12yrs ago thousands turned uo to protest the population policies of the PAP warning that it would lead to high cost of living and cause suffering among Singaporeans.
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Did the PAP govt listen? No they doubled down after giving false assurance to the people that housing and cost of living would remain affordable. Broken promises...it did not. Things .just became worse.
9yrs after promises and assurance, Singaoore became the most expensive city in the world..
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PAP policies disproportionately benefitted fhe rich who had miltiple or large assets while ordinary Singaporeans suffered.
The PAP govt then tried to patch the problems temporarily CDC CHAS Workfare so that the lower income can just survive while the middle class remain under pressure.
If there is no change of direction the problems will just become more serious and deeper.
The PAP is not going to make changes just because one or 2 more GRCs/SMCs fall to the opposition. They can just deploy suppression and scare tactics if that happens.
It has to be a big shift to jolt the ruling party that things have hone wrong for too long....the patience kf the people have been tested to the limit.
Singaporeans have already signalled for change and were ignored. This has caused so many problems for ordinargolks who now have to cope with sky high costs. Youngsters cannot afford good housing. Life just got worse.
I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.