TR EMERITUS

Some of the sad responses to Professor Lim Chong Yah’s suggestion of trying to close the disturbing income gap in the country betray the underlying truth about such matters: That it is in the interests of the elite and moneyed class to justify why this cannot be done. Among the protests against common sense suggestions include... 

Last night I had a nightmare. At a secluded watering hole, frequented by the upper class of society, walked in a train of exuberant boisterous top government people. These were the top brasses. They were high fiving and back slapping themselves as they approached the bar. They ordered ten bottles of champagne with five glasses... 

There are many lines that need to be crossed for things to be made better. For some it is daunting and means ‘crossing the Rubicon’. Recently, it was the attempt to cross the ‘Buffett line’ (or impose the ‘Buffett rule’) which the corporate-owned American congress stopped Obama from doing. The US is predictably prevented...