[GE2025] SDP Discussion Thread

[pwongkk]

Time to get a certain pro-PAP blog to rehash Chee Soon Juan's 1990s antics and AHTC topic to silent SDP and WP

then also remind the online readers that PSP's TCB was once PAP

TCB can be defended as he don't see eye to eye on pappies policies, that's why he left to form his own party.

 

[pwongkk]

it doesn't matter who implement the policy so long ultimately we voters benefit from it.

e.g. chee wants the 50% of last drawn. what if people abuse it, make their own SMEs then say toh liao and claim last drawn? who pay for it?

ultimately, i feel that there should be enough opposition to kpkb the gahmen and put them on their edge but not too much that everything gets halted. whether PAP is the opposition or incumbent, to me is not an issue.

Tax the foreigners, aka economic refugees heavily to find it. There's more than 3 million here and the numbers are rising. Surely it can fund itself and is an untapped gold mine.

These economic refugees are taking away sinkie jobs, it is right they be taxed more to support this scheme.

 

[quincyster]

PAP say WP is PAP Lite and now SDP say PAP is now SDP Lite. Means more voices needed so that things can get done.

 

[Microprocessor]

ROI-wise, it is only prudent, not to mention sensible, to assess on a portfolio basis, over a reasonable period of time.

Has Temasek fared badly?

You mean you never heard of all those losses throughout the past decades? From ABC childcare to the countless overseas investments to the more recent acquisitions of HK richest man Lee KS china ports? Where were you from btw?

 

[gonewiththesmart]

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/20...ee-urges-singaporeans-to-see-through-tactics/

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Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), in his latest video, highlighted that the People’s Action Party (PAP) often criticizes policies proposed by the SDP, only to later adopt them.

He opened by recalling the 2016 Bukit Batok by-election, where then-Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam accused the SDP of pushing for populist policies such as universal healthcare and unemployment insurance.

Dr Chee pointed out that just nine years later, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a similar unemployment insurance scheme, the SkillsFuture JobSeeker Support Scheme, during his National Day Rally speech. Dr Chee noted that the PAP’s version closely mirrors the SDP’s 2015 proposal, known as the Restart scheme, which provided re-employment support and temporary assistance to retrenched workers.

He emphasized, however, that the PAP’s implementation falls short of the SDP’s original vision. While the SDP’s Restart scheme proposed paying retrenched workers 50% of their last drawn salary for up to 18 months, capped at the median wage, the PAP’s scheme only offers $1,000 a month for six months.

Dr Chee questioned how such a small sum could be sufficient for families dealing with financial burdens, stressing that if the PAP were serious about helping Singaporeans, it should implement more meaningful assistance instead of offering what he referred to as “cosmetic” proposals.

Dr Chee further illustrated the PAP’s pattern by citing examples from past elections. He recalled how in the 2011 General Election, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan labeled the SDP as the “most middle-class unfriendly opposition party” for advocating higher income taxes on the top 1% of earners. Yet, in 2015, the PAP raised income taxes on the top 5% of earners.

Dr Chee also pointed out that the PAP later echoed SDP’s stance on education reform. In 2014, the SDP called for the abolition of the Gifted Education Programme (GEP), arguing it exacerbates elitism in Singaporean schools. Fast forward to the present, Dr Chee highlighted how the GEP is being phased out under the PAP’s Forward Singapore initiative.

Dr Chee underscored that this trend of criticizing opposition ideas and then adopting them has been ongoing for decades.

He recounted how, in 1994, his book Dare to Change was criticized by the PAP’s leaders, particularly then-Minister for Education Lee Yock Suan, who dismissed his policy suggestions as rehashed Western liberal ideas. Yet, many of the issues Dr Chee raised in the book, such as the regressive nature of GST, CPF policies, and the negative effects of streaming in schools, are now areas the PAP is addressing, albeit belatedly.

While Dr Chee acknowledged that it is ultimately good for Singaporeans if the government implements policies that benefit them, he took issue with the PAP’s repeated attacks on the SDP while subsequently adopting its ideas.

He argued that the PAP constantly presents itself as the “A-Team” with exceptional leadership, while dismissing the opposition as “bumbling idiots,” as former PAP MP Lim Hwee Hua once said. This, he noted, is done with the support of state-controlled media outlets, which continue to downplay the contributions of the opposition while glorifying the ruling party.

Dr Chee urged Singaporeans to see through these tactics, particularly during the brief nine-day election campaign period, when the PAP’s attacks on the opposition typically intensify.

He reminded voters that after the elections, the PAP often ends up quietly adopting the very ideas it had criticized. He called on Singaporeans, especially the younger generation, to help spread the SDP’s message through social media, highlighting that in the past, before the rise of platforms like TikTok and Instagram, the opposition was at the mercy of state-controlled media, which offered no recourse for rebutting the PAP’s personal attacks and character assassination.

Dr Chee concluded by encouraging Singaporeans to engage with the SDP and support its efforts.

He announced an upcoming book sale at Ang Mo Kio Hub as an opportunity to meet with supporters, listen to their concerns, and continue the conversation about Singapore’s future.

He ended the video with a call to action, urging citizens to help spread the truth and counter the PAP’s narrative by sharing SDP videos and content on social media.
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welcome to the brave new world where social media is more important than msm...
waiting for pap spin doctors to wake up and spin this their way...

adopted buy are years after Chee proposed,, situation changed,

 

[gonewiththesmart]

“PAP’s implementation falls short of the SDP’s original vision. While the SDP’s Restart scheme proposed paying retrenched workers 50% of their last drawn salary for up to 18 months, capped at the median wage, …”

Funding come from sky ah?

from GST if 15 % ,Sir!

 

[gonewiththesmart]

Because sinkies are daft.

so daft since 1957. PAP win EVERY GE......

 

[gonewiththesmart]

I expect SDP will send many teams this GE, cos Chee get lot of money to spend, earning from his business
or claim $$ come from his business

 

[charleslee1989]

Nowadays, politicians getting very creative with their free food giveaways!

 

[Laguna123]

Last burst for Dr Chee?

 

[Lemonpeach]

Good. From all the freebies, the people directly benefits - that is what matters most.

Encourage all sides to keep GAG - Giving and Giving.

 

[Quala98]

BB SMC will be no more... Murali is safe

 

[smellyfish]

Can see he aged a lot. Frankly BB have PAP as mp and CSJ to jaga PAP for them is best combo. Why bother change.

 

[Boiaukin]

After the chicken curry, the SMC will be GRC

 

[Reborn]

Nowadays, politicians getting very creative with their free food giveaways!

cannot see anything.

 

[4_dreamz]

In before no hawker license

 

[charleslee1989]

cannot see anything.

updated liao with a playable video!

 

[charleslee1989]

In before no hawker license

GG for Dr Chee...

 

[shikoo]

Curry chicken more healthy than ice cream

 

[charleslee1989]

Curry chicken more healthy than ice cream

hmm...interesting take though!