Laulan Wong very happy that he could score political points for the scums in white

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SINGAPORE: Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong said he is surprised to read the Workers' Party's (WP) clarification on the remarks by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Gerald Giam in Parliament.

Mr Wong was referring to a report published in The Straits Times on Saturday.

WP had presented an alternative ministerial pay formula in Parliament, using the civil service MX9 salary of around S$11,000 as a benchmark for MP allowances.

A minister's pay would be multiples of that sum.

In the Straits Times report, Mr Giam said WP was aware the MX9 pay was pegged to high income earners in the private sector.

But in a Facebook posting made on Saturday, Mr Wong said the party had argued in Parliament that the MX9 represented the "general wage levels" of Singaporeans.

The minister of state also took issue with Mr Giam's claim the individual salary of an MX9 officer is about the same as the income of a household at the 80th percentile.

Mr Wong said Mr Giam is not comparing like-for-like.

He asked if Mr Giam had intentionally sought to mislead and confuse the public.

In a subsequent posting, Mr Wong commented on the issue of elitism in the civil service, which he said was brought up during the Parliament debates.

Mr Wong said senior positions, including jobs undertaken by Administrative Service officers, are open to all civil servants.

He said he knows from experience that the system is open and meritocratic.

Mr Wong joined the civil service as a management executive and was the chief executive of the Energy Market Authority before entering politics in 2011.

Neither Mr Giam nor WP could be reached for comment.[/TD]
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Re: Laulan Wong very happy that he could score political points for the scums in whi

This is very good. The more the PAPzis keep this in the public eye, the more people will be consumed by their still exorbitant pay. The details of their arguments and WP's responses (weak or strong) don't matter - the PAPzis have muddied that long ago. What matters is that the ministers are being paid far more than they are worth.

 

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Re: Laulan Wong very happy that he could score political points for the scums in whi

This is very good. The more the PAPzis keep this in the public eye, the more people will be consumed by their still exorbitant pay. The details of their arguments and WP's responses (weak or strong) don't matter - the PAPzis have muddied that long ago. What matters is that the ministers are being paid far more than they are worth.

Let's call a spade a spade as articulated by hypocrite Vivian. It's plain legalised corruption by the scums in white. These ministers are getting more than corruption can offer.

 

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Re: Laulan Wong very happy that he could score political points for the scums in whi

Word is going around that Laulance Wong is leading a PAP team to retake Aljunied from WP in 2016