7 REASONS WHY LEE HSIEN LOONG DOESN'T HAVE YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART

In the best interest of Singaporeans

According to the Allsingaporestuff news report “LEE HSIENLOONG: GOVT HAS THE BEST INTERESTS OF S’POREANS AT HEART” (Jul 22) – “while there may be differing views on the matter, he hoped that Singaporeansrealise the Government’s motivation was always in the best interest of Singapore and Singaporeans”.

Really?

• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to increase the number of non-Singaporean workers to an estimated 47 per cent (not including new citizens) of the total workforce?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to have hardly any real increase in the basic, gross and total wage (excluding employer CPF contribution) of all Singaporean workers, in the last 16 years or so?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to increase the non-Singaporean population to about 39 per cent (excluding new citizens) of the total population?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to keep an estimated at least 3 per cent of the annualised returns derived from our CPF funds historically, instead of returning it to CPF members, like all othe national pension funds in the world?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to have the most expensive public housing in the world?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to not spend any money on healthcare from a cashflow perspective – as annual Medisave contributions and annual Medisave interest always exceed annual public healthcare spending and withdrawals from Medisave?
• Is it in the best interest of Singaporeans to spend an estimated $400 million a year on non-Singaporean students at all educational levels – and increase the fees of Singaporeans practically every year in recent years?

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