MP Denise : "Sacrifice For The Greater Good". Whose good?

[Confuseous]

"I hope they understand that their sacrifice is for the greater good," said Ms Phua in Straits Times.


I hope so too. But greater good for what and for who? For more economic activity and better GDP so that ministers (or is it Gerard Ee now?) can justify their million dollar salary and bonuses?


Sacrifice for greater good? While we are at it, how about knocking some houses off the numbered avenues in Bukit Timah to lessen the jam in Bukit Timah/Dunearn Road and PIE? Or make Oxley Rise a more public road?

It is sad that common Singaporeans like Rochor residents serve as sacrificial lambs while gloriously rich and powerful gluttons are served lamb chops!

- http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2011/11/sacrifice-for-greater-good.html

 

[zhihau]

"I hope they understand that their sacrifice is for the greater good," said Ms Phua in Straits Times.

MP Denise Phua, can lower your salary for the greater good?

 

[Avenger]

The preach but never practice,

 

[johnny333]

Most of us older uncles understand that "Sacrifice for the Greater Good" is code for repressing the wages of "lesser mortals". Hope that the newer generation don't fall for this line & kick them out

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Its easy, just ask her what sacrifices she is making? than see her answer lor

 

[Airlib]

Seriously.... This type of remarks from a MP surely shows how hopeless the citizens will become. I mean, if even a MP whom is supposed to represent the citizens is asking them to 'sacrifice for the greater good...' then whats the point of raising the issue with the MP....
Now its not like those people are asking for hand-outs or govt aids due to their own personal problems... but more of a state development which affects the lives of citizens, yet the citizens are asked to suck it up....
Wonderful... Seriously wonderful....

 

[palden]

Don't know who is greater. Me? Or millionsters? I see.... Now I know what is greater good.

 

[QXD]

The only "Greater good" there is in this are poor residents having to sacrifice their homes for the sake of overpaid FT bankers zipping down the new expressway in their spanking new supercars...

"I hope they understand that their sacrifice is for the greater good," said Ms Phua in Straits Times.


I hope so too. But greater good for what and for who? For more economic activity and better GDP so that ministers (or is it Gerard Ee now?) can justify their million dollar salary and bonuses?


Sacrifice for greater good? While we are at it, how about knocking some houses off the numbered avenues in Bukit Timah to lessen the jam in Bukit Timah/Dunearn Road and PIE? Or make Oxley Rise a more public road?

It is sad that common Singaporeans like Rochor residents serve as sacrificial lambs while gloriously rich and powerful gluttons are served lamb chops!

- http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2011/11/sacrifice-for-greater-good.html

 

[freedalas]

Confuseous remarks absolutely hit the nail on its head and so are all the following comments from fellow forummers. The PAP has been chanting this mantra for a very very long time. Each time a policy that would only made us suffer is announced, they asked the citizens to sacrifice for the greater good, or as in the overused phrase by PM "of taking the bitter pill now for a sweeter tomorrow" (remember the introduction of GST and the subsequent increases in rate). But through the passage of time, it shows up how wrong these policies were. The PAP had it good initially and kept boasting how much foresight they have in making tough policies but that was before the negative consequences of their policies came into being. In the past 5 years or so, the fault lines of their policies started appearing so much so that in the last GE, the PM had to apologise. Where is the greater good that the people had earlier sacrificed for? Where is the sweeter tomorrow after having to swallow one bitter pill after another? The PAP had created the myth that populist policies can only prove detrimental to its citizens in the longer term. That any policy that is popular with the citizens can't be good for them. But time and again, they had to make U-turns of these policies and reconstitute them to what the people originally knew would be better options. They will never admit it but it is plain to all that they were dead wrong and the people were right after all. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is that all the negative impacts of their polices the people have been feeding back to them, the PAP re-packaged these issues and put it across to the people as if it was the PAP who were sharp enough to recognise these negative issues and are now warning us about it!!! The chief culprits of such practices is that the Zorro clown Lim Swee Say and the sycophantic queen Josephine Teo.

 

[virtualchick]

I loved Rochor and considered getting a flat there. More than its central location is its one of a kind convenience. At its doorstep there is an MRT. A few stops brings you to Raffles Place or to the Esplanade or Kallang River - heck, you can even walk if you want to. If you live there, below you have NTUC, banks, food courts if you are lazy to cook, and bread shop. If you ever need anything you just need to go downstairs to have all your needs met. If you want to go shopping or to watch movies you just need to step across the road to Bugis Junction and Iluma. That is why Rochor is so special.

On the other hand, it is an old building and an eyesore among so many new steel and chrome office buildings. Being in town, the hustle and bustle of daily living and business and noisy traffic was also part of the scenery. Also the flats were on elevated ground, which meant you had to climb a flight of steps every day to get to the lift. In the end, I chose another flat on the fringe of town, near quiet and quaint Katong. And yes, everything is 10 minutes walk away. On hearing that Rochor will be gone in five years time, I feel some sadness, and would have liked to have stayed there for a while. Goodbye Rochor.

But I hope that a building that will be preserved, because it reflects a slice of real life that you cannot find anywhere else, is Golden Mile Complex Apartments. The only place that you can find such authenticity is Hong Kong. When you go past on the highway, and see all the windows with their different pots and clothes and whatnot, to me that is so real it is irreplaceable.

 

[BuiKia]

Don't talk cock.

 

[streetsmart73]

Don't talk cock.

hi there


1. kid, how is your exercise doing?
2. still fat or what?
3. aiyoh! such specimen is just another useless mouther, for greater good!

 

[BuiKia]

Still fat lah...

Everywhere also can see improvement except the belly....

hi there


1. kid, how is your exercise doing?
2. still fat or what?
3. aiyoh! such specimen is just another useless mouther, for greater good!

 

[red amoeba]

greater good...meaning they won't need to pay ERP when they nxt time use the road?

I also suggest, to ease flood along Orchard Rd, we need a canal running thru Oxley rd, can the gahmen also Land Acquisition Old Man's house? LOL

 

[johnny333]

On the other hand, it is an old building and an eyesore among so many new steel and chrome office buildings. Being in town, the hustle and bustle of daily living and business and noisy traffic was also part of the scenery. Also the flats were on elevated ground, which meant you had to climb a flight of steps every day to get to the lift. In the end, I chose another flat on the fringe of town, near quiet and quaint Katong. And yes, everything is 10 minutes walk away. On hearing that Rochor will be gone in five years time, I feel some sadness, and would have liked to have stayed there for a while. Goodbye Rochor.

I was visiting Shenton Way & noticed they are building expensive apartments opposite the MAS building. It surprised me because I thought there was a policy of forbidding people from staying in the business district

I remember years ago when schools where moved out from the downtown core e.g. St Joseph, Raffles, ACS, CHIJ, etc . The PAP's reasoning was to cut the traffic. Now there are large complexes of colleges in that area

PAP's flip flop policies appear to benefit their own bottom line. If you plan on getting a place, there are no guarantees that the gov't will let you keep it

 

[po2wq]

"I hope they understand that their sacrifice is for the greater good," said Ms Phua in Straits Times ...

she meant ...

me hope dey understand dat their sacrifice is 4 ze gr8er mortals' goot ...

 

[red amoeba]

I was visiting Shenton Way & noticed they are building expensive apartments opposite the MAS building. It surprised me because I thought there was a policy of forbidding people from staying in the business district

I remember years ago when schools where moved out from the downtown core e.g. St Joseph, Raffles, ACS, CHIJ, etc . The PAP's reasoning was to cut the traffic. Now there are large complexes of colleges in that area

PAP's flip flop policies appear to benefit their own bottom line. If you plan on getting a place, there are no guarantees that the gov't will let you keep it

chng of thinking liao...years ago, LKY was dead against neon advertising, now you see them everywhere.

after their revamp / advice of a fengshui master, they now allow residents in the city - in fact, they now encourage after seeing how "profitable" it is to sell the land.

of cse the greatest U-turn in gahmen's policy was the opening of 2 casinos...the letting in of F1, as well as the population policy.

 

[rodent2005]

Don't try to confuse the issue. No one is against moving out of Rochor. The real problem is the inadequate compensation. Why should Singaporeans have their assets forcibly taken away through no fault of theirs? Their only wrong-doing seems to be voting for the PAP.

 

[bryanlim1972]

they have since rezoned the area to allow for mix of residential/commercial.

schools do generate a lot of traffic, especially those elite schools mentioned where lots of mommies and daddies will drop off their children.

it makes more economic sense to have private colleges in the core down town area than public schools.

there is no flip-flop in their policies, they have always held true to their maxim: "if its good for the bottom line..."

anyway the new N-S highway will serve the residents of the north which are mostly singaporeans. of course i could be mistaken and there is now an influx of non-singaporeans living in the north...

I was visiting Shenton Way & noticed they are building expensive apartments opposite the MAS building. It surprised me because I thought there was a policy of forbidding people from staying in the business district

I remember years ago when schools where moved out from the downtown core e.g. St Joseph, Raffles, ACS, CHIJ, etc . The PAP's reasoning was to cut the traffic. Now there are large complexes of colleges in that area

PAP's flip flop policies appear to benefit their own bottom line. If you plan on getting a place, there are no guarantees that the gov't will let you keep it

 

[streetsmart73]

Still fat lah...

Everywhere also can see improvement except the belly....

hi there


1. bro, no offence.
2. what's your age, weight & height?
3. prick or pus?