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Will PAP Let The People Eat Cake?

The infamous quote "Let them eat cake" is attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette of France although there exists no evidence that she actually uttered those words. It was most certainly black flag propaganda at the turn of the 18th century, when France was experiencing economic hardship. The quote hit a nerve as the poor at the...

GST increases coincide with increase in social spending?

Whenever GST increase: More Budget surpluses despite the reason to raise GST because of expected increases in social spending? The primary reason for raising GST in 2007, 2004, 2003 and 1997 (introduced), has always been to increase revenue due to expected increases in social spending. So, I was curious and asked myself the...

Will a wet end lead to greener beginnings

I’ve got about an hour to bash out my usual blog summary about the year 2021. This year, is the first year that I spent the better part of the eve at home. Didn’t have a restaurant gig to earn me a few extra bucks and there are no parties for me to go to. What I do have, however, is a comfortable home and I’m enjoying...