Post GE 2011 Discussion

[limlim]

MummyThreeStreams:

His mother was named and quoted in this ST article written before he was introduced as a PAP candidate http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/News/Story/STIStory_642320.html. It is not the woman identified in the earlier article.

fair enough.. at this point, the earlier article lacks credibility.

[raysusan]

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)[/quote]what you guys think about this??

[Daddy D]

ChiefKiasu:

Adoi... too rigid you say I'm inflexible... too much \"listening\" to the ground you say I'm floppy with no backbone... haiz, I can understand how the PAP gahmen feels... :frustrated:

:celebrate: Exactly....
must be consultative approach... must work till 1am... have regular dialogue sessions... give $40K water tank... still suggest that they take salary based on median pay of $2.5K...

[dunnoleh]

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??[/quote]It only means our PM has a problem.

[hquek]

dunnoleh:

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??

[/quote]To me, it means Obama has no dignity? :scratchhead: :siam:

or maybe it's time to raise minister pay so they earn tens of millions of dollars? :yikes:

[concern2]

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??[/quote]Got this kind of logic one meh? :? Is that why Singapore minsters need to have higher salary than the rest of the world so every other leader will have less of a problem listening to our minister's ideas? So Obama will think,\" Hey, this minister is earning more than you ok? You better sit up and listen...\" :laugh:

[wapobs]

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??[/quote]wa lao eh!
$500,000 leh!

[hquek]

wapobs:

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??

wa lao eh!
$500,000 leh![/quote]remember that this is a bit smaller than the average peanut. :siam:

[Brenda10]

dunnoleh:

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"


- Dr Lim Wee Kiat, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC, 24 May 2011 (Lianhe Wanbao)

what you guys think about this??

It only means our PM has a problem. [/quote]I can only think of 顺得哥情失嫂意! 骑虎难下!!!

[DesertWind]

raysusan:

[quote]‎\"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals, hence a reasonable payout will help to maintain abit of dignity.\"

[/quote]
It is either I am thinking \"out-of-the-box\" or I am terribly ignorant. You mean got Media CEOs in Singapore earning so much money meh? Isn't the media all controlled by the garmen? So whatever CEOs got to kwai kwai listen to garmen policy no? Or you mean other country's media CEOs? Don't toe the line just cut cut circulation and broadcast.

Very simple. Very cost efficient. No need to pay so much for a minister to be effective since power is in his hand.

On second thoughts, just imagine Mr Obama suggest his salary to be pegged to the Top 8 private sector earners in the U.S. I can only quote the two I know best: Mr Bills Gates and Mr Warren Buffet. WAH, HUAT AH!!!!! I bet you they won't want to be pegged to Citibank CEO whom during the financial crisis, volunteered to take just USD1 per annum. Pick and choose your own cherries, how to go wrong liddat?

Imagine he quote:\" If I don't earn more than them, nobody will listen to me!\".

Heh...heh....!
:imcool: