Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore!

[Confuseous]

I hope this cut will not affect the political system of recruiting the best to stand for election. The good guys who still want to serve should still step forward despite the lower salary. And the concern of corruption if pay not enough, may it not happen to prove that the old belief is right.

- http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2012/01/aiyo-why-cut-so-much.html

 

[po2wq]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

die-die muz retain world crass! world bestest! world lumpar 1! in ministerial salaries! ...

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

 

[bullfrog]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

That's ok.

We'll get to learn what is meant by a dose of incompetent government right here in S'pore, not in London, Manila, Sydney, Auckland Ottawa, Paris or Washington DC.

The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

 

[Unrepented]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lower salaries, but variable bonus subject to KPIs.

1. Publish KPIs and measurements subject to public scrutiny.
2. Results and collation of results to be publish subject to public scrutiny.

If high bonus given when KPIs and results collation are muddled, then let the public decide.

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

 

[nesta0013]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Seriously, they have been overpaid for long time.

 

[yuelao]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

Maybe Sinkies would finally like to learn to cope with problems themselves than complaining to highly-paid, ineffective and clueless individuals. Maybe they are finally understanding that some problems simply cannot and should not be solved by throwing money at them.

 

[freedalas]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

We had been paying the Ministers out-of-the-world salaries but look what had they achieved? The floods and MRT incidents demonstrate amply that they stepping in has not resolve anything except to put the blame on others that they had to retract later. What the people is asking for is that they be paid what they are worth. So the salary cut is the right thing to do. In fact, if u had been following the reactions of the people following the announcement in the salary cuts, u would have easily concluded that majority of S'poreans are still dissatisfied with the proposed cut as they are not deep enough since in absolute terms, these useless Ministers would still be earning much more than their counterparts in other countries who though are having much much greater responsibilities and producing better results are paid a fraction of what our band of useless bums in the cabinet.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

We had been paying the Ministers out-of-the-world salaries but look what had they achieved? The floods and MRT incidents demonstrate amply that they stepping in has not resolve anything except to put the blame on others that they had to retract later.

If the performance of ministers was measured based on the number of natural disasters and train accidents during their tenure, the whole Australian cabinet would either be earning next to nothing or should have been thrown out of office many times over.

Australia floods annually. It also burns every year plus the number of train accidents actually has a wiki page dedicated to the subject!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Railway_accidents_in_Australia

For god's sake get yourself a sense of perspective. You talk as if you're absolutely perfect in every way.

 

[bryanlim1972]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

If the performance of ministers was measured based on the number of natural disasters and train accidents during their tenure, the whole Australian cabinet would either be earning next to nothing or should have been thrown out of office many times over.

For god's sake get yourself a sense of perspective. You talk as if you're absolutely perfect in every way.

ur being disingenuous; obviously the various ministries have screwed up way beyond just the recent floodings. from the lack of hospital beds to the lack of affordable housing to the overcrowding of our transport systems. what's the use of paying astronomical salaries for ministers who cannot perform? when a public figure is paid 40-50 times the median wage, the people have every right to expect 'perfection' from them. their old economic policy of rising tides lifts all boats is kaput and morally bankrupt. yet Gerald Ee's committee still refuses to abandon the GDP formula. what a sorry bunch of old farts.

 

[greedy and cunning]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

i beri sick of hearing the word ' talent ', because i don't no what it means leh.
a president scholar , a saf scholar (or any scholar ) is a talent ?

talent in studying and achieving good result in examination or talent in what ?

einstein is a talent ? yes, but only in the field that he specialised in.
shakespeare is a talent ? yes , only as a poet and playwright.
media corpse used to organise singing contests named as 'talent time' ,
and nowadays people called those who can sing a little and act a little a talent ! ( what a joke ). :oIo:

so , to run a country what kind of talent you want to attract ?
u need a scholar just because he got good academic result ? :*: :*: :*:

No right , you should look for someone like me , Greedy and Cunning

 

[streetsmart73]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lowering salaries sends the wrong signal. Singaporeans will perceive that being a minister is a thankless task and it will be even harder to attract talent.

Singaporeans are being penny wise, pound foolish. The next time something major breaks down, don't expect the govt to step up after being slapped in the face with a pay cut.

hi there


1. aiyoh!
2. another farting via its rear again.
3. not surprising coming from you, sammy!

 

[Cruxx]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

i beri sick of hearing the word ' talent ', because i don't no what it means leh.
a president scholar , a saf scholar (or any scholar ) is a talent ?

talent in studying and achieving good result in examination or talent in what ?

einstein is a talent ? yes, but only in the field that he specialised in.
shakespeare is a talent ? yes , only as a poet and playwright.
media corpse used to organise singing contests named as 'talent time' ,
and nowadays people called those who can sing a little and act a little a talent ! ( what a joke ). :oIo:

so , to run a country what kind of talent you want to attract ?
u need a scholar just because he got good academic result ? :*: :*: :*:

No right , you should look for someone like me , Greedy and Cunning

Lim Hng Kiang - Harvard and Cambridge alumnus. What great achievement or contribution of his can anyone here recall?

 

[jw5]

Re: Heng ah! We still have the world's 30 best paid policitians in Uniquely Singapore

Lim Hng Kiang - Harvard and Cambridge alumnus. What great achievement or contribution of his can anyone here recall?

He once adviSed women not to spend too much money on their hairdoes.