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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Salary of government minister

What is an adequate salary for a government minister in Singapore

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10 comments:

Anonymous said...: Unbiased- The person who deserved a millions dollar salary should be Ah Loong. He could easily head DBS(which was profit driven all along.) His albino son has got no friends. He is always on his own, minding his own business. The high price he paid for being LHL son; August 20, 2024 10:04 AM
Anonymous said...: It wasn't really about the sum of money but rather their perceived worth.; September 01, 2024 9:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Gone: Raeeesh Khan, Leon Perera, Iswaran.

Going: Pritam, Vivian.; September 02, 2024 10:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Ministers are worth millions if they possess the following,

1) Financial & Regulatory Expertise
2)Empathy
3)Intelligence
4)Creativity
5) Analytical Skills
6) Motivation
7) Marketing Skills
8) Anticipate.

Most of what we have now are rhetoric, emulating and copying policies from first-world countries and plagiarism with fine-tuning. Late LKY was a one-off and invaluable.; September 05, 2024 11:12 AM
Anonymous said...: Late LKY might have it easier.
- There were lesser inhabitants.
- He had natural ability, determination and many good people for backups.
- Absence of social media.; September 08, 2024 9:30 AM
Anonymous said...: There is a high shortage of good doctors in SG. Patients who are under private care, doctors see them as $$$$$. Therefore, we must not drain doctors into politics.; September 09, 2024 3:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Whoever new they bring in for the next GE, will only be a cookie-cutter of the old!; September 12, 2024 2:35 PM
Anonymous said...: "First and foremost, it is a job where your life seldom belongs to you, and not everyone can function well in the public domain; thus, money is secondary."; September 14, 2024 6:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Losing weight cuz it might be those last few pages of blank cheques?; September 19, 2024 11:11 AM
Anonymous said...: Here's a story about a family and their donkey that helps to demonstrate the "people-pleasing" dilemma:

A man and his wife were on their way to the market with their donkey. They were each walking beside the donkey when a countryman passed and said, "You fools! What is a donkey for but to ride upon?"

So the man lifted his wife up and put her on the donkey. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom shouted, "Look at that! The man is a slave to his wife! He walks while his wife sits on the donkey so comfortably!"

So the man took his wife off the donkey and got on it himself while his wife walked alongside him. But they only made it a little further down the road when a group of women came along. One woman scoffed, "Shame on that lazy husband for sitting on his donkey while his wife walks in the dirt!"

At this point, the man and his wife were unsure of what to do. But, at last, they decided that they better both ride on the donkey. So the man lifted up his wife so that she could join him on the donkey as they rode into the market.

But, of course, as they entered the market, one of the shopkeepers yelled at them, "You two should be ashamed for overloading that poor donkey of yours!"; September 24, 2024 5:34 PM