Bit rich of SM to ask us to think of the poor*
How can SM have the moral authority to say this when
– Vivian Balakrishnan (SM’s rumoured protegee) said in 2007,“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?” when MP for Jalan Besar GRC (a PAP GRC) asked the government to raise Public Assistance for those in need. The monthly assistance was then somewhere is region of S$300.
– a PAP MP said (two recessions ago) that to discourage S’poreans from getting S$50 transport vouchers , people had to humiliated?
If the ruling party is so disdainful of the poor, why should we care about the poor?
*”It’s important for those who are facing problems of success – like inadequate car parks and housing at the top end – to think of those who are struggling to make a living everyday. There are many people who are not able to benefit from our overall success. So just remember that, as we also try to solve our own problems at the top end,” SM Goh said.
