An Election STRATEGY that could TOPPLE this government.

[The_Latest_H]

Say what you will about the PAP government but I personally feel that they have not neglected the poor in a relative sense. No doubt more could be done for this group, that is always the case, but PAP policy is clear and consistent: self reliance is key, followed by family, community and finally the government.

The group that appears to be missing out from the PAP government's largesse to a large extent has and continues to be the lower middles classes who are just above the poor criteria to enjoy government benefits. To me, this particular group is ripe for the picking in a political sense particularly now with the recession.

The problem isn't that they aren't doing; they are, but very insufficient and in a very small scale. They are barely making a mark with the bare minimum, and they are trying to reduce the amount of spending increases at a time when there's little money flowing into the cycle when the private sector and ordinary people are holding money back.

If the fiscal cycle isn't being pumped by the private sector, and by export revenue to the local private sector, its up to the government to pump it money to keep both the economy and the people above the water level.

That's why the bare minimum just won't do. Its too small scaled and too un-ambitious to affect anything, since this recession is unlike most recessions and comparable in scale to the oil crisis in the late 70s and the Depression in the 30s. As such while other countries went big in their stimulus to cover almost every part of society most vulnerable in a downturn, we didn't. To add insult to injury, at the same time, the government said despite the losses suffered by the SWFs, they wouldn't consider selling it away, and will invest more still.

So it sets up a comparison where people will think why the government will allow losses of billions overseas and yet refuse to invest in the people with merely 20% of what they had lost overseas. It becomes a fairness/unfairness issue and becomes even more provocative especially when other countries which didn't do SWFs- like Australia could do more.

 

[kakowi]

....So it sets up a comparison where people will think why the government will allow losses of billions overseas and yet refuse to invest in the people with merely 20% of what they had lost overseas. It becomes a fairness/unfairness issue and becomes even more provocative especially when other countries which didn't do SWFs- like Australia could do more.

People....which people?

 

[Sideswipe]

last election, a lot of guys in SB has suggested this.

LTK and CST should appear together on stage at each other rallies on the last day before voting day.

The two leaders are the symbolism of the opposition movement in singapore. LTK and CST should make a united plea for voters to support the oppositions and then thank the crowd.
This will touch a few hearts and have some sympathy votes.

CSJ can join in too but his appearance is optional.

 

[cleareyes]

last election, a lot of guys in SB has suggested this.

LTK and CST should appear together on stage at each other rallies on the last day before voting day.

The two leaders are the symbolism of the opposition movement in singapore. LTK and CST should make a united plea for voters to support the oppositions and then thank the crowd.
This will touch a few hearts and have some sympathy votes.

CSJ can join in too but his appearance is optional.

I have to disagree.

Thanx to the way ST had been potraying CSJ and how CSJ himself had allowed ST the free realm to potray him as such, CSJ's appearance will instead become a liability and not the asset of any kind to pull in votes.

A combined plea from LTK and CST could however indeed attract more votes,