Take rational approach : Woody

[MarrickG]

WHEN Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was a young civil servant working in the former Fullerton Building, he had, on occasion, waited as long as one hour to catch a bus home.

Today, most people who fail to get on a packed MRT train have to wait just six to eight minutes to get on the second or third train.

But that is a long wait for them, he noted yesterday, when he drew the comparison to emphasise that Singapore can solve its most pressing problems as long as people adopt a rational approach towards them.

He made the point at a dialogue with 200 grassroots leaders at the Marine Parade Community Club, held to gather feedback on the issues Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong covered in his National Day Rally speech a week ago.

Beyond transport, he also discussed the hot issues of housing, education and immigration, making the point that these are complex subjects and that every solution has its consequences.

To illustrate, he cited the new signalling system for easing MRT congestion by cutting waiting times for trains.

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[BuiKia]

Mr Goh, I think the argument is flawed. The example you gave is the same as many years ago when you're a young civil servant, the Minister salary was also less than 10% of what you're getting now (This part I guess one). There were also lesser number of Ministers in the Cabinet.

If the Ministers expect higher slaray now, dun you think the people should expect higher level of efficiency?

 

[Rogue Trader]

Mr Goh, last time policeman wear shorts.

 

[downgrader]

Last time HDB flat $7,000, now $700,000

 

[downgrader]

Last time char kway teow 30 cents now $3.00

 

[SneeringTree]

SM Goh, last time your mother was a virgin.

 

[commoner]

did GCT pay $3.8mil for a PM with 1 MM and 2 SM? KNN what crappy analogy