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SDP - Mar 2015 - "They give out in front and then pluck back from behind!”

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"They give out in front and then pluck back from behind!”


http://yoursdp.org/news/they_give_out_in_front_and_then_pluck_back_from_behind/2015-03-16-5976


The SDP visited families living in one-room flats in Marsiling yesterday to spread a message of empowerment and hope to lower-income families.

An indication of the difficulties of these families were clearly demonstrated by the fact that several of these units had paint splashed on their gates and doors – a clear sign of the prevalence of illegal loan sharks.

We also came across several units that had HDB eviction and debt collection notices pasted on the doors. A resident told us that his rent was $235 despite his difficulties making a living; he muttered a few expletives directed at the Government.

We came across two young Malay boys (no more than 5 or 6 years old) on their way out. We asked them where they were going.

"Downstairs," one them replied.

“Going to buy lunch?” we enquired.

“No, we're going to call our mother on the phone downstairs,” said the older brother, opening his hand to show us a couple of coins.

“So no one is home with you?”

“No.”

“Have you had lunch,” we asked.

“Yes, Maggie noodles,” the younger boy answered before his older sibling pushed him along.





This is the side of Singapore people seldom see, the side where poverty bites hard and where people live in quiet but desperate resignation.

For decades this Government has neglected these folks, choosing instead to turn the country into a playground for the ultra-rich.

The SDP has a message for these Singaporeans: “Get us into Parliament and we will fight for you.”

We will work to reduce the gap between the rich and poor in Singapore. Having a government that neither cares nor understands the plight of the low-income Singaporeans (PAP continues to insist that households can survive and even own a flat on $1,000 a month) is a dangerous situation to have.

But what about the handouts that the Government recently promised? “Aiyah, they give out in front and then they pluck back from behind!” a resident shot back.

Indeed, Singaporeans know the ways of the PAP well.



P.S.

More photos of SDP's house-to-house visits and "Danny Cares" food distribution at Danny The Democracy Bear's facebook photo album


Please click this link for more photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.943959465637483.1073741828.158959720804132&type=1
 
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Is SDP's Dr Chee Soon Juan A Changed Man?
In recent months, opposition figure of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Dr Chee Soon Juan appears to have turned over a new leaf.

In recent public exchanges with the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) over Chee Soon Juan's on-going efforts to denigrate Singapore in front of an international audience, Chee had departed from his traditional confrontational kamikaze approach. Instead of responding with wild (and often unfounded) accusations against his detractors, Chee Soon Juan adopted a more muted stance by acknowledging the accusations and presenting his "side of the story" without any inflammatory remarks or counter-claims.

While we at Singapore GE 2016 find this a refreshing approach for Singapore opposition politicians to adopt (and which is inline with PM Lee's call for constructive politics), we are however reminded of the old proverb that "a leopard cannot change its spots." As such, much as we want to believe that Dr Chee Soon Juan (and the SDP under his leadership) can be a credible opposition in Parliament, we believe in the laws of nature and that it will be only a matter of time that Chee Soon Juan reverts to his former self.

With the future of our children at stake, we believe that we cannot take the risk and we urge Singaporeans not to be tricked by Dr Chee Soon Juan's dog and pony show.
 
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