http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/08/16/why-pasir-ris-voters-should-support-sda/
[h=2]Why Pasir Ris voters should support SDA[/h]
August 16th, 2015 |
Author: Contributions
SDA’s
Desmond Lim does not deserve to be ridiculed for not being articulate. There are
good reasons for voters not to dismiss Desmond as a potential MP. In fact, we
really do not have any choice but to ensure Desmond and his team get into
parliament.
Singaporeans demand change and we NEED a
government that’s transparent, accountable and it must prioritise our basic
needs over foreigners’ needs. But under PAP, we have none of these. Isn’t it
illogical to insist on keeping PAP in power for whatever reasons, knowing full
well PAP will only preserve the status quo and our one-trick pony only wants to
increase the population and profit from citizens?
PAP’s incompetence has already been confirmed by the PWP which it rammed
through Parliament. Without sufficient checks, the next PWP may offer more
nonsensical justifications to increase the population to 10
million. Singaporeans need to realise what the PAP is really doing NOW
and not wait till it’s too late.
PAP has pumped BILLIONS of tax dollars to finance
infrastructure in anticipation of a HUGE population increase above 6.9
million and this is no laughing matter. This is confirmed by the ongoing
construction everywhere and has turned our country into the biggest construction
site in the universe.
The unique feature of our demo-aristocracy is the use of billions of reserves
need not be disclosed in Parliament. And the PAP also has the ability to
redefine the conventional meaning of words, i.e. although our reserves had been
used 55 instead of 27 times, it was not considered a drawdown but a “conversion of past reserves from one form (financial assets) to
another (state land)”. Hmm … accounting taught at Mumbai or Southern Pacific
University?
What would have happened if Singapore needed the money urgently in a
financial crisis? Revert to barter trade?
According to PAP’s logic, a child would be able to withdraw money from his
bank account, buys a $300 bicycle but tells his parents he did not withdraw any
money because it was converted to a mechanical asset.
What should worry Singaporeans is whether Temasek Holdings and GIC also
practice ‘conversion’ in their accounting. The government has to be transparent
because it involves almost $300,000,000,000 of CPF monies. How can citizens
trust PAP’s statement of assets and liabilities when we do not know how many
conversions have taken place?
We had an ex president who held the second key to our reserves.
Unfortunately, he had fallen asleep and was unaware that the key was used to
unlock the vault not once but 27 times.
If we were just a little more observant, we would have noticed there has been
not a whisper in Parliament with regard to the ‘conversion’ currently taking
place, i.e. island wide construction activities. Can we trust our president to be
awake this time?
There’s already talk of a 10-million population and should PAP dominate
parliament after GE 2015, we can kiss our future goodbye.
Back to Pasir Ris where my MP happens to be Minister Teo Chee Hean. As I
reflect on what Teo, a minister-MP who is supposed to have a louder voice in
Parliament, has done for me since May 2011, the answer I got was ‘nothing’.
In fact, Teo, who can certainly articulate better than Desmond, has been
articulating AGAINST my interest. (Teo is part of PAP’s inner
circle)
Teo was parachuted into Marine Parade GRC in 1992. After more than 2
decades:
- He has not understood how the CPF issue affects
ordinary citizens/could not be bothered to speak up.
- Did not understand basic demand and supply of
housing, did not speak up and allowed HDB prices to skyrocket.
- Did not prevent the government from squandering
tax dollars on grants for foreigners’ education at citizens’ expense.
- Supported the population increase at an insane
pace despite knowing our infrastructure would not be able to cope.
It has been confirmed that Teo has all the while been
part of the problem and has vested interest to maintain the
status quo. Why should anyone vote for Teo when we already know the consequences
with a high degree of certainty? Since PAP will only continue to screw up my
life, common sense tells me to support any party but PAP.
Some have likened Desmond to a clown but what’s wrong with serving
constituents while relieving their stress with additional entertainment? For
decades, we already have PAP clowns like Mah Bow Tan (), Wong Kan Seng and of course Lim Swee Say. We should
trust our system to take in another clown because if it wasn’t robust, it
wouldn’t have survived for decades.
Khaw Boon Wan
Was Khaw not clowning around when he disclosed a major surgery cost the
equivalent of only 2 plates of chicken rice in high-cost Singapore while lesser
mortals pay at least thousand$?
What about Wong Kan Seng who told the public that Mas Selamat was either in Singapore or he had fled the
country?
Soon, Wong will also be replaced by a Chong Kee Hiong who’s almost his mirror
image.
Will you vote for this small-minded candidate who says he is still upset
after three decades, and “remember (s) it with such clarity”, for not
winning a prize in Primary 5?
PAP implemented the GRC system to prevent opposition members
from getting into Parliament. Despite 40% of votes going to the opposition,
opposition MPs make up less then 10% of all MPs. The priority is therefore to
break PAP’s dominance or real issues will not see daylight.
Middle-ground voters must prioritise their needs – do they want an MP
who can articulate well but mostly against their interest, a yes-man without
balls to speak his mind in Parliament or someone who represents their
interest?
How bad can an opposition member be when we have seen the likes of Tin Pei
Ling, Amy Khor or Gan Thiam Poh, besides those clowns mentioned above?
Unlike PAP candidates who are almost assured of a GRC back door entry into
parliament, opposition members stand a very high chance of losing their $16,000
election deposit. In Desmond’s case, he has lost tens of thousands in
election deposits in an attempt to provide us with an alternative voice
in Parliament. For his indefatigable efforts, I take my hat off to Desmond.
It’s
an uphill task taking on the incumbent PAP which has avail itself of resources
funded by taxpayers. It’s easy to criticise Desmond in the comfort of our home
but can we do a better job? Really?
We know for certain that SDA candidates will not be yes-MPs unlike Teo Ser
Luck, Puthucheary, Penny Low, Gan Thiam Poh and Sapari.
Pasir Ris voters who supported PAP should shoulder the blame for all the
screw ups post GE 2011. It has already been proven, time and again, that PAP
never intended to carry out its promises when it begged for our votes during
election rallies. But let’s not dwell on the past, learn from the mistakes and
ensure they don’t happen again.
Should Singaporeans continue to support PAP, it will be become increasingly
difficult to undo the damage of many flawed policies, especially with regard to
immigration. In future, our children will look back with disgust at how their
parents screwed up their lives by REPEATEDLY making wrong
choices.
The PAP has proven that being articulate and possessing a high degree of
academic intelligence is of no use to voters when they use their intelligence to
articulate against our interest.
As for my choice, it is anyone but PAP candidates because the status quo must
not be maintained. I will vote to put a stop to PAP policies which hurt
ordinary Singaporeans. Middle-ground voters should reconsider their
support for PAP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aia_lZ7ccdI
Phillip
Ang
* Phillip blogs at likedatosocanmeh.
[h=2]Why Pasir Ris voters should support SDA[/h]
August 16th, 2015 |
Author: Contributions
Desmond Lim does not deserve to be ridiculed for not being articulate. There are
good reasons for voters not to dismiss Desmond as a potential MP. In fact, we
really do not have any choice but to ensure Desmond and his team get into
parliament.
Singaporeans demand change and we NEED a
government that’s transparent, accountable and it must prioritise our basic
needs over foreigners’ needs. But under PAP, we have none of these. Isn’t it
illogical to insist on keeping PAP in power for whatever reasons, knowing full
well PAP will only preserve the status quo and our one-trick pony only wants to
increase the population and profit from citizens?
PAP’s incompetence has already been confirmed by the PWP which it rammed
through Parliament. Without sufficient checks, the next PWP may offer more
nonsensical justifications to increase the population to 10
million. Singaporeans need to realise what the PAP is really doing NOW
and not wait till it’s too late.
PAP has pumped BILLIONS of tax dollars to finance
infrastructure in anticipation of a HUGE population increase above 6.9
million and this is no laughing matter. This is confirmed by the ongoing
construction everywhere and has turned our country into the biggest construction
site in the universe.
The unique feature of our demo-aristocracy is the use of billions of reserves
need not be disclosed in Parliament. And the PAP also has the ability to
redefine the conventional meaning of words, i.e. although our reserves had been
used 55 instead of 27 times, it was not considered a drawdown but a “conversion of past reserves from one form (financial assets) to
another (state land)”. Hmm … accounting taught at Mumbai or Southern Pacific
University?
What would have happened if Singapore needed the money urgently in a
financial crisis? Revert to barter trade?
According to PAP’s logic, a child would be able to withdraw money from his
bank account, buys a $300 bicycle but tells his parents he did not withdraw any
money because it was converted to a mechanical asset.
What should worry Singaporeans is whether Temasek Holdings and GIC also
practice ‘conversion’ in their accounting. The government has to be transparent
because it involves almost $300,000,000,000 of CPF monies. How can citizens
trust PAP’s statement of assets and liabilities when we do not know how many
conversions have taken place?
We had an ex president who held the second key to our reserves.
Unfortunately, he had fallen asleep and was unaware that the key was used to
unlock the vault not once but 27 times.
If we were just a little more observant, we would have noticed there has been
not a whisper in Parliament with regard to the ‘conversion’ currently taking
place, i.e. island wide construction activities. Can we trust our president to be
awake this time?
There’s already talk of a 10-million population and should PAP dominate
parliament after GE 2015, we can kiss our future goodbye.
Back to Pasir Ris where my MP happens to be Minister Teo Chee Hean. As I
reflect on what Teo, a minister-MP who is supposed to have a louder voice in
Parliament, has done for me since May 2011, the answer I got was ‘nothing’.
In fact, Teo, who can certainly articulate better than Desmond, has been
articulating AGAINST my interest. (Teo is part of PAP’s inner
circle)
Teo was parachuted into Marine Parade GRC in 1992. After more than 2
decades:
- He has not understood how the CPF issue affects
ordinary citizens/could not be bothered to speak up.
- Did not understand basic demand and supply of
housing, did not speak up and allowed HDB prices to skyrocket.
- Did not prevent the government from squandering
tax dollars on grants for foreigners’ education at citizens’ expense.
- Supported the population increase at an insane
pace despite knowing our infrastructure would not be able to cope.
It has been confirmed that Teo has all the while been
part of the problem and has vested interest to maintain the
status quo. Why should anyone vote for Teo when we already know the consequences
with a high degree of certainty? Since PAP will only continue to screw up my
life, common sense tells me to support any party but PAP.
Some have likened Desmond to a clown but what’s wrong with serving
constituents while relieving their stress with additional entertainment? For
decades, we already have PAP clowns like Mah Bow Tan (), Wong Kan Seng and of course Lim Swee Say. We should
trust our system to take in another clown because if it wasn’t robust, it
wouldn’t have survived for decades.
Khaw Boon Wan
Was Khaw not clowning around when he disclosed a major surgery cost the
equivalent of only 2 plates of chicken rice in high-cost Singapore while lesser
mortals pay at least thousand$?
What about Wong Kan Seng who told the public that Mas Selamat was either in Singapore or he had fled the
country?
Soon, Wong will also be replaced by a Chong Kee Hiong who’s almost his mirror
image.
Will you vote for this small-minded candidate who says he is still upset
after three decades, and “remember (s) it with such clarity”, for not
winning a prize in Primary 5?
PAP implemented the GRC system to prevent opposition members
from getting into Parliament. Despite 40% of votes going to the opposition,
opposition MPs make up less then 10% of all MPs. The priority is therefore to
break PAP’s dominance or real issues will not see daylight.
Middle-ground voters must prioritise their needs – do they want an MP
who can articulate well but mostly against their interest, a yes-man without
balls to speak his mind in Parliament or someone who represents their
interest?
How bad can an opposition member be when we have seen the likes of Tin Pei
Ling, Amy Khor or Gan Thiam Poh, besides those clowns mentioned above?
Unlike PAP candidates who are almost assured of a GRC back door entry into
parliament, opposition members stand a very high chance of losing their $16,000
election deposit. In Desmond’s case, he has lost tens of thousands in
election deposits in an attempt to provide us with an alternative voice
in Parliament. For his indefatigable efforts, I take my hat off to Desmond.
an uphill task taking on the incumbent PAP which has avail itself of resources
funded by taxpayers. It’s easy to criticise Desmond in the comfort of our home
but can we do a better job? Really?
We know for certain that SDA candidates will not be yes-MPs unlike Teo Ser
Luck, Puthucheary, Penny Low, Gan Thiam Poh and Sapari.
Pasir Ris voters who supported PAP should shoulder the blame for all the
screw ups post GE 2011. It has already been proven, time and again, that PAP
never intended to carry out its promises when it begged for our votes during
election rallies. But let’s not dwell on the past, learn from the mistakes and
ensure they don’t happen again.
Should Singaporeans continue to support PAP, it will be become increasingly
difficult to undo the damage of many flawed policies, especially with regard to
immigration. In future, our children will look back with disgust at how their
parents screwed up their lives by REPEATEDLY making wrong
choices.
The PAP has proven that being articulate and possessing a high degree of
academic intelligence is of no use to voters when they use their intelligence to
articulate against our interest.
As for my choice, it is anyone but PAP candidates because the status quo must
not be maintained. I will vote to put a stop to PAP policies which hurt
ordinary Singaporeans. Middle-ground voters should reconsider their
support for PAP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aia_lZ7ccdI
Phillip
Ang
* Phillip blogs at likedatosocanmeh.
