Punggol East By-Election coming ? MP steps down
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3Boys:
This part I agree. Was thinking to myself why they haven't yet come out with concrete plans/proposals to issues that Singaporeans have been complaining.
Of all the supporters of the WP, what do you understand of their stand on various policy issues?
Recent property curbs, what's WP's stand? Agree? Don't agree? Any alternative?
Education policies, apart from generalities about stress, equalisation and so forth, what specifics do they have at this point? Foreigners in schools, tighten? Loosen?
COEs, what's the WP's position? SMRT, nationalise or don't nationalise, anybody know?
How about NS?
How about taxes? Will they be willing to stand to and say, we raise taxes to fund social programs (which I support, by the way) -
sunflower:
Maybe they are like everyone else everyday monitor professor and students grades, principal and underage pro, teacher and student in top school, foreign scholar scold singaporeans and post nice photos of .... :scratchhead:
This part I agree. Was thinking to myself why they haven't yet come out with concrete plans/proposals to issues that Singaporeans have been complaining.3Boys:
Of all the supporters of the WP, what do you understand of their stand on various policy issues?
Recent property curbs, what's WP's stand? Agree? Don't agree? Any alternative?
Education policies, apart from generalities about stress, equalisation and so forth, what specifics do they have at this point? Foreigners in schools, tighten? Loosen?
COEs, what's the WP's position? SMRT, nationalise or don't nationalise, anybody know?
How about NS?
How about taxes? Will they be willing to stand to and say, we raise taxes to fund social programs (which I support, by the way) -
sunflower:
WP has brought out their stand on certain issues in Parliament already. I am just wondering if it makes sense to expect these 8 MPs to voice out ALL of the grievances of Singaporeans and make proposals for ALL of them. I mean, it was the Aljunied and Hougang residents who have voted them in. Surely their first priorities is to serve them? Anyone who wants to hear oppositions voice out in parliament should vote them in to speak out for them, instead of voting for the incumbent and expect their complaints to be voiced by the oppositions in Parliament! Yes?
This part I agree. Was thinking to myself why they haven't yet come out with concrete plans/proposals to issues that Singaporeans have been complaining.3Boys:
Of all the supporters of the WP, what do you understand of their stand on various policy issues?
Recent property curbs, what's WP's stand? Agree? Don't agree? Any alternative?
Education policies, apart from generalities about stress, equalisation and so forth, what specifics do they have at this point? Foreigners in schools, tighten? Loosen?
COEs, what's the WP's position? SMRT, nationalise or don't nationalise, anybody know?
How about NS?
How about taxes? Will they be willing to stand to and say, we raise taxes to fund social programs (which I support, by the way) -
impetuous:
This is what people mean by voting for the sake of opposition. If WP was sincere they would have place a better person for a candidate. Which they should have...
LLL might not seem to be the best candidate. At least she looks sincere & at least better than Tin Pei Ling of Marine Parade GRC. Of course, the chance of winning will be higher if WP sends a higher profile candidate. -
mummy so kiasu:
Who would have known that they would send a doctor who just joined the party 3 weeks ago? But a candidate of this caliber should have no problem learning all the issues commoners face in 3 weeks.impetuous:
This is what people mean by voting for the sake of opposition. If WP was sincere they would have place a better person for a candidate. Which they should have...
LLL might not seem to be the best candidate. At least she looks sincere & at least better than Tin Pei Ling of Marine Parade GRC. Of course, the chance of winning will be higher if WP sends a higher profile candidate.
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concern2:
Yes. Informed or not depends on whether information is available, the sources of where the information is emitted, and whether one takes an active role in finding information, the latter being something that one could make a difference in. Yet, there are many who do not do that. Can you do anything about it?[/quote]Anyone heard or seen \"TR Emeritus\" website, formerly known as Temasek Review. You can find interesting S'pore political issues.
I'm not a gambler, if one makes a decision, I can only hope one makes an informed one, not roll the dice and hope for the best.3Boys:
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Yes, one can never be certain of the future, and that is the beauty and possibly scary thing about life and the decisions one make. 10 years ago, I did not even know I would discuss politics the way I do today. Perhaps one day, or it is already starting to happen, opposition supporters will blame incumbent supporters, perhaps incumbent supporters will blame opposition supporters,
So become communist better? Then no one gets to vote better? -
sunflower:
The WP has a 63 page Manifesto 2011 on their website. People should read them before they say that WP does not take any stand on any policy issues. Whether one agrees with their proposals or not is another thing.
This part I agree. Was thinking to myself why they haven't yet come out with concrete plans/proposals to issues that Singaporeans have been complaining.3Boys:
Of all the supporters of the WP, what do you understand of their stand on various policy issues?
Recent property curbs, what's WP's stand? Agree? Don't agree? Any alternative?
Education policies, apart from generalities about stress, equalisation and so forth, what specifics do they have at this point? Foreigners in schools, tighten? Loosen?
COEs, what's the WP's position? SMRT, nationalise or don't nationalise, anybody know?
How about NS?
How about taxes? Will they be willing to stand to and say, we raise taxes to fund social programs (which I support, by the way)
Just for amusement:
[quote]B. Procreation
2. There should be increased support and strong incentives for employers to implement better work-life balance practices and flexi-work arrangements. The civil service should set the example for the private sector to follow.
3. To recognise the important role of fathers in sharing the responsibilities of infant care, paternity leave of at least 6 days, half of which will be funded by the government, should be introduced and legislated.
4. There should be more affordable, conveniently-located and quality infant care and childcare facilities made available in Singapore.
8. Assisted conception procedures such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) should be partially subsidised by the Government for up to the first three treatment cycles. This will help Singaporean couples who want to have children but have difficulty conceiving. More research on improving the success rate and lowering the cost of assisted conception procedures should be initiated and encouraged by the Government. More public funds should be made availablefor such research.[/quote]Look familiar? There are other gems in there for people who bother to look. -
Ah Lian said this,
Since 2009, “Anchor Operators” have dominated the childcare industry in Singapore. These Anchor Operators enjoy many public subsidies. They enjoy grants for:
(a) rental cost;
(b) set-up and furnishing cost;
(c) teacher recruitment; and
(d) manpower training.
These grants come up to an estimated $69 million since 2009. This is over half-a-million dollars of taxpayer subsidies per new childcare centre built by the Anchor Operators. In addition, Anchor Operators operate mostly from HDB void decks at rents of between $2 and $4 per square metre!
There are only two childcare centre operators that qualify as Anchor Operators. They are My First Skool – run by the NTUC; and PCF Sparkletots – affiliated to the ruling People’s Action Party.
If NTUC and PCF enjoy such huge public subsidies, why are childcare centre fees going up?
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If government related cc are paying $2/sqm for rental, this is about $0.20/sq ft compared to the average $4.00/sq ft that private operators are paying, an average of 2000% cheaper. They must be making money and we are not even talking about those other subsidies and grants that each centre is enjoying. Why increase fees??
where did the money go as it seems to be obscene profit for My First Skool and PCF???
How can it be using an average of half a million to set up a public cc? The team must be super inefficient if it indeed took half a million to set up a centre.
WP seemed to stop short of exploring this mysterious black hole that the public deserves to know. I hope they can probe further cos I am really interested to know the answers.
Without WP, everyone thinks you can get such questions (that hope government will answer to us)?
Perhaps WP should have their own brand of cc and make an effort to run them more efficiently than PAP's (need to have similar kind of cost advantage like PAP cc are enjoying. Think maybe can make super normal profit if charging at the rate that PAP cc are charging or normal profit at real affordable prices for parents from more humble backgrounds). -
Reform Party held a residents' feedback session with a no show for candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam who is said to be unwell after rallying in the rain last night. - Yahoo News
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPh_IkKjzVo
SDA Punggol East By-Elections Online Rally
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