Take care of the elderly

Dear Mr Tan
Perhaps there is space in your blog to help display my recent contribution to the Yahoo forum.
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International Longevity Centre survey (ST Aug 14) confirms older folks aged 60 do not have sufficient CPF upon retirement (only 5% male can rely on his CPF, 1% female can rely on her CPF). Feedback in past years to high ranking ministers concerning the plights of our retirees struggling with the measly CPF retirement payout all fallen on deaf ears. 

Our retirees love Sg, each having toiled 40-50 years continuously helped to transform Sg from 3rd world to 1st world country. Our retirees personify the true Spirit of Singapore: they are brave people, having toiled so
hard to raise the younger generation who now continues to contribute to our Nation's growth.

Our Govt told the world, that in wealthy Singapore, there is no lack of money for worthy cause. We allocated multi-billion dollars for estates renewal, multi-$billions to help neighbouring states, multi-$millions for mega showcase events, multi-$billions to help the lower-income with wage supplements, to own their flats, multi-$millions to help the bottom rung 10% elderly sick. Our accumulated wealth is largely the contribution from the toil and hard work of our 80% healthier elderly folks.

Certainly, it is NOT a welfare handout to help this cohort who live in fear of financial insecurity, social oblivion long being forgotten. A tiny token of state monthly-supplement can sooth the souls.

Many of our top earner elites are enjoying comfortable Govt life pension. Our elderly folks rightly deserve a fair share of our Nation's wealth redistribution. We can consider setting up a Hard-work-Ethos Endowment Trust (in order to help overcome the unfounded and fixated paranoid about exhausting our reserves).

For past 4-5 decades of hardwork, the retiree rightly deserve a token monthly-supplement to enable her/him cope with stress and anxiety so as to lead a dignified life during her/his last 5-15 remaining years continuing with their "I love Sg" spirit (a national unifying force).

This culture of caring, will also spur younger Singaporeans to return from abroad to contribute to our economy with lesser worry for their own old age needs.

Health subsidies

Mr Tan

I am glad that you are standing for the PE.  You will definitely get support as well as from my friends and relatives.   I hope you will consider posting the following in your BLOG.

Health Subsidies extended to 710,000 - MOH REPORT

Based on the above announcement, the figures looks impressive.  In reality how many will qualify earning household income of less than $1500.   With this household income, can a family survive with children and elderly.   This is one area the EP could ask the Minister of detailed breakdown of how the figures are derived and why the 'sandwiched class' are not taken care of.  

Sometimes staff in civil service wants to look good and impressed the Minister with figures which could be inaccurate.   Imagine a family with household income of eg $5,000 having a domestic helper and need to care for elderly.   Is it enough?  They do not even qualify for medifund etc.   Maybe MOH reluctant to work with CPF and MCYS as caring for elderly involves tri-pitate parties.  

The EP could ask the Minister how he plan to take care current elderly who incurred $500 or more expenses rather than impleent year or later.  Such costs should be deductible from Medisave for the elderly.  In this current climate, our EP need participative rather than a figure head.   Look in the past 5 years, if the EP have highlighted the housing, trasnsport, medical concern to the ruling government, we need not be 'fire fighting' right now.  All this is due to complacency in the system

Mr Tan, if you are elected I hope you will still be in touch with the people as you are the people's voice.

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Support Tan Kin Lian as President

Dear Mr Tan

You impressed me as I follow your blog about insurance and investments for years already and I sense your sincerity in helping fellow Singaporeans. NTUC Income under you made insurance affordable to many and Income customers came first before profits. 

I know Singapore under you as President would be the same, you would also treat us your fellow Singaporeans with respect and consideration. And when I read this blog, it also made more sense to me that you are political independent and that is even more important for the president to be one. I will support you Mr Tan! You have my vote!

 

Good luck. You are not alone in the race. I and many friends are behind you!

 

Straight Talk with Tan Kin Lian

Straight Talk with Mr Tan Kin Lian will be broadcasted “live” at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tan-kin-lian-for-president on the following dates and time. Viewers are also invited to provide feedback and ask questions during the “live” broadcast at the comfort of their own home to learn more about Mr Tan Kin Lian, one of the four candidates for the President of Singapore.

Straight Talk with TKL: Voice of the People
Date: 19 August (Friday)
Time: 9.00pm – 9.45pm

Mr Tan Kin Lian will be sharing with the audience why it is important for the President of Singapore to be the Voice of The People and how he will carry out this role when elected. Viewers are invited to ask Mr Tan Kin Lian questions via the ustream.tv chat channel, email at kinlian@gmail.com, twitter with hashtag #tkl2011, Facebook at http://fb.com/tankinlian, or sms at 81685845.

Straight Talk with TKL: Independence from the PAP
Date: 20 August (Saturday)
Time: 9.00pm – 9.45pm

Mr Tan Kin Lian has announced that his campaign will adopt a neutral and non-partisan approach. Learn from Mr Tan Kin Lian how he will take this same approach in making his decisions as President of Singapore. Viewers are invited to ask Mr Tan Kin Lian questions via the ustream.tv chat channel, email at kinlian@gmail.com, twitter with hashtag #tkl2011, Facebook at http://fb.com/tankinlian, or sms at 81685845.

Straight Talk with TKL: Your CPF Savings
Date: 21 August (Sunday)
Time: 9.00pm – 9.45pm

The President of Singapore holds the second key to safeguard Singapore’s reserves. Learn from Mr Tan Kin Lian how he will safeguard your reserves when elected. Viewers are invited to ask Mr Tan Kin Lian questions via the ustream.tv chat channel, email at kinlian@gmail.com, twitter with hashtag #tkl2011, via Facebook at http://fb.com/tankinlian, or sms at 81685845.

PAP of the old days

Mr Tan,
I am 64 yrs old and like you supported PAP policies in the 70s, 80s. Just because of your previous PAP membership, those who do not know your background well enough just simply lump you as also one of the ex-pap people and even one of the candidate like to harp on this fact to show that he has never been associated with the PAP.

So in your campaign, you need to somehow HIGHLIGHT that most S'poreans were supporters of PAP in the early decades because they were looking after Singaporeans. But like most of them we have become disillusioned with their (PAP) policies and MOVED away from them.

There are even a lot of ill informed public who simply link the name NTUC as asssociated to the PAP camp and that include NTUC Income where you helmed.

This is just my feedback to you. I benefitted from my various policies when you were Income CEO and when you left, I stopped all of them except my Annuity Plan.


BG

Election symbol for Tan Kin Lian: Hi-5

I have already submitted the following logo to the Elections Dept for approval. I will only be informed of their decision only after nominations are closed.

The symbol Briefly my logo shows a hand raised to signify willingness to do public service. The five fingers also signify my  five values: Honesty, Fairness, Positive Attitude, Courage and Public Service. 

The hand is inside a speech box which represents my slogan to be the Voice of the People. This symbol is also called Hi-5.

Donation to TKL Campaign

If you wish to donate to my campaign, you can register at www.tkl2011.com (click on "Donate"). You have to provide your name and NRIC. Instructions on payment are shown there.

You can also write a cheque in the name of "Tan Kin Lian" and send it to 24 Sin Ming Lane #02-107, Singapore 573 970.  Please include your name, NRIC and address. Thank you for your support.

Political neutrality is important

Good day Mr Tan,

I am a retiree and I have been following the Presidential Election closely.I am Chinese educated, so my English is very bad, please bear with me. 

I follow your internet website news updates daily and I can feel your earnest sincerity to represent us,the common Singaporeans.

There is a debate going on about the candidates’ political affiliations.Political neutrality is very important. We have candidates from PAP and SDP but you are truly neutral and untainted with the dirtiness of political agenda,and you have served NTUC Income with dedication for 30 years!So many Singaporeans benefited.We Chinese value loyalty and dedication.I do not understand why people on the internet did not give you the credits you fully deserve.As the Chinese saying goes 没有功劳，也有苦劳!

I remember how you fought bravely for us commoners during the minibonds saga.Nobody, but Mr Tan Kin Lian voiced out and fought for us! Despite the tides are against the minibond investors,you fought for the minibond investors and campaigned against the PAP’s bank!You have nothing to gain, but much to lose. We Singaporeans know you work behind the scenes to fight for us!You are also the 1st who openly promised to donate part of your pay to charity.

We Singaporeans need a People’s President, someone who knows the ground, speak the language; know the difficulties which we face, filled with compassion,and someone who dares to voice up for the people! You have exhibited that!You are the choice!I am proud that you are contesting for Presidency.You have my vote and my wife’s vote.

Carry on the fight!You are our voice.Singaporeans need you!We want to see you at the next National Day! I have knee problems and travelling is difficult for me,but I can contribute financially to your campaign. Please let me know how to.

CTJ

Bad investments in land plots

An elderly man came to my office to give me his feedback. He invested over $200,000 in land under Profitable Plots and lost it entirely. He was angry that the Government allowed this type of company to set up in Singapore. His health deteriorated badly. He now have to work two shifts as a security guard to make a living. He almost cried.

I felt so sad, as there is nothing that I can do for him. Many other people are also affected in various types of bad investments that are allowed to be sold in Singapore. I am so tied up with the preparations for the campaign that I could not spend time to hear him out. Anyway, there must be several thousand people with problems like his.

I hope that many people will vote for me in the Presidential election, so that I may be able to do something to put right these types of abuses and injustice in Singapore.

Tan Kin Lian

Tan Kin Lian on Wikipedia

Read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Kin_Lian#Director_and_CEO_of_NTUC_Income

Tan Kin Lian and High-5

http://youtu.be/hSXQ1-BqSQ4

Presidential Election 2011 - Calling for supporters for TKL campaign

Dear Supporter and readers of my Blog

The election is here. I need your support for the groundwork of your campaign. I need helpers to go round with me in a bus to MRT stations and markets to hand out flyers. If you can take leave during the next 10 days (or some of the days) after nomination day, please volunteer and tell Edward Lim (email:. edward footix24@gmail.com). You can also register at www.tkl2011.com (click on Supporter).

This is the chance for you to be actively involved in my campaign. If you have benefited from my work in the past, here is the chance for you to show your appreciation. Please come forward now, as I need all the help that I can get.


I also need donations to meet the expenses of the campaign. Please donate at www.tkl2011.com (click on Donate).

Thank you.
Tan Kin Lian

Message for supporters

To my blog readers and supporters
Please copy the message below into an e-mail and send it to all your friends and contacts. Help me to spread the message to as many people as possible. I need your help.

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Dear friend,

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2011 - MESSAGE FROM TAN KIN LIAN

I will be standing for election as President to 

be a voice of the people
• be independent of the PAP Government and
• safeguard your CPF money and Singapore’s Reserves

Guiding me are my personal values of honesty, fairness, positive attitude, courage and public service and by your views, which I will actively seek.

I wish to run for President as a public duty. I don’t wish to receive a large salary and will donate at least half of the salary to charity and other worthy causes.


I hope that you will give me your support and together we can build a better future for all Singaporeans.

Yours sincerely,

Tan Kin Lian

Please send this e-mail to all your friends and tell them to forward to their friends. 

My vision for the future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOATWH5Bbk
National Day message in 4 languages (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16519692) 

Why I left NTUC Income (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDsNyPcQAU)

Campaign website: www.tkl2011.com

National Day Rally Speech by PM Lee

I watched the National Day Rally speech by PM Lee over television as I was not able to get an invitation to the Rally.

PM Lee started with the challenges that Singapore has to face in the near future due to the debt crisis and possible economic slowdown in America and Europe. While we have to be prepared for the worst, I share his confidence that Singapore has the resilience to overcome these challenges. If the past reserves need to be tapped to meet the crisis, I ask the Government to adopt measures that will help the people directly in addition to the measures to help businesses.

I am encouraged by two key thrusts in his speech:

• He identified the important issues faced by the people, i.e.  housing, jobs, education and health care and has proposed some measures to address them
• He reiterated his commitment towards a more open and consultative approach and welcomed the inputs from the people.

I recalled that some of these points were mentioned by PM Lee in the past years. It seemed that we had made only small progress in these thrusts and, in some areas, the situation appeared to have worsened. There must be some structural issues and obstacles in getting the inputs of the people.  

I have personal experience of sending suggestions to several ministries on public transport, work issues and red tape and, apart from receiving a polite acknowledgement, there was no further development. 

I agree with PM Lee that the government can benefit from the inputs of citizens who have put in much passion and effort to think through the issues and provided some possible solutions. We need a new approach towards listening and using these inputs.  I hope that PM Lee will address the root cause of the challenges faced by his civil servants and ministers in working in the new environment.

I am contesting the Presidential election on the promise to be "the Voice of the People". If I am elected, I will be able to help the Government in the process of reforming our policies, using a more open, transparent and consulting approach.

I like to send best wishes to the PM Lee and his Government in dealing with these issues and will be interested to help the Government to find better solutions in the future, in whatever capacity I may be in.

Tan Kin Lian

My vision for Singapore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOATWH5Bbk&feature=player_embedded

Watershed Presidential Election

http://www.facebook.com/notes/albert-lim-sze-kiong/why-this-presidential-election-is-the-real-watershed-fearless-independence-elect/10150267477324760

Climate of fear

Before the GE 2011 May 7th, the fear of voting against the establishment is there and it's very real. People has been wondering the secrecy of the vote; how their vote will affect their job or businesses with or in the public service; families have been wary of casting the opposite vote because of their family members who are working in the public sector.

When the GE 2011 is over, I feel suddenly the climate of fear has been reduced by a lot and people has been very vocal in their opinion of this government. It seems suddenly people are starting to understand voting is not that scary after all and the importance of that one vote. 

Maybe the fear has already reached the end of its affair and it will only take GE 2011 to reaffirm that preposition.

My vision for Singapore - Tan Kin Lian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOATWH5Bbk&feature=player_embedded

Visually handicapped singing a song

Non-partisan

Quote from CNA website:

(Mr. Tan Kin Lian) also appealed to Singaporeans to be non-partisan when they head to the polls.

He said: "Most of the people are looking at whether you're in the PAP camp or in the opposition camp. But my platform is to be above politics, because I'm appealing to all Singaporeans - regardless of which political party you're (affiliated to) - to think about the future for Singapore."

Donate at least half of President's salary

Dear Mr. Tan,
I respect you for stating at the start of the campaign that you will be donating at least half of the President's salary towards charity and other worthy causes. You stated in clearly in statements to the media and in  you campaign website. Recently, you challenged the other candidates to state their stand on this issue.

Tan Jee Say said that he will donate the "bulk of his salary" but this statement is not clearly stated as part of his manifesto. It is only mentioned in the media interview. I hope that he will follow soon with a clear statement in writing and explain what is "the bulk".

Dr. Tan Cheng Bock had said that he will not make any pledge as it is akin to "buying votes". You can read the views of netizens on this matter here: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/tan-cheng-bock-won-t-pledge-donate-pay-045514750.html#mwpphu-container

And, we have not heard from Dr. Tony Tan. He is so rich that he can donate all of the salary. After all, he is getting a fat pension.

Thank you, Mr. Tan KL, for setting a good example. I hope that you will win the election and your example will be emulated by all the ministers, who are also getting get high salaries. 

Patrick