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Singapore doesn't have much "corruption", but we have: - the highest-paid politicians in the world [1]; - political offices with poorly-defined job scopes [2]
by ValentineC 6y ago
Singapore doesn't have much "corruption", but we have:
- the highest-paid politicians in the world [1];
- political offices with poorly-defined job scopes [2]; and
- a track record of installing PAP (the dominant party) members in government-linked positions if they somehow fail to win an election [3].
[1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/21/20-highest-paid-world-leaders-president-trump/39352195/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/21/20-highest-p...
[2] https://mothership.sg/2021/02/pritam-singh-cdc-mayors/ https://mothership.sg/2021/02/pritam-singh-cdc-mayors/
[3] https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ntuc-reaffirms-support-for-ng-chee-meng-to-stay-on-as-labour-chief-despite-election-loss https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ntuc-reaffirms-support...
- fakedang 6y agoNot to mention installing unqualified military generals in irrelevant posts.