PAP and its party cadres led Singapore since independence. All the public institutions that you see today are shaped and formed by PAP. Meritocracy, racial and religious harmony, no to race-based and religion-based politics, all of those are hallmarks of PAP party ideology. Malaysia, our neighbouring country, insists on going on the apartheid road where Bumis and Muslims have special privileges. You can see how different our two countries are today.
Please lah ...you keep harping to 50 years ago. Sinkapore not third world anymore. Compare sinkapore with Finland, Sweden, Denmark ...we are so behind.
I shudder to think if PAP falls from power, and we are replaced by some dud party who wants to bankrupt our reserves by spending money like there is no tomorrow.
The WP shows that they can do a better job for less. Look at how efficient the WP TC is. No transfer from government, still can function efficiently. PAP TC gets extra millions from government, yet charges higher fees and delivering substandard services. Rats everywhere and they don't even know.
Look at Greece, Italy and many of the EU states.
Please don't venture into an area which you know nothing about.
Look at the number of foreigners who flock to Singapore for PMET jobs because these jobs are becoming increasingly scarce in their own countries.
And this is a good thing? Please kill yourself.
Look at all the pension funds in Europe running dry because the government has to keep issuing bonds to make pension payments.
Why don't you compare CPF with Canadian Pension Fund? For 5 percent total contribution (2.5 percent from the employee), the pensioner gets about $1k a month for life, indexed to inflation. The CPP is solvent for 175 years based on current payout.
CPF is not a rip-you-off fund. It earns 7 percent return and gives back 2.5 percent!
Singapore must have PAP! No to opposition!
Time to send PAP elites to ISIS. You included.