Population woes
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mum_sugoku:
Go gamble with your children's future if you wish, I have other views on the matter.3Boys:
And you consider this to be responsible behavior? Take a gamble on an unproven team because you can't stomach some difficult government policies, that may have other benefits? Sorry to keep hammering on this but I really find this preposterous. Changing government is not like changing GPs!
PAP was an unproven team (party) back in the '50s, were they not?
And if we do not try another doctor out, how are we ever gonna know if there are better doctors out there? -
mum_sugoku:
Frankly, I too don't know if there are better people out there..
Yes elections is how we choose those we think can lead us.Sun_2010:
[quote=\"mum_sugoku\"]
No. We rely on them to find solutions. And if they couldn't, we'll have to find someone else who could.
Isn't that what election is for?
But is there is who is capable of doing it beter in the current options we have? In all honesty there isn't , IMHO.
And the fact govt seems to be going all out to gather people's opinion and genuineness needs and balance it with the realities of Singapore and the global environment . Constructive feedback is a great mechanism, but dissing is not.
Govt is just like the doctor, we develop health problem, we tell them the problem, the symptons, etc. but we just have to rely on the expertise of the doctor to cure us.. And if this doctor can't cure our illness, then we'll have to find another one.. We wouldn't know if the next doctor would be able to cure us , but shouldn't we at least give it a try?[/quote]But when the doctor give you a solution you will have to follow it to be able to get better right? If you don't follow the instructions and take the medications, no matter how many doctors you go through, you will not recover.
So far, which opposition member has come up and given a good enough solution to address some of the issues that we are facing and may be facing in the future. Yes there are many who also harp about the population growth and all the unhappiness it brings. But have any of them truly addressed how we can stay competitive, how to ensure we can stay afloat amidst the rising competition from the countries around us? -
3Boys:
Why would you think that I'm not doing this with my children's future in mind? :scratchhead:
Go gamble with your children's future if you wish, I have other views on the matter.
On difference is that, our opinion with the current leadership differs. -
Funz:
The oppositions have to be given a chance in the first place. As long as they are not in power, they will always lack the resources they need to work out a solution.
But when the doctor give you a solution you will have to follow it to be able to get better right? If you don't follow the instructions and take the medications, no matter how many doctors you go through, you will not recover.
So far, which opposition member has come up and given a good enough solution to address some of the issues that we are facing and may be facing in the future. Yes there are many who also harp about the population growth and all the unhappiness it brings. But have any of them truly addressed how we can stay competitive, how to ensure we can stay afloat amidst the rising competition from the countries around us? -
mum_sugoku:
You are not going to another doctor. The other guy doesn't even claim to be ready to be a doctor.3Boys:
And you consider this to be responsible behavior? Take a gamble on an unproven team because you can't stomach some difficult government policies, that may have other benefits? Sorry to keep hammering on this but I really find this preposterous. Changing government is not like changing GPs!
PAP was an unproven team (party) back in the '50s, were they not?
And if we do not try another doctor out, how are we ever gonna know if there are better doctors out there? -
mum_sugoku:
If a patient is suffering from some minor ailments, changing GPs is no big deal. But if he's faced with some life-threatening diseases, and has to go under the knife, would he be willing to choose an untested doc (with no proven track record) and bear the consequences?3Boys:
And you consider this to be responsible behavior? Take a gamble on an unproven team because you can't stomach some difficult government policies, that may have other benefits? Sorry to keep hammering on this but I really find this preposterous. Changing government is not like changing GPs!
PAP was an unproven team (party) back in the '50s, were they not?
And if we do not try another doctor out, how are we ever gonna know if there are better doctors out there?
The stakes are high. -
mum_sugoku:
I think your appetite for risk is much larger than ours. You are willing to gamble on an unknown hoping that it will work out. Whereas we prefer to gamble on improving a known where we are assured that some things will work out.
Why would you think that I'm not doing this with my children's future in mind? :scratchhead:3Boys:
Go gamble with your children's future if you wish, I have other views on the matter.
On difference is that, our opinion with the current leadership differs.
Seriously, if right now there is a party who can show that they have sound ideas instead of just opposing the current party, I may try them out. Unfortunately, all I see are those intent on opposing. And chances are when in the position of power, they will end up making similar decisions, unless they are really that radical in their fundamental believes. -
pirate:
You are not going to another doctor. The other guy doesn't even claim to be ready to be a doctor.[/quote]Yes. They still need more training.. and opportunity to be trained. Nobody can be a doctor overnigt, can they?mum_sugoku:
[quote=\"3Boys\"]And you consider this to be responsible behavior? Take a gamble on an unproven team because you can't stomach some difficult government policies, that may have other benefits? Sorry to keep hammering on this but I really find this preposterous. Changing government is not like changing GPs!
PAP was an unproven team (party) back in the '50s, were they not?
And if we do not try another doctor out, how are we ever gonna know if there are better doctors out there? -
The value of a robust debate becomes clear. Through the interchange it’s becomes obvious where the starting positions of protagonists in this debate is. It may be the case that one had already decided to vote for the opposition, and constructs an implacable, if flawed argument to support that decision. In which case, further discussion would be futile. But it is important to have reached that point of understanding.
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mum_sugoku:
The oppositions have to be given a chance in the first place. As long as they are not in power, they will always lack the resources they need to work out a solution.
No. The least they can do is to form a shadow cabinet. They can propose policies based on already published information and statistics. And on this specific topic, they can come up with a population policy. They have not. Slapping the driver is not a policy.
Anyway, this is just going round and round. I am going for lunch. :razz:
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