
The best government that money alone cannot buy
Dear Professor Rappa, I refer to your 13 Jan 2012 Straits Times article. If you deem people’s sense of envy as having run wild when they compare their salaries with those of the ministers, wouldn’t you also deem ministers’ sense of envy as having run wild too when they compare their salaries with those of the top 1,000...

Of causing disharmony and strife between foreigners and native Singaporeans
Immigration has been a hot issue recently. While I believe that different perspectives can be debated, I am alarmed by the number of online posts that seek to incite hatred against foreigners. Currently, there is strong law enforcement against racist speech. Last year, a student was expelled from school for making racist remarks...

Clean wage versus pay with perks
Dear Mr Calvin Cheng, I refer to your 10 Jan 2012 Straits Times article. You refer to hospitalization benefits, housing benefits and tax exemptions as hidden perks in other countries. But hospitalization benefit is not a perk. No one will want to stay in a hospital for two weeks every year just to claim hospitalization benefits....
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