I have been mulling over his answers to BBC questioning him being overly paid:-
LHL:I’m not comparing myself and I don’t look at these rankings. We go on a system which is open, honest, transparent. What is the job worth, what is the quality of person whom you want. You need the best people for the job and these are jobs where you make decisions which are worth billions of dollars. And you cannot do that if you’re pretending and you just say, well, we’re all in it for the love of king and country. We wanted to be honest, we want people not to come in for the money but at the same time, their sacrifice cannot be too great. And at times like these, you want the best possible government you can ha
NS men are paid few hundred dollars to love this country and LHL is paid billions to "love" his king (father) and the country? If he is being paid less, than it became a great sacrifices for him and thus not worth joining politics for the sake of loving Singapore? Than what about NS men being pushed off the job in Singapore and allow foreigners to eat into our lives? Is it fair to pass that kind of statement in front of BBC for self-interest and ignoring the dilemma faced by male Singaporean? Why than not paid NS men high salary so that they are willing to serve this country whole-heartedly since money can buy loyalty and loves for the country if that is what you meant!
LHL:I’m not comparing myself and I don’t look at these rankings. We go on a system which is open, honest, transparent. What is the job worth, what is the quality of person whom you want. You need the best people for the job and these are jobs where you make decisions which are worth billions of dollars. And you cannot do that if you’re pretending and you just say, well, we’re all in it for the love of king and country. We wanted to be honest, we want people not to come in for the money but at the same time, their sacrifice cannot be too great. And at times like these, you want the best possible government you can ha
NS men are paid few hundred dollars to love this country and LHL is paid billions to "love" his king (father) and the country? If he is being paid less, than it became a great sacrifices for him and thus not worth joining politics for the sake of loving Singapore? Than what about NS men being pushed off the job in Singapore and allow foreigners to eat into our lives? Is it fair to pass that kind of statement in front of BBC for self-interest and ignoring the dilemma faced by male Singaporean? Why than not paid NS men high salary so that they are willing to serve this country whole-heartedly since money can buy loyalty and loves for the country if that is what you meant!