Low-value property will sustain poverty
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 18 Apr 2011 letter by Mr Wong Hin Wai. Mr Wong claims that it is not possible to determine HDB flat affordability on a single factor such as median income since 80% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats. I disagree. It need not be the only factor but it can be an important one. If 50% of Singaporeans...
Why Obama makes less than S’pore minister
Dear PM Lee, I refer to the 6 Apr 2011 Straits Times report of your comments at the Kent Ridge Ministerial forum. You said the 'low' salary of the US president suppresses salaries down the line. By whose standard do you say the US president's salary is low? From the perspective of your multi-million dollar salary, US president...
WP’s fictional First World Parliament?
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 19 Apr 2011 letter by Ms Indranee Rajah. Ms Rajah claims that there is no successful model for the Workers' Party's vision of a first world parliament. Ms Rajah should first define what she means by successful. Does she mean successful economically? The rise of one-party China shows that you...
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