6/13/2014

When no one is protesting outside Parliament


I could not remember which minister said this. When no one is protesting outside the Parliament House, it means the people are happy or have accepted the new policy. Or if no one is complaining, then the people are supporting the govt policy. Did anyone complain when the minimum sum schemes were introduced? I think no one did. So the Govt must have read the ground saying it was ok, the people supported the policy change.
 

Now some noises were made against the minimum sum schemes and no one can blame Chuan Jin for saying that this was implemented many years ago and what is happening to day, to raise the minimum sum to $155k, is just a continuation of a policy decision made many years back. And the minimum sums would continue to rise as part of the plan to keep up with inflation to ensure that the people’s savings in their CPF will stay at the value of $120k when it was first decided. Sounds very logical and very correct and very right.
 

7 Jun in Hong Lim Park has changed something. About 5000 people turned up to support the protest against the minimum sum schemes and several other conditions tied to the CPF scheme. Would this make any difference? Would the Govt accept this as a protest by the people and their unhappiness with the CPF scheme? Oh, the protestors did not march to Parliament House. So got count or no count? Or would 5000 be seen as a drop in the ocean, nothing to worry about? Or would it be a case of too little too late. The decision was made many years back, cannot change anymore.
 

How would the Govt make of the Return My CPF protest? If it is seen as a small incident, a small anomaly, and all systems go, what would it take to make sure the Govt get the message that the people are unhappy and disagree with the govt policy on the CPF? Would more people turning up at Hong Lim make any difference?
 

There will be another protest on the same subject on 12 Jul. Could this be the opportune time to reconfirm, double confirm the message so that the Govt understood and do some changes to the CPF scheme? Should the protestors march to Parliament House after the rally in Hong Lim? How many people would be needed to make a difference, 12,000 or 20,000? The Govt will be reading the attendance to decide if the people are with or against the policy.
 

Or would it need to take a GE to change?
 

By the look of things, the schemes within the CPF are as good as cast in stone. The minimum sums would be there and would keep on increasing. The withdrawal age will keep on increasing, the premiums for Medishield Life will likely to increase after the initial years, and so would be the premiums for CPF Life to keep up with inflation. And the interest rates of 2.5% and 4% will be the norm with the occasional extra 1%.

Kopi Level - Green

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

There is a country who had an inventor made much money in his inventions, contribute most of his money, to bring out the highest potential of individuals through setting up foundations for some prizes and monetary awards?

He set up the highly esteemed prizes with huge amount of money to encourage breakthrough, innovations, discoveries and humanity in various fields to recognized various individuals around the world?

These highly esteemed prizes, probably most people who hope to achieve?

The prestige of the awarding ceremony shown in the tv, could had encourage the country achieved many success and breakthrough and the countries around it to achieve stunning victories in various field like their highly successful multi national companies, olympic medals, nobel prizes, designs and many innovations and inventions, unimaginable in such small countries?

Low wages gap, high birthrate & high standard of living?

These type of awards could have motivated their youth to model against these winners of prestige awards, early in their lives?

Should Singapore set up such presitge prizes and monetary awards to encourage breakthrough, discoveries, innovations and humanities in various field?

Anonymous said...

Dear Singaporean, show your finger when we approaches GE2016, tell the PAP that we are meant business and we are disproving your ways. This will shake the government into the right gear.

Anonymous said...

Understand this.
CPF policies cannot be changed without changing the government.
What do you love more?
Your CPF money or the PAP government?

Anonymous said...

Or would it need to take a GE to change?
RB

Of course need to take a GE to change.

But for loser Sinkies they do not have the clout to make the change.

And winner Sinkies (those who have and make lots of money) don't need any change. And they also have the clout to ensure no change.

Anonymous said...

The crowd at HL was diverse coming from different parts of Singapore.
However Singaporeans do NOT enjoy the type freedom of assembly unlike their counterparts in Hong kong and Taiwan where big and largely peaceful protest march is a commonplace.

Anonymous said...

Not to return our savings st 55 is basically 失信于民

or to break one's promise the people


also : 失信, 食言, 违约 于民

Anonymous said...

In the our Chinese language the characters
一言既出驷马难追,
means 'A word once spoken cannot be taken back even by a team of four horses'

Anonymous said...

言而无信 yán ér wú xìn means never to keep one’s promise.

释义 信:信用。说话不算数;没有信用。

b said...

The only way to change a heartless government is to vote for a different party.

Anonymous said...

PAPigs circular argument:

1. It is legal to have a peaceful public assembly only at Hong Lim Park. This applies only to Singaporean citizens.

2. There is no protest outside parliament.

3. Therefore, Singaporeans are happy with PAP policies.

*** And we pay million dollar salaries for this type of people.
Fuck.

Anonymous said...

"Singaporeans are only allowed to peacefully assemble at Hong Lim Park".
This is a law that only applies to Singaporeans.
Aliens enjoy more freedom.

See article below when.
Foreigners were allowed to public protest in Suntec Singapore in 2006 during the WTO meeting in Singapore.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04iht-sing.2693145.html

b said...

If sinkies are smart they must attend all those protest in full force so that the gov will roll out more stimulus for them prior to GE. Examples, an extra 2% interest return on CPF, free mrt/bus rides during weekends, free university, free job matching services, free medical for elderly FOR SINKIES ONLY (not pr, wp, ep).

Anonymous said...

"America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress.
It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered."
- Louis D. Brandeis


Singaporeans on the other hand believes in LKY and the theory as explained in LKY's numerous books.
There is only ONE TRUTH and that TRUTH is LKY and his church, PAP.
And Singaporeans shall have no other TRUTH besides LKY.

Anonymous said...

Make all dissenters bankrupt with the S.U.B.(sue until broke)method and lock them up. Voila, no protesters in front of the big house. No?

Anonymous said...

Toast Bread:
June 13, 2014 at 1:26 pm (Quote)

What a long article, I read untill fall asleep. Let me simplify and shine the light for all to see.

In Malaysia, when a worker reaches 55, the govt/EPF send them a letter asking them to collect their cheque in full.
For Malaysians working in Singapore and upon reaching 55, CPF send them a letter to collect all their CPF Money in in full, and yet they can still continue to work in Singapore and contribute CPF.

For Singaporeans working in Singapore and upon reaching 55, all their money is automatically locked up by the PAP to meet the minimum sum of the day, currently at $198,000.00 inclusive of Medisave Account. The he/she has to continue working till don’t know when can stop to meet the minimum sum which keep rising yearly.

WHY? Because the CPF HAS BEEN BANKRUPTED BY TEMASEK & GIC. This is no conspiracy theory, this is a fact and that Roy’s article had not been addressed by LHL until now. He sued Roy instead. Now you get it?

Even Hri kumar will not admit Roy, Leong Sze Hean and Kenneth Jeya to his honest conversation. Now you got it? Next time don’t waste my time and my breadth.
Rating: +17 (from 17 votes)

Chua Chin Leng aka redbean said...

Toast Bread is referringn to an article in TRE, 'CPF and the PAP'.

Anonymous said...

Wahaha

Sinkies dare not go HLP to attend events, they got gut to protest at Parliament House?

Lolx