Vid Hypersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Why MSM never put chart to compare the minister salary?? Because the whole world has those charts. Why bother to do something when somebody has done it for you ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) i know the raise was delayed but now oil plunged > 50% and will continue to stay low ... cannot just offset the 2.8% meh Edited January 21, 2015 by Wt_know 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Now I know why pm says wages will go up....for ppl working in sbs, smrt & lta. Maybe pm himself get pay raise too? But not us regular folks lah. LoL... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Think this gonna be one hell of a election 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp66 5th Gear January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 hmmm, why they never compare our car prices with other countries look at how propaganda ST write their headlines: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 cannot compare .... reason ... uniquely singapore ... hmmm, why they never compare our car prices with other countries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coltplussport Turbocharged January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Rich car owners from MCF kpkb over public transport price increase😄. If the money goes towards drivers pay check, then I really no problem. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchfly 5th Gear January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) interesting article . look for the mention of our beloved leader , I guess he benchmark base on his own salary http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30896205 Edited January 21, 2015 by frenchfly 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Now I know why pm says wages will go up....for ppl working in sbs, smrt & lta. Maybe pm himself get pay raise too? But not us regular folks lah. LoL... img5315659f36668.jpg I think even if the old man goes ........ they are not going to get much sympathy vote. In fact, I think the internal palace will be in chaos 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porche 5th Gear January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Always like to compare with other places with fares higher than us, but theirs r more efficient. And they dont pay fools with big fat salary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronlkl Supersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) Happened to come across this pcs of interesting article on Facebook.. People who like money too much ought to be kicked out of politics, Uruguayan President José Mujica told CNN en Español in an interview posted online Wednesday. “We invented this thing called representative democracy, where we say the majority is who decides,” Mujica said in the interview. “So it seems to me that we [heads of state] should live like the majority and not like the minority.” Dubbed the “World’s Poorest President” in a widely circulated BBC piece from 2012, Mujica reportedly donates 90 percent of his salary to charity. Mujica’s example offers a strong contrast to the United States, where in politics the median member of Congress is worth more than $1 million and corporations have many of the same rights as individuals when it comes to donating to political campaigns. “The red carpet, people who play -- those things,” Mujica said, mimicking a person playing a cornet. “All those things are feudal leftovers. And the staff that surrounds the president are like the old court.” Mujica explained that he didn’t have anything against rich people, per se, but he doesn’t think they do a good job representing the interests of the majority of people who aren’t rich. “I’m not against people who have money, who like money, who go crazy for money,” Mujica said. “But in politics we have to separate them. We have to run people who love money too much out of politics, they’re a danger in politics… People who love money should dedicate themselves to industry, to commerce, to multiply wealth. But politics is the struggle for the happiness of all.” Asked why rich people make bad representatives of poor people, Mujica said: “They tend to view the world through their perspective, which is the perspective of money. Even when operating with good intentions, the perspective they have of the world, of life, of their decisions, is informed by wealth. If we live in a world where the majority is supposed to govern, we have to try to root our perspective in that of the majority, not the minority.” Mujica has become well known for rejecting the symbols of wealth. In an interview in May, he lashed out against neckties in comments on Spanish television that went viral. “The tie is a useless rag that constrains your neck,” Mujica said during the interview. “I’m an enemy of consumerism. Because of this hyperconsumerism, we’re forgetting about fundamental things and wasting human strength on frivolities that have little to do with human happiness.” He lives on a small farm on the outskirts of the capital of Montevideo with his wife, Uruguayan Sen. Lucia Topolansky and their three-legged dog Manuela. He says he rejects materialism because it would rob him of the time he uses to enjoy his passions, like tending to his flower farm and working outside. “I don’t have the hands of a president,” Mujica told CNN. “They’re kind of mangled.” http://therealsingapore.com/content/%E2%80%98worlds-poorest-president-explains-why-we-should-kick-rich-people-out-politics Edited January 21, 2015 by Aaronlkl 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 2.8% increase? Sounds very fine. Well much much better than the 10-20% increase in my wanton mee and softdrink and economy rice and other privately run goods and services.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 (edited) President Xi must get some DIGNITY .... how can Xi speak to CEO who earns more than him? if Xi use the RMB$1 per person formula ... his salary is smelly smelly RMB$1B yuan per year ... put a 50% discount in still got RMB$500 millions yuan .... ... openly accept money for his work ... definitely no corruption liao However, Mr Xi's new salary of about $22,000 a year will still be far less than that of his peers. US president Barack Obama, for example, earns a base salary of $400,000 a year. The world's highest paid leader is Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, who earns $1.8m. interesting article . look for the mention of our beloved leader , I guess he benchmark base on his own salary http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30896205 Edited January 22, 2015 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 spot on! make cars so expensive, to force people to switch to public transport yet public transport is held ransom by the private operators, who only care about profits and revenues every year there's no way out already, we have to make changes hmmm, why they never compare our car prices with other countries 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbug 6th Gear January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 Lui did an important job, by setting the precedent of increasing bus fare when oil price plunge 50%, taxi fare, electric tariff can now increase even when oil price plunge further... Lui deserve a hefty pay rise by taking care of shareholders interest... Tuck Yew very much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 repent !!!!!!repent.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 2.8% increase? Sounds very fine. Well much much better than the 10-20% increase in my wanton mee and softdrink and economy rice and other privately run goods and services.... I have to be honest here. Even a 20% hike in transport prices isn't going to affect us (those in this forum) much. If you ask me, I would gladly pay 20% more for more frequent and direct buses. If paying 20 cents more can save me 20 minutes, then sign me up. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepspro 3rd Gear January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 (edited) cannot compare .... reason ... uniquely singapore ... Rich people driving private car smelly smelly save 20% or $50-100 monthy. Poor people taking public transport..... pay extra 2.8%. Uniquely Singapore indeed. Edited January 22, 2015 by Stepspro ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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