PAP idea - Degrees with 5 years validity

[Kee Chew]

If I recall correctly, he "inherited" seat from his father - the previous adviser to the taxi drivers.
Can someone confirm?

He can try to back-track for all we care. The simple truth is that he was
reading from a prepared speech, which he must have rehearsed many
times, given his lack of a speaking role in the past few years.
Also, this simpleton was unable to link his comments to the budget
debate, although under the rules, MP can bring up any topic. Still,
it goes to show what he thinks of his MP role and the amount of time
he has given to the $15K a month job.

TCB and Team at West Coast GRC most welcome this clown to stay to fight the next GE

 

[mojito]

TCB and Team at West Coast GRC most welcome this clown to stay to fight the next GE

Better not. May be will die of embarrassment if still lose to this clown.

 

[Oracle]

"I may send my child to India for university, their degrees no expiry date & more valuable than in Spore"

 

[A Singaporean]

"I may send my child to India for university, their degrees no expiry date & more valuable than in Spore"

Make it is Uptron. Great college.

 

[A Singaporean]

I am not sure what is the issue here. For decades the CAQ wanted and had brought in many foreigners to displace Sinkies. The 5 year validity for local universities is just a formal way to get this done.

 

[syed putra]

I am not sure what is the issue here. For decades the CAQ wanted and had brought in many foreigners to displace Sinkies. The 5 year validity for local universities is just a formal way to get this done.

We need a more diverse society.too many Chinese is not very good.

 

[Kee Chew]

Better not. May be will die of embarrassment if still lose to this clown.

 

[STUCK_HERE]

Good idea. Which means all those with degree more than 5 years old should be terminated! Starting with the Prime Minister.

 

[myfoot123]

It does. Every 5 years, PAP's right to govern has been renewed by sinkies. PAP holds itself to the same standards it proposes for sinkie graduates.

Sinkies degree is renewed everytime they are called up for Reservist or found a job.

 

[blackmondy]

We need a more diverse society.too many Chinese is not very good.

Too many dumb mutts is worse. Incestuous race will only breed a low-IQ and more retarded society. You are one fine example of this.

 

[LittleP]

Leasehold Degree WORTHLESS

 

[JohnTan]

You still cannot beat this fantastic suggestion by LKY......

Married With Kids? Lee Kuan Yew Says Take Two Votes​

KENNETH L. WHITINGJuly 27, 1994

SINGAPORE (AP) _ It may not be an idea whose time has come, but Singapore’s elder statesman suggests changing the principle of one man-one vote to give parents more power at the ballot box than other people.

People between 35 and 60 who are married with children would get an additional vote under former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s plan.

The idea is to give more weight at the polls to those who have heavier responsibilities, he says.

″Their contributions to the economy and to society is greatest at this stage of life,″ he said. ″Also they need to vote for themselves and also for their children (who) have an interest that needs to be protected.″

The radical change might be necessary in 15 to 20 years, in his view, because the population of this small city-state is growing old, and could give rise to a huge army of the elderly who might be tempted to pressure the government for welfare handouts.

Demographic data indicate that by 2030 those aged 60 and over will form one quarter of the total population, compared to about 10 percent now. Eight working people support one of the elderly now, and by then the ratio would be 2.2 to 1.

″Once past 60, their children would have grown up, and would vote for themselves,″ the 70-year-old Lee said during a recent visit to Australia.

″Then the parents should drop back to one vote. But during those critical years, 35-60, people who carry twice as much responsibility should have two votes. This will make for a more viable system and a more stable society.″

The constitution should not be amended unnecessarily but it should not remain frozen for all time, he added.

″If you want one-man, one-vote or representative government to succeed, from time to time, you will have to adjust your system to make it more viable and less volatile.″

Since he stepped down in 1991 after 31 years, Lee has served as senior minister without portfolio in Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s cabinet. Singapore’s patriarch still wields a lot of influence, and his latest brainstorm has been the main topic of public debate since it was made public several months ago.

Informal opinion polls suggest that many oppose the idea. Opposition political parties reject it as a scheme to tighten the grip of the People’s Action Party, which has controlled Parliament since 1959.

Several PAP parliamentarians said they had no qualms about modifying the constitution to meet changing conditions. They also agreed that an aging population might influence voting patterns, but they questioned whether tinkering with the ballot box was proper.

″The danger of the system is that theoretically any government can stay in power in perpetuity as long as it can take care of the interests of a group it gives the two votes to,″ said Toh Keng Kiat, a member of Parliament.

It's a good suggestion. Married people with families tend to vote rationally, while singles tend to vote irrationally due to their high risk-taking behaviour. Singapore's prosperity depends on rational voters choosing the steady leaders with a proven track record.

 

[Kee Chew]

 

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[LittleP]

Was it even his idea in the first place? More like reading from a script given to him

 

[Devil Within]

If this suggestion was put forward by the oppositions, you can bet your last dollar that the PAP and the PAP-controlled media will ridicule the oppositions like no tomorrow. However, since this stupid idea was brought up by the PAP, the media and PAP themselves kept quiet. Such is the double standard in Singapore media and politics.

 

[batman1]

So next food for thought : All generals must go for re-certification after every 5 years i.e. must pass IPPT and exams and overseas tour of duty.

 

[A Singaporean]

So next food for thought : All generals must go for re-certification after every 5 years i.e. must pass IPPT and exams and overseas tour of duty.

Must have real battle experience otherwise no medal.

 

[tanwahtiu]

This is a very good idea. Too many sinkies with NUS or NTU degrees are finding jobs not related to their degrees. This new policy would make sinkies stay within their faculty caste instead of jumping all over the place, creating chaos in the marketplace.

Make sense... world has changed to web based technology business system long ago...

After dotcom crash in 2002 already warn you software codings is disrupting all industries.... go learn python for programming and JS for UI...

When the IT hit x16 bit already warning and x32 bit come in quick replaced x16bit and full scale colour CGI UI disrupt everything...

University learning shd be disrupted too... slow to catch up..... the lecturers were saying what and how to teach students who know more than you searching the internet before coming to classroom...

These days people with coding experiences are writing codes in libraries, package of code to contribute to the program or UI..

Even Excel program is open source and python coders are adding libraries and package of codes to it for free to use and sharing.

Fintech is open source and millions of Python coders are adding libraries and package of algorithmic code to it for free and sharing.... See Github...