Swing-votes in the next General Election

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Young Civil Servants
The grading and promotion system has never been fair. A-Grades in appraisals had always been reserved for pillar heads and scholars no matter how slack they are. They saw for themselves being stuck because of their less-shiny academic qualifications despite being more committed than leaderships who are seat-warmers, touring like a management trainee.

Their best compensations for swallowing their pride, are the fat bonuses but higher utilities, transport, child-raising and housing are taking a toll on them. These young civil servants are very much like zombies who lost their Singapore Dream and resigned to fate.

 

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Hyflux Investors
The recent collapse in Hyflux affected 3x more investors than lehman minibond saga. Over 50000 are affected and including their dependants, which represents about 5-7% of voting population. Despite engaging their members of parliament, none voiced the grievance for the affected, except NMP Associate Professor Daniel Goh.

Observers are sufficiently puzzled about the lack of state-bailout despite Hyflux being a patriotic and symbolic local enterprise that was drowned in refinancing woes, while state-investment vehicles opted to support questionable investments overseas.

 

[hairylee]

Our kiasu and kiasi characteristices will keep PAP in power.

 

[Rogue Trader]

All chances for any opposition victory will be wiped out with announcement for GST vouchers

 

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Buyers of Resale HDB
The recent decline in HDB prices is a sharp contrast to leasehold private-properties. While there is a good chance for leasehold private properties to recycle their assets through enbloc, new owners of Resale HDBs realized that HDB will not retain value over an extended period of time without SERS.

Policymakers can only buy time by launching 50 or 60-years leasehold new HDBs which makes the older HDB looks young on paper, and leave the job of defusing this time-bomb to the next generation's leadership.

 

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All chances for any opposition victory will be wiped out with announcement for GST vouchers

Definitely true. The people voted for it.

 

[JohnTan]

Hyflux Investors
The recent collapse in Hyflux affected 3x more investors than lehman minibond saga. Over 50000 are affected and including their dependents, which represents about 5-7% of voting population. Despite engaging their members of parliament, none voiced the grievance for the affected, except NMP Associate Professor Daniel Goh.

Observers are sufficiently puzzled about the lack of state-bailout despite Hyflux being a patriotic and symbolic local enterprise that was drowned in refinancing woes, while state-investment vehicles opted to support questionable investments overseas.

Investors went in with their eyes opened. We had to explain this again and again during our Meet-the-People's sessions. Our grassroots leaders and advisor were very patient with the sinkies. But remember, investors went in with their eyes opened.

 

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Our kiasu and kiasi characteristices will keep PAP in power.

Yes, Singaporeans wants opposition but not in their wards.

We have to salute the people of Aljunied GRC and Hougang for giving the deserving a chance, despite AHTC being witch-hunted.

 

[AhMeng]

Don't underestimate the Sinkies' tolerance for nepotism, injustice, inequality and most importantly, stupidity. PAP will win without firing a shot.

 

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Investors went in with their eyes opened. We had to explain this again and again during our Meet-the-People's sessions. Our grassroots leaders and advisor were very patient with the sinkies. But remember, investors went in with their eyes opened.

Olivia Lum mentioned during the Townhall meeting with investors that they did well overseas but sank in Singapore. Reports emerged that Hyflux was sank by state regulators profiteering $900m to $1bn annually from the energy market and unfair contracts to support our state's LNG business demanded Hyflux to "burn or use" natural gas.

 

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Our kiasu and kiasi characteristices will keep PAP in power.

Behavioural Economics will project that more of this kiasu and kiasi group being willing to make themselves heard after knowing there is an overwhelming 70% support for the incumbent.

This is why we call them swing-voters. HDB speculators, Hyflux investors and young civil servants are not hardcore opposition supporters.

 

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Don't underestimate the Sinkies' tolerance for nepotism, injustice, inequality and most importantly, stupidity. PAP will win without firing a shot.

If you are stupid, you still can learn.
If you are ignorant, then no cure.

 

[AhMeng]

If you are stupid, you still can learn.
If you are ignorant, then no cure.

There's no cure for SB70. They love to be obedient peasants just like how they listen to their teachers from kindergarten to universities. You can't beat the Bell curve... 15% Very Stupid, 70% average intelligence, 15% intelligent.

 

[JohnTan]

Don't underestimate the Sinkies' tolerance for nepotism, injustice, inequality and most importantly, stupidity. PAP will win without firing a shot.

Sinkies have no tolerance for nepotism, cronyism and corruption. That's why we rank very high in the global index for low corruption.

Oppies are now learning this yet again. JBJ was once caught with his hands in the cookie jar. And it seems his protege is doing no better. Early retirement from politics won't absolve him from his terrible deeds to the people of Aljunied GRC.

 

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The Righteous within PAP party-ranks
The recent comments from Mr Edmund Barker's daughter hints to an emerging group within traditionalist PAP members that can relate better with self-sacrificing doctors, lawyers and professionals from the opposition camp.

It doesn't mean that this group will quit the party. However, they probably realize that the best way forward, to amend the party's elitist policies, toa significantly weaker GE result which will force the leadership to rethink their path.

 

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Taxi Drivers / Private-Hire Drivers
There are almost 80,000 taxi-drivers and private-hire drivers on the road (some are not full-time).

About 1/4 are taxi-drivers. Traditionally, Taxi-drivers have been vocal against the incumbent but also tend to eventually reserve their votes for them. The emergence of PH in the past 4-5 years took a toll on their earnings. Next, PH Driver's work have been tougher lately after being messed-up by GRAB and licensing issues. The emergence of companies hiring Malaysians to drive the PH vehicles, will further add stress to this sector.

 

[Robert Half]

National Day Rally 2018, this coming Sunday

Watch it on TV LOL

 

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Looking to Malaysia, Singapore’s opposition comes together

http://www.atimes.com/article/looking-to-malaysia-singapores-opposition-comes-together/

 

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The Middle Ground Voters
Based on the results from the last Presidential Elections, many observers will assume 1/3 of the electorate as core PAP supporters and another 1/3 as core opposition supporters. Tan Cheng Bock's marginal defeat created the need for Halimah's walkover when policymakers realized that middle-ground voterslikely accounted for another 1/3 of the electorate.

Coincidentally, PAP's 70% support from the last GE almost equates to Tony Tan and Tan Cheng Bock's votes in the last Presidential Elections. This further justified the hypothesis that Tan Cheng Bock support are mainly from PAP's pie.

Now, deprieved of a chance to vote for a true Malay or people's president, Tan Cheng Bock's participation in the next GE is expected to create more swing votes if the opposition competes under one unified flag.

 

[bobby]

The people must not forget the "restricted" elected president when the next polling day comes.

Takes a big fool to not know that this is just inserted to stop TCB from being one.