The senseless incredibility of PM Lee when commenting on the poor in Singapore

[Confuseous]

To brag about paying oneself 4 times more than the President of USA is one thing but to show off the poor of Singapore as being better off than those in US and other countries is disgraceful! This idiotic act of arrogance shows the character of the person! It reminds me of Dr Balakrishnan's famous remark in 2007, "How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?" when MP Lily Neo asked for more public assistance for the poorest of the poor in Singapore.

As much as he tries to show that he is capable and deserves the riches that he gets as PM of Singapore, I think he has gone over the top with such an atrocious comparison of the poor. For the sheltered, privileged and the materially rich life that he has had since he was a kid, I can understand his ignorance of the poor. Since he has neither been there nor done that, it is offensively impolite of him to utter such rubbish!

Even a nincompoop knows that it is no fun to be poor but how are we to know that the poor in Singapore are better off than the poor of elsewhere? Or are the poor in Singapore enjoying 3 meals in restaurants daily now?

- http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2012/02/its-no-fun-being-poor-but-is-it-fun-to.html

 

[1sickpuppy II]

Countless times I have heard these from my former superiors not only from him. Some even went all the way and prove it once that it can be done. True I admit it can be done but try doing it day in day out. My reply to all of them is walk a mile in those shoes and tell me then. Don't try to reason with me or try talking cock that its simple just put those shoes on and walk a mile and tell me then life of the poor is better in SG than in US.