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Not wrong for Lawrence to say that, it is important for PAP to stay humble and serve instead of taking for granted that they will rule with majority support.

I don't think a strong mandate works for PAP. We tested it out at the ge after lky passed on. We did give the PAP very strong mandate but did it really benefited the large majority of Singaporeans? When I saw budget statement with more Singaporeans on the handout in terms of gst rebates and whatnots, I don't see it as a well governed country. The true measure of a good govt is the actual lifting of lowest income level with minimal moderate inflationary pressure. This would mean quality of life can improve faster than cost of living.

But over the last couple of years, cost is rising so fast, the rich gets richer but the poor gets poorer so much so that more than a million Singaporeans are on the social handout.

Why is the govt not able to get these folks good jobs that they do not need any handouts? Why are FT coming in via EP, SP and WP for jobs that Singaporeans desire? I am sure we had educated and trained our people for those jobs. Else heads should roll in MTI and EDB, the economic agencies that plan the education of labour and secure the FDI for Singapore.

I will not go on on other aspects of governance. But a strong mandate led us nowhere. Instead, I think a 51 to 55% vote for PAP should be good enough. Enough to start the new govt term but enough humiliation for them to wake up and really know who they should be working for.