Why PAP MPs are useless & clueless when debating budgets in parliament

[Confuseous]

Much as I love local hawker food, using the Budget debate to talk about preserving a hawker food culture really takes the cake!

Instead of grilling the govt over its financial performance, MP’s plead with the govt to give more money for their pet causes, to allow more singles to buy flats, and (very likely this year) to do more for SME’s to help them cope with reduced foreign labour.

Are MP’s beggars on our behalf, or is the Govt accountable to the Parliament? Are MP’s there to scrutinize the Govt’s spending and revenue plans and approve or reject the budget based on how well they believe it meets their voters’ needs? Or are MP’s just there to present long wish lists on our behalf, and hope that one out of 10 of our wishes will be granted by Ah Kong?

- http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/another-year-another-likely-useless-budget-debate/

 

[Dreamer1]

Brother Confuseous,probablky they have nothing better to say,not that they do not know the TRUTH,all of them already sold their souls,including vocal Ah Singh,etc,some kind hearted ones.

 

[blackmondy]

Because they are at a loss to come up with new lies in order to cover up the old ones.

 

[wendychan]

seems to me all reading AND asking questions from pre prepared speech....
no need to think, just do

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

PAP MPs debate ????.................you expect these cocksuckers to question their boss meh ?

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

seems to me all reading AND asking questions from pre prepared speech....
no need to think, just do

years ago, i was already saying the same thing..............that's why they can ''back up'' their arguments with figures............how could they possibly remember what went up/down by how much ?!

 

[greenies]

Bro.

All along we called and still call it a wayang show.
No essence, just apple polishing and NATO.

The real debate will never happen unless we have at least 1/3 opposition MPs.

Much as I love local hawker food, using the Budget debate to talk about preserving a hawker food culture really takes the cake!

Instead of grilling the govt over its financial performance, MP’s plead with the govt to give more money for their pet causes, to allow more singles to buy flats, and (very likely this year) to do more for SME’s to help them cope with reduced foreign labour.

Are MP’s beggars on our behalf, or is the Govt accountable to the Parliament? Are MP’s there to scrutinize the Govt’s spending and revenue plans and approve or reject the budget based on how well they believe it meets their voters’ needs? Or are MP’s just there to present long wish lists on our behalf, and hope that one out of 10 of our wishes will be granted by Ah Kong?

- http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/another-year-another-likely-useless-budget-debate/

 

[tanwahtiu]

this showed that their own peers do not have access to information. Without information how would they know the truth.

This is a sad state of Singapore and only voters can change this sickening system of governing a country.

years ago, i was already saying the same thing..............that's why they can ''back up'' their arguments with figures............how could they possibly remember what went up/down by how much ?!