tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post2305343298904804864..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Cutting talk time in Parliament is rightChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64917374556527664302010-11-20T15:16:40.711+08:002010-11-20T15:16:40.711+08:00Redbean sir,
If selling talk time and buying tal...Redbean sir, <br /><br />If selling talk time and buying talk time in Parliament becomes a business, who is going to benefit and who pays from such arrangements? It surely is not fair to voters, who voted their representatives to speak up for them in Parliament, not to sell off their rights to speak to another MP representing another constituency.<br /><br />If it benefits 'monetarily' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-54526367793128833952010-11-20T15:10:09.297+08:002010-11-20T15:10:09.297+08:00Cost being one thing, with over 80 PAP Members ver...Cost being one thing, with over 80 PAP Members versus a handful of NMPs and few Best Loser MPs(from Oppositions), if allocation of talk time is uniformly alloted, one can imagine what Parliament Debates will be about.<br />National Policies does not depend on Parliamentary Debates alone, it is an ongoing round the clock process. What we see and hear in Parlimentary Debates are just to give us Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-7290680546922666782010-11-20T12:32:19.766+08:002010-11-20T12:32:19.766+08:00I googled our MPs remuneration and came to the rea...I googled our MPs remuneration and came to the realisation that these talkers ain't cheap. <br /><br />They cost the state a whopping $225,000 annually a pop. A bonus and pension is also payable.<br /><br />So this bolsters my case for less not more members of the House if we only consider the monetary costs and not the productive input from them which if taken into consideration would also Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-65318553225775181432010-11-20T10:30:52.434+08:002010-11-20T10:30:52.434+08:00Absolutely agree with Wally's suggestion.
Par...Absolutely agree with Wally's suggestion.<br /><br />Parliament has grown too big. WTF, Singapore is a small island with only 4-5 million people (about the population of rockin', partyin' Sydney). Why the need for such a large parliament?!?<br /><br />I remember "civics" class in school where you had to know the names and portfolios of the ministers. Now forget it lah... youⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-88882118662667369532010-11-20T10:12:38.912+08:002010-11-20T10:12:38.912+08:00Mr Bean; like to ask You a question.
How would it ...Mr Bean; like to ask You a question.<br />How would it pleases You if more time are given and or alloted to Pro establishment parliamentatrians ?<br />Dont You think your readers here will be irked and that You may be responsible for causing their unhappiness ? <br />Thank You !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60548760339210336262010-11-20T10:06:11.719+08:002010-11-20T10:06:11.719+08:00I have a simple suggestion to our esteemed and hon...I have a simple suggestion to our esteemed and honourable house. <br /><br />Do not cut the talking time. Instead, cut the number of MPs and in the process, saving money as well. Most are dead woods anyway. <br /><br />Long long ago, I could recite to you the names of each and every MP in the house. Nowadays, I don't even know the names of more than 10 of the kuchingkurup representatives saveWally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-18710609509041541282010-11-20T10:05:46.490+08:002010-11-20T10:05:46.490+08:00The PAP, over time has become more and more arroga...The PAP, over time has become more and more arrogant, and ultimately they will pay the price for all their lack of reality.<br /><br />Cutting talk time is another way of making the process of introducing new legislation "quicker".<br /><br />This is very bad. You might ask: "What then is the right time?"<br /><br />The time to do a good job, is the time it takes to do a good Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com