The NTUC survey that included a question on when taxes should be raised got many people excited. "See, test balloons!" they cried.
It's just like reading a passage and upon seeing the word 'kill' in the passage, people cry, "See, murder!"
That's why critical thinking and analysis is so important.
It's just like reading a passage and upon seeing the word 'kill' in the passage, people cry, "See, murder!"
That's why critical thinking and analysis is so important.
First a small sample size of 440 and ALL OF THEM from NTUC hardly qualifies as a 'test'.
38.4% of these surveyed chose 2021 - 2025 for a tax increase.
This represents 169 people.
To make much of the results of this survey is to say that the Government made a decision on the future of Singapore based on the wish of 169 people. Preposterous, to say the least.
The survey also shows that 73.8% of people think GST should not be increased. This represents 345 people.
If the Government was really going to use public sentiments to dictate their decision, then 345 people is a greater pressure on them NOT to even increase GST. LOL
See how ridiculous it gets?
At the end of the day, a good government makes decisions in the best interests of Singapore and Singaporeans, even if it is an unpopular decision, and does not blindly follow where the wind is blowing.
The survey is NTUC's efforts to connect with the ground and understand their workers and their needs better so that they can better serve workers.
Mr Steve Tan, the institute's director, said it has been conducting an average of 10 feedback exercises each year since he started heading it in 2015.
"As the voice for working people, the labour movement needs to be on top of their concerns. As such, we regularly gather feedback, both formally and informally... Naturally, this would include the national Budget," he said.
Really, we thought more than enough has been said on this allegation of a test balloon but since the alternative provided this opportunity, we take full advantage of it to make some last points to CLARIFY Sylvia Lim's allegation.
First, thank you for this opportunity to make clarifications.
Here it goes.
(1) Contrary to what you may think, Sylvia Lim did not bring any ground concerns to parliament.
The idea of a test balloon belongs solely to Sylvia Lim.
Indeed there were lots of speculations on the ground, confusion and some even wondered if there was any contradiction to raise tax now. But NOT ONE person floated the idea of test balloons for government to decide when to raise taxes.
(2) Contrary to what you think, Sylvia Lim did not give the government 'a chance to clarify themselves', as WP proudly proclaimed.
There was NO NEED for any CHANCE to clarify.
Here's why.
ALL OF GROUND CONCERNS - what tax will be raised, by how much and when - these were all addressed in Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's budget statement.
Anyone listening to Min Heng's budget statement would have got ALL the clarifications that they needed. Sylvia Lim's help was not needed.
Perhaps you are among many who have been fooled by Sylvia Lim into thinking that she was speaking your concerns for you.
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38.4% of these surveyed chose 2021 - 2025 for a tax increase.
This represents 169 people.
To make much of the results of this survey is to say that the Government made a decision on the future of Singapore based on the wish of 169 people. Preposterous, to say the least.
The survey also shows that 73.8% of people think GST should not be increased. This represents 345 people.
If the Government was really going to use public sentiments to dictate their decision, then 345 people is a greater pressure on them NOT to even increase GST. LOL
See how ridiculous it gets?
At the end of the day, a good government makes decisions in the best interests of Singapore and Singaporeans, even if it is an unpopular decision, and does not blindly follow where the wind is blowing.
The survey is NTUC's efforts to connect with the ground and understand their workers and their needs better so that they can better serve workers.
Mr Steve Tan, the institute's director, said it has been conducting an average of 10 feedback exercises each year since he started heading it in 2015.
"As the voice for working people, the labour movement needs to be on top of their concerns. As such, we regularly gather feedback, both formally and informally... Naturally, this would include the national Budget," he said.
Really, we thought more than enough has been said on this allegation of a test balloon but since the alternative provided this opportunity, we take full advantage of it to make some last points to CLARIFY Sylvia Lim's allegation.
First, thank you for this opportunity to make clarifications.
Here it goes.
(1) Contrary to what you may think, Sylvia Lim did not bring any ground concerns to parliament.
The idea of a test balloon belongs solely to Sylvia Lim.
Indeed there were lots of speculations on the ground, confusion and some even wondered if there was any contradiction to raise tax now. But NOT ONE person floated the idea of test balloons for government to decide when to raise taxes.
(2) Contrary to what you think, Sylvia Lim did not give the government 'a chance to clarify themselves', as WP proudly proclaimed.
There was NO NEED for any CHANCE to clarify.
Here's why.
ALL OF GROUND CONCERNS - what tax will be raised, by how much and when - these were all addressed in Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's budget statement.
Anyone listening to Min Heng's budget statement would have got ALL the clarifications that they needed. Sylvia Lim's help was not needed.
Perhaps you are among many who have been fooled by Sylvia Lim into thinking that she was speaking your concerns for you.
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