Two dirty words – tweak and calibrate
A few years ago, it was common to see the words "tweak" and "calibrate". The ministers used them almost every day. When they see any problem, they immediately think about how to "calibrate" and "tweak" the system to solve the problem. It seemed that the only way to solve problems in Singapore is by "tweaking" and "calibrating"....
How to lessen GST impact rise and promote cashless payments
This is my constructive, nation-building X’mas present for our millionaire ministers and senior civil servants, wrapped in the form of a suggestion. We know that in the coming Budget sure got incentives to make us less unhappy with 2 points GST rise. Here’s an idea we can copy and paste from Japan both to lessen the impact...
Does having elections necessarily mean that we are more “democratic”?
Just because we have free elections every five years, does it mean our country is more democratic than a country that does not have elections, like China? Governments all over the world fear one thing most - people power, in particular, mass civil disobedience. That, toppled the Shah of Iran and Marcos, brought independence...
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