<TABLE id=msgUN border=0 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top>Coffeeshop Chit Chat - RP responds to PAP's manifesto !!</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"></TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt89 <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>10:28 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right>(1 of 3) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"></TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>47926.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD id=msgtxt_1 class=msgtxt>SINGAPORE : In response to the People's Action Party's (PAP) manifesto, Reform Party's Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam said the PAP has failed to raise median household income significantly over the last decade.
As a result, he asked why should the electorate trust the PAP to do better over the next decade when global economic conditions are likely to be worse.
Mr Jeyaretnam also said that the lower-income groups have fared much worse than those on median incomes which he said is a deliberate result of the government's open door immigration policy, combined with the lack of a minimum wage.
He questioned the PAP's long-term commitment to slow the growth of the population, given that the ruling party's economic growth strategy and asset inflation strategy is dependent on a continually-rising population.
On education, Mr Jeyaretnam asked how educational levels of the lower-income groups can be raised when there isn't any universal free education or the investment to improve teaching standards or lower class sizes.
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As a result, he asked why should the electorate trust the PAP to do better over the next decade when global economic conditions are likely to be worse.
Mr Jeyaretnam also said that the lower-income groups have fared much worse than those on median incomes which he said is a deliberate result of the government's open door immigration policy, combined with the lack of a minimum wage.
He questioned the PAP's long-term commitment to slow the growth of the population, given that the ruling party's economic growth strategy and asset inflation strategy is dependent on a continually-rising population.
On education, Mr Jeyaretnam asked how educational levels of the lower-income groups can be raised when there isn't any universal free education or the investment to improve teaching standards or lower class sizes.
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