need hard liquor
Who guards the guardians???
It's all a bunch of people giving themselves a pat on their backs and handing themselves a big fat salary raise. What's the justice in this?
And, if as according to the newspapers, a 32-year-old AO is currently already getting a $361,000 annual pay package, with the 25% pay rise, what does that make it? Just plain obscene!
Will these people be able to emphathize with the man in the street when they make national policies??
How about all the civil/public servants working for these AOs and "Mini-Stars", those getting their hands dirty, doing all the paper-writing, due diligence and making statements for them? While they sit in their posh offices wielding power in their hands, and worst of all, not accounting for what they are doing? The only thing that distinguishes these AOs from others is the fact that they got their scholarships at the tender age of 18. Plunge them in the real world now and they wouldn't be able to float, i tellya, so don't tell us about pegging their salaries to market. Also, don't tell us these "Mini-Stars" need to get themselves voted every 5 years, when there are so many walkover instances.
All this makes me want to hit out at someone, anyone! Until a friend over msn wisely told me: "remember... prison got no broadband."
C Lim's articles, those 10 years ago and now, have put the key issues across so clearly. And yet, what is the use.
What is the bloody use.
It's all a bunch of people giving themselves a pat on their backs and handing themselves a big fat salary raise. What's the justice in this?
And, if as according to the newspapers, a 32-year-old AO is currently already getting a $361,000 annual pay package, with the 25% pay rise, what does that make it? Just plain obscene!
Will these people be able to emphathize with the man in the street when they make national policies??
How about all the civil/public servants working for these AOs and "Mini-Stars", those getting their hands dirty, doing all the paper-writing, due diligence and making statements for them? While they sit in their posh offices wielding power in their hands, and worst of all, not accounting for what they are doing? The only thing that distinguishes these AOs from others is the fact that they got their scholarships at the tender age of 18. Plunge them in the real world now and they wouldn't be able to float, i tellya, so don't tell us about pegging their salaries to market. Also, don't tell us these "Mini-Stars" need to get themselves voted every 5 years, when there are so many walkover instances.
All this makes me want to hit out at someone, anyone! Until a friend over msn wisely told me: "remember... prison got no broadband."
C Lim's articles, those 10 years ago and now, have put the key issues across so clearly. And yet, what is the use.
What is the bloody use.
posted by scenic at 10:10 PM
