Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Inderjit Singh's Response to President's Address

It is a whiff of fresh air from Inderjit Singh.  Unlike another Singh who throw a bomb on an ant, Inderjit won my respect for speaking out for Singaporeans.  He point out to the realities of the ground and give out real-life examples. 

Kudos to Inderjit for his frank opinion.  Kudos to him for speaking out.  Kudos to him for pointing out the systemic flaws of meritocracy, of scholar driven policy making and systemic discrimination against Singaporeans studying medicine overseas trying to do internship in local hospitals.

The analogy is correct - Singapore is a 6-star hotel, a playground for the rich and rich immigrants.  The question which American politicians asked "Are you better today than 5 years ago" is a good acid test. 

PMETs are not protected from their employers.  I believe foreign workers and maids has better protection than a Singaporean PMET.  Something is seriously wrong when the government is perceive not to protected our own.  Even wild animals protect their own kind.

Will the government take the feedback and change?  Only time will tell.

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