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More measures like those contained in the Budget, and the announcements in 2011 and 2012 on increased public transport infrastructure spending of $1.1bn, and the accelerated HDB building programme, are the right steps in rebuilding trust.
But the govt and PAP seemed determined to sabo themselves by doing things like publishing the Population White Paper http://atans1.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/population-white-paper-paps-suicide-note/ . It’s things like this paper that prevents the PAP from regaining the trust of many S’poreans. The govt and PAP have an obsession of doing the unpopular thing. The assumption seems to be that the unpopular thing is always the right thing to do. Maybe they should think of doing the right thing, even if it is the popular thing to do?
The test should be, “Will the measure benefit the majority of S’poreans?”, not “Is it unpopular?”.
- http://atans1.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/rebuilding-trust-the-pap-way-one-step-forward-two-steps-back/
But the govt and PAP seemed determined to sabo themselves by doing things like publishing the Population White Paper http://atans1.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/population-white-paper-paps-suicide-note/ . It’s things like this paper that prevents the PAP from regaining the trust of many S’poreans. The govt and PAP have an obsession of doing the unpopular thing. The assumption seems to be that the unpopular thing is always the right thing to do. Maybe they should think of doing the right thing, even if it is the popular thing to do?
The test should be, “Will the measure benefit the majority of S’poreans?”, not “Is it unpopular?”.
- http://atans1.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/rebuilding-trust-the-pap-way-one-step-forward-two-steps-back/
