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[Yellowrx8]

 

Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong wants Singaporeans to follow Japan

[Timex1441]

KNN, as if sg govt gives us the same welfare benefits like japanese citizens get :angry:

[Summer69]

our average wage is nothing compare to the Japanese?

[Relacklabrudder]

precisely , 1 small flood only also cannot handle while japan handle tusnamis, yet dare collect so high pay

[GLZT]

Thats because we pay them so much higher compared to what the japanese are paying their ministers.

[Yellowrx8]

Speaking to local media at the annual REACH Contributors Forum on Saturday, Mr Goh also wants Singaporeans to have a stake in the country beyond owning a home.

 

I feel more like a FT then a singaporean...

 

 

[Nightkids]

haahaa.... Tok is really cheap... Why dun we compare their pay roll n the japanese minister?

 

 

his job is to talk c--k only mah........

 

Once in a while must show face, or else ppl tout he

 

[Mike1234]

 

Some "Sleague" players asking for "Premier league" pay

 

Ask these "Sleague" players to perform, ultimately a flop

 

 

[Nullifi3d]

Wow, this is really a low blow to compare SG floods to a "TSUNAMI" affected flood in Japan.

 

SM Goh really needs to find new materials to make me feel more guilty about my current situation.

[questionedfish]

peasants' fault again eh?

[Picanto]

precisely , 1 small flood only also cannot handle while japan handle tusnamis, yet dare collect so high pay

 

and look at the way the ex health minister handle the initial outbreak of SARS? i think the Japanese ministers, with pay not as high as ours, can do a better job.

[Picanto]

peasants' fault again eh?

 

 

yes...he say ordinary people should not complain too much.

[Weiming]

No offence to what he has said but I think there was no need to compare what has happened in Japan to the floods in SG. I see the Japanese govt taking responsibility and together with the people going about stoically trying to save lives rather than playing the blame game (which may change later). All this at a very modest salary.

 

We should in the spirit of humanity, be offering whatever support we can provide rather than make such inflammatory comments.

 

[Friendstar]

i used to like him.

 

but he is getting on my nerves.

 

[Friendstar]

 

The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world are all from Singapore:

1. Elected President SR Nathan - S$4.2 million.

2. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - S$3.8 million.

3. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - S$3.5 million.

4. Senior Minister Goh Chok Thong - S$3.5 million.

5. Senior Minister Prof Jayakumar - S$3.2 million.

6. DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng - S$2.9 million.

7. DPM & Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean - $2.9 million

8. Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo - S$2.8 million.

9. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan - S$2.7 million.

10. PMO Miniser Lim Boon Heng - S$2.7 million.

11. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang - S$2.7 million.

12. PMO Minister Lim Swee Say - S$2.6 million.

13. Environment Minister & Muslim Affairs Minister Dr Yaccob Ibrahim - S$2.6 million.

14. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan - S$2.6 million.

15. Finance Minister S Tharman - S$2.6 million.

16. Education Minister & 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen - S$2.6 million.

17. Community Development Youth and Sports Minister - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - S$2.5 million.

18. Transport Minister & 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim Siang Kiat - S$2.5 million.

19. Law Minister & 2nd Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam - S$2.4 million.

20. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong - S$2.2 million.

21. PMO Minister Lim Hwee Hwa - S$2.2 million

22. Acting ICA Minister - Lui Tuck Yew - S$2.0 million.

23 to 30 = Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State - each getting between S$1.8 million to S$1.5 million.

 

[Ichibawa]

Can Singaporeans want our ministers to take Japanese's minister's pay?

[Weiming]

^^Precisely, if I am paying top dollar for these people to run a country with a small population, is protected from natural phenoms like earthquakes/tsunamis/volcanoes etc. and is only 710sqkm, I do expect superior performance especially against floods caused by heavy rains compared to devastation from 10m high tsunamis.

 

The comparison just does not hold water.

[So_nice]

he should keep his mouth shut. nobody needs such comments at this point of time.