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What about our abominable GST? Do the poor family of Majorie Soh have to pay GST on all her medical bills? This would be most unfair.

Yes toc is back again with more interesting comments. Why was it banned yesterday?

No, no. PAP is too honourable to cheat, but they have many legal ways to gain effective advantage. For example, they will not release the new GRC map until the very day that Nomination Day is announced. Then they can also announce very tight and difficult-to-fulfil rules such as requiring all...

Of course they will try to give themselves more time, because for every month the minister holds his position he gets about $350,000 inclusive of performance bonus, thirteenth month pay, GDP allowance, etc, etc. So, nine months extra means they can earn about $3.5m extra.

Ya, you are right abt that. But Nov 2011 is only the date they must dissolve parliament and the fresh election need only be held three months (at the latest) from that date. So, you can see, by this simple gerrymeandering, they can delay the required by nine months altogether. Very clever indeed.

The election law has not changed, but the PAP has delayed the first parliamentary meeting to six months after the last election (which is the maximum delay allowed by law). So, under the law the next election is due only five years from that parliamentary meeting, i.e. in Feb 2012.

KNN, govt sure know how to insult local people. $10000 for local but $500000 for imported China FT. Just like when they double their own salaries but pay locals $100 rebate. Just like they raise GST to 7% and pay locals $50 rebate. We are not stupid anymore.