the tax reliefs you are eligible for if you do that.

Fair enough. But if someone plans to sell his flat one day and it makes sense to get back cash, then there's nothing wrong.

Most people do not lock up their cash for one simple reason. When doing business, there's no sure success forever. In the event of unfortunate, you'll end up like one of those CPF-rich starvers in the one room flats if you were to do that.

That is precisely the problem. While he did not say, he has been more than happy with the impression it has given to the gullible who are going ga-ga over his announcement through a third party that he is risking that few hundred thousand dollars (based on value of flat) for country and citizens when clearly, that is not the case.

I mean if he had come up and say, I am going to spend and may lose $30,000 of my personal savings in this coming election, would anyone have gone ga-ga? It doesn't quite have the same impact as "I am selling my flat" or create the same publicity, does it?

That no one knows. A lot of it is also your own words. But everyone knows that (returnable) election deposit is not a part of the expanded costs, yet is more expensive that the costs.

 

[Ramseth]

I opened this thread with 破釜沉舟 背水一战。

The news was later picked up and reported in Temasek Review and there was a very good reply from a reader there to share here:

背水一战

韩信笑着说：“这也是兵法上有的，只是你们没有注意到罢了。兵法上不是说‘陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存’吗？如果是有退路的地方，士兵都逃散了，怎么能让他们拼命呢！”

破釜沉舟

项羽又命令士兵把渡船全都砸沉，同时烧掉所有的行军帐篷。战士们一看退路没了，这场仗如果打不赢，就谁也活不成了

Crossing the Rubicon

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army in 49 BC, to make his way to Rome, he broke that law and made armed conflict inevitable. According to historian, Caesar uttered the famous phrase ālea iacta est (”the die has been cast”).

Finally,we see a glimmer of hope for the opposition, may God bless you and Singapore!

 

[Ramseth]

Sporeans must be encouraged to sell their HDB flats to run for this leelections...

Like that sure got enough funding to get more oppositions candidates in this coming leelections...

The advantages are many folds..in addition to kicking the PAP out and really serving the people.

No my friend, everyone sell flat, who buy? Everyone sell flat, lives where. The whole idea behind Goh Meng Seng challenge is to help everyone keep their flats, have a place to live and retire in, and their children being able to afford new flats. The whole Mah Bow Tan policy is people struggling to keep their flats and their children can't afford to buy resale flats, many even can't afford to buy new flats.

 

[Sideswipe]

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Using the UK model as reference.
Tampines GRC 2006 GE - SDA lose by a margin of 37%
This is a super ultra safe seat for PAP.

How to win?

 

[Ramseth]

Anson

1980 : Devon Nair (PAP) v. John Thevar (UPF) 84% : 16%

1981 : Pang Kim Hin (PAP) v. J.B. Jeyaretnam (WP) 47% : 53%

Quite a wonder that a change of candidate could do within a year.

Can GMS scale JBJ heights? We shall see. We've already seen that it's not impossible.

 

[Goh Meng Seng]

Dear Sideswipe,

Yes, it is quite a challenge and I like challenge.

Goh Meng Seng

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Using the UK model as reference.
Tampines GRC 2006 GE - SDA lose by a margin of 37%
This is a super ultra safe seat for PAP.

How to win?

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

I opened this thread with 破釜沉舟 背水一战。

The news was later picked up and reported in Temasek Review and there was a very good reply from a reader there to share here:

背水一战

韩信笑着说：“这也是兵法上有的，只是你们没有注意到罢了。兵法上不是说‘陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存’吗？如果是有退路的地方，士兵都逃散了，怎么能让他们拼命呢！”

破釜沉舟

项羽又命令士兵把渡船全都砸沉，同时烧掉所有的行军帐篷。战士们一看退路没了，这场仗如果打不赢，就谁也活不成了

Wow...this thread is one-sided leh. You used Chinese idioms to prop up GMS' campaign, to be fair we have to chip in for MBT as well. Now this for MBT's campaign:

四面楚歌

就是刘邦和项羽大战，项羽却大败，最后被刘邦给围在垓下，但项羽是猛人啊！于是刘邦就想了一计，即四面楚歌，找了许多会江东的乐曲的人在垓下周围弹奏，歌唱，表现繁华的一面，这样，项羽的部队就军心不定了，许多兵听到家乡的曲便想家老，再也无心战斗，最后项羽的部队投降了一大半。

 

[RonRon]

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Using the UK model as reference.
Tampines GRC 2006 GE - SDA lose by a margin of 37%
This is a super ultra safe seat for PAP.

How to win?

My sources from Tampinies told me, 70% residents there wanted to vote for GMS! GMS sure win! 3 Cheers!

 

[RonRon]

Dear Sideswipe,

Yes, it is quite a challenge and I like challenge.

Goh Meng Seng

My Idol GMS, that is a cool message! Many Singaporean would want you to take on MM Lee this coming Elections! GMS sure win!

 

[Ramseth]

My Idol GMS, that is a cool message! Many Singaporean would want you to take on MM Lee this coming Elections! GMS sure win!

I thought you wanted to vote for Teo Ser Luck and PAP.

 

[RonRon]

I thought you wanted to vote for Teo Ser Luck and PAP.

TSL is the most 'buay zai' MP in parliament! He will piss in his pants if GMS give him a stare

 

[Ramseth]

Well said QSD. Let's wait for 亥下一战，霸王别姬。

Wow...this thread is one-sided leh. You used Chinese idioms to prop up GMS' campaign, to be fair we have to chip in for MBT as well. Now this for MBT's campaign:

四面楚歌

就是刘邦和项羽大战，项羽却大败，最后被刘邦给围在垓下，但项羽是猛人啊！于是刘邦就想了一计，即四面楚歌，找了许多会江东的乐曲的人在垓下周围弹奏，歌唱，表现繁华的一面，这样，项羽的部队就军心不定了，许多兵听到家乡的曲便想家老，再也无心战斗，最后项羽的部队投降了一大半。

 

[Sideswipe]

Dear Sideswipe,

Yes, it is quite a challenge and I like challenge.

Goh Meng Seng

You know the "Tampines electoral market" more than me, of course.

good luck...

 

[Sideswipe]

Anson

1980 : Devon Nair (PAP) v. John Thevar (UPF) 84% : 16%

1981 : Pang Kim Hin (PAP) v. J.B. Jeyaretnam (WP) 47% : 53%

Quite a wonder that a change of candidate could do within a year.

Can GMS scale JBJ heights? We shall see. We've already seen that it's not impossible.

so it's possible but that's probably the only one.

JBJ won 37% more to win Anson that year, a great achievement in a tougher era for the oppositions compared to now.

 

[Ramseth]

so it's possible but that's probably the only one.

JBJ won 37% more to win Anson that year, a great achievement in a tougher era for the oppositions compared to now.

Yes, a hefty swing. Goh Chok Tong, no less, was the campaign manager.

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

My sources from Tampinies told me, 70% residents there wanted to vote for GMS! GMS sure win! 3 Cheers!

Even if your poll is accurate, I'm still worried for GMS.

PAP has a secret weapon....a very powerful. Even with 70%, GMS must maintain high alert....because at any time, PAP can ....
....

.....

...... UPTURN THE DOWNTURN

and wrestle the seat from GMS.

 

[sampierre]

You guys need a reality check here.

In my humble opinion, methink that GMS is only half-prepared to take on MBT on his team in Tampines GRC. Up till now when the GE is just around the corner, GMS has yet to name his four collleagues in his team and he is DREAMING that he alone can take on all the five incumbent MPs in this GRC contest. AND WHAT HAVE GMS DONE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO DATE?? By just going around telling the residents that HDB prices are too high is NOT going to win him votes!!

My prediction is that GMS & NSP are quite happy to win 35% of the votes in Tampines and he can happily be a NCMP--- since some of you are in favour of this NCMP scheme.

 

[Ramseth]

AND WHAT HAVE GMS DONE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO DATE??

This is the standard retort I've always heard. What can GMS do for the residents? Nothing. Not he don't want, he still can't. He's not elected or employed to office. What's done for residents? Go aslk your Ministers, MPs and civil servants who're paid millions to do something for you.

If you think they're good, please, it's fair enough to vote for them again.

Answer me, where's the logic of collecting millions of dollars in salaries and budgets, then ask what opposition has done for public?

 

[sampierre]

This is the standard retort I've always heard. What can GMS do for the residents? Nothing. Not he don't want, he still can't. He's not elected or employed to office. What's done for residents? Go aslk your Ministers, MPs and civil servants who're paid millions to do something for you.

If you think they're good, please, it's fair enough to vote for them again.

Answer me, where's the logic of collecting millions of dollars in salaries and budgets, then ask what opposition has done for public?

HULLO RAMSETH, I'm talking about organising grassroots activities for the residents,helping the poor & needy etc and you DON"T have to be an elected MP to do such things!! Since GMS is gonna get a windfall from selling his 4-rm flat at the height of the property boom, he could channel some of this money into doing something for Tampines residents. He needs to show some SINCERITY towards the resdidents that he is keen to win their votes.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING AN ELECTION COULD JUST BOIL DOWN TO THIS QUESTION : WHAT HAS THE CANDIDATE(S) DONE FOR THE RESIDENTS???
Please do NOT dismiss this question as unimportant!

 

[Ramseth]

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING AN ELECTION COULD JUST BOIL DOWN TO THIS QUESTION : WHAT HAS THE CANDIDATE(S) DONE FOR THE RESIDENTS???
Please do NOT dismiss this question as unimportant!

My apologies then, I misunderstood the initial question. Well, not for me to say here, since it's groundworks and grassroots matters. Got to down Tampines to get the feel and more accurately reflective answers.