Local ministers will enjoy up to a 60% increase in pays and allowances, according to the article. Ministers themselves have justified their cause by stating that the government sector should provide equal and parallel rewards with regard to its commercial counterparts. However, this decision has caused quite a bit of uproar among the local community, signing petitions against and fiercely objecting to it.
Among the hoo-ha generated, the people cited widening income gaps as their reasons. Also, the local community believes that the pay rise is unreflective of the minister's performances and the nation's economy.
Locals should have realized by now, that as long as you live in the Lion City, the government is always on a higher level than us. As such, if the ministers decide on their pay rise, who is there to stop them? To put it simply, if your boss were to give himself more breaks and leave his employees to do the dirty work, the victims have no choice but to shut up; after all, their jobs are at stake.
Singapore is a democratic republic. A quote from Abraham Lincoln refers to democracy as 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'. The locals get their say once every four years during the General Elections. With such discontentment with the current governance, the only way the disgruntled citizens can change it is to have their say in the next elections.
However, this group of rebels are not generating buzz for the sake of it. As we look at the issue at a wider scope and deepen our understanding, we find that their protests are not entirely baseless. With the sluggish progress of the economy and rising rates of unemployment here, the ministerial pay hike does not seem to be alleviating the problems. Such are the issues why people view the decision as unnecessary and merely eating into the nation's economy.
My occupation as a secondary school student limits my knowledge and capability to understand the issue. Having money, food, and comfort provided for, I am unqualified to comprehend fully what the grievers are going through. Only when I reach an age where I am working and actively informed about local politics will I come to realize why these people are unhappy with the governmental decisions.
To conclude, the people can express whatever injustice done to them as soon as they get their voting slips.
Among the hoo-ha generated, the people cited widening income gaps as their reasons. Also, the local community believes that the pay rise is unreflective of the minister's performances and the nation's economy.
Locals should have realized by now, that as long as you live in the Lion City, the government is always on a higher level than us. As such, if the ministers decide on their pay rise, who is there to stop them? To put it simply, if your boss were to give himself more breaks and leave his employees to do the dirty work, the victims have no choice but to shut up; after all, their jobs are at stake.
Singapore is a democratic republic. A quote from Abraham Lincoln refers to democracy as 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'. The locals get their say once every four years during the General Elections. With such discontentment with the current governance, the only way the disgruntled citizens can change it is to have their say in the next elections.
However, this group of rebels are not generating buzz for the sake of it. As we look at the issue at a wider scope and deepen our understanding, we find that their protests are not entirely baseless. With the sluggish progress of the economy and rising rates of unemployment here, the ministerial pay hike does not seem to be alleviating the problems. Such are the issues why people view the decision as unnecessary and merely eating into the nation's economy.
My occupation as a secondary school student limits my knowledge and capability to understand the issue. Having money, food, and comfort provided for, I am unqualified to comprehend fully what the grievers are going through. Only when I reach an age where I am working and actively informed about local politics will I come to realize why these people are unhappy with the governmental decisions.
To conclude, the people can express whatever injustice done to them as soon as they get their voting slips.
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