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We are Singaporeans who are disappointed and angry with the YOG organising Committee (SYOGOC).
The SYOGOC ballooned its initial budget of S$105 million for the YOG to S$387 million. In contrast, this government allocated only $92 million to the ComCare and Social Support Programme for needy Singaporeans in 2010.
The SYOGOC chose to fake its ticket sales results by having MOE to purchase the bulk of the tickets. This has led to the strange phenomenon of the half-filled stadiums and competition halls, despite tickets being fully "sold out"!
Students were coerced by their schools to support the torch relays and to attend YOG events. The volunteers were badly treated with substandard and even unsafe food!
It is an event organised by the politicians for the politicians to look good in front of foreigners, and the government is splurging on taxpayers' money like nobody's business.
We hate the YOG Organising Committee!