tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5876631005644492791..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Something slips byChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34412479473420381212008-05-26T08:39:00.000+08:002008-05-26T08:39:00.000+08:00$15k is not much for an MP. they have a lot of exp...$15k is not much for an MP. they have a lot of expenses to pay, the helpers and donations for all kinds of functions in the estate, even funeral wakes. i think they spend quite a big portion of their allowance for such things.<BR/><BR/>MPs are not getting a good deal actually. but it is the other perks that keep them happy like directorships or chairmanships in private and public listed companies.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-87005911075039364622008-05-25T18:35:00.000+08:002008-05-25T18:35:00.000+08:00They are people's representatives alright. They r...They are people's representatives alright. They represent the people to collect $14,000 every month from the coffers of the gahmen. The only difference is that they put the $14,000 into their own bank accounts instead of the people's bank accounts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17594794594992367152008-05-25T14:41:00.000+08:002008-05-25T14:41:00.000+08:00> Have we gone to sleep and woke up to realise tha...<I> > Have we gone to sleep and woke up to realise that we are being ruled again? < </I><BR/><BR/>I think you're jumping the gun there. Most people are still asleep. Shhh... not so loud, you'll wake them.<BR/><BR/>States have this nasty characteristic of expanding its power over time. Looking at the history of mankind, I have not discovered any sovereign state which doesn't do this.<BR/><BR/>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com