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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Ms Tin's money-plan predicted in 2006...</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>wwwDRAGONwww <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Apr-4 4:49 pm </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 4) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>47133.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>If you think Ms Tin's induction into the easy money plan is new, well, it had been predicted by SGForumer cornyfish2000 in the year 2006, during the highpoint prior to the 2006 Election.
Here it is:
http://politics.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/186584
An MP's allowance is 12k monthly exclusive of medical benefits. And if an MP is elected for more than 2 terms, he will be paid a pension of 8k monthly from the day he retires from Parliament till the day he dies.
Shiok huh? Which other job gives you a pension of 8k monthly? In fact in today's civil service, which job gives you a pension at all upon retirement? And considering that MPs receive a whole range of perks in addition to their monthly allowance. For instance, many MPs are given high-paying directorships in the various divisions of NTUC while they perform their MP duties concurrently.
That's why we have many young people who sign up to become PAP members immediately upon graduation and are very active in grassroots activities. So as to attract the attention of the party leadership, and hopefully get fielded to become MPs or even ministers in the future.
After all, money makes the world go round, doesn't it?
PS: Of course, since then, the MP's salary had been rasied drastically to, I was told $18,000 per month, instead of $15,000 per month, as is referenced usually.
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Here it is:
http://politics.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/186584
An MP's allowance is 12k monthly exclusive of medical benefits. And if an MP is elected for more than 2 terms, he will be paid a pension of 8k monthly from the day he retires from Parliament till the day he dies.
Shiok huh? Which other job gives you a pension of 8k monthly? In fact in today's civil service, which job gives you a pension at all upon retirement? And considering that MPs receive a whole range of perks in addition to their monthly allowance. For instance, many MPs are given high-paying directorships in the various divisions of NTUC while they perform their MP duties concurrently.
That's why we have many young people who sign up to become PAP members immediately upon graduation and are very active in grassroots activities. So as to attract the attention of the party leadership, and hopefully get fielded to become MPs or even ministers in the future.
After all, money makes the world go round, doesn't it?
PS: Of course, since then, the MP's salary had been rasied drastically to, I was told $18,000 per month, instead of $15,000 per month, as is referenced usually.
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