Siew Kum Hoong - Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries

[Confuseous]

Well, here’s what I think: the Committee gave a good answer, but to the wrong question. The Committee’s recommendations will address the first type of criticisms, but will do nothing to stem the second.

The question of ministerial salaries is a critical one for Singapore. Not just for the obvious reason that it affects who enters into government (and who is attracted to join politics in the first place), but also for how it has severely poisoned political discourse in Singapore. Every time something bad happens, there will be people who will complain about how our highly-paid ministers had once against failed – whether or not this is justified. This cannot be a healthy state of affairs for Singapore.

The Government recognized this, hence the Committee. Unfortunately, I firmly believe that these latest changes will not suck all of the poison out of local politics. What a wasted opportunity.

- http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2012/01/answering-wrong-question-on-ministerial.html

 

[cicada]

I like this guy Siew Kum hong, he says salary should only cover a person's living expenses. How many HDB pigeon holes and children can be sent aboard with 3 mil annual income? He goes one big round to ask for an even bigger cut by this standard!