In mature and modern democracies like Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, citizens who wish to serve their fellow brethen and contribute to the nation are willing to step forward to present themselves as candidates in the general elections either as a member of a political party or as an independent.
Some have to accept pay cuts in order to enter politics and they do so willingly out of their own free will. The present South Korea President Lee Myung Bak was the Chairman of conglomerate Hyundai for 27 years before entering politics. His annual salary as President is only a fraction of his pay in the private sector and even then he donated it entirely to the poor during his 5 year tenure.
In Singapore, where politics is tightly controlled and dominated by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) since independence, very few Singaporeans are willing to risk their livelihoods to contest in an election.
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has publicly said on repeated occasions that he has “engineered” the system in such a way that his PAP are assured of victory in elections.
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Some have to accept pay cuts in order to enter politics and they do so willingly out of their own free will. The present South Korea President Lee Myung Bak was the Chairman of conglomerate Hyundai for 27 years before entering politics. His annual salary as President is only a fraction of his pay in the private sector and even then he donated it entirely to the poor during his 5 year tenure.
In Singapore, where politics is tightly controlled and dominated by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) since independence, very few Singaporeans are willing to risk their livelihoods to contest in an election.
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has publicly said on repeated occasions that he has “engineered” the system in such a way that his PAP are assured of victory in elections.
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http://wayangparty.com/?p=7261