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SDP
launches CARES '08
Singapore
Democrats
12 Mar 08
To
campaign against the PAP's rapacious policies, the SDP is
launching its Campaign Against Repression and Exploitation of
Singaporeans 2008, or CARES '08.
CARES '08 will focus
on:
1. Price
hikes.
The Government must reduce prices and curb runaway inflation
which has hit a 26-year high. Prices of basic food items have
been increasing at a frightening pace, leaving many people in
financial dire straits. Petrol prices and transportation costs
have also risen dramatically. All this is worsened by the
Government's increase of the GST by 2 percent last year to 7
percent, allowing it to rake in $6 billion in revenue last year.
2. CPF
savings.
The Government must return to the people their CPF savings. The
PAP has devised several ways to retain the hard-earned money of
Singaporeans through ploys like high HDB-flat prices, the Minimum
Sum Scheme, Medisave, and now the compulsory annuity plan.
Singaporeans are on record as being the highest savers in the
world but they end up with one of the lowest retirement savings.
The mismanagement and exploitation of CPF funds must stop.
3.
Ministers'
salaries.
The Ministers' greed must be stopped. Currently, the Prime
Minister earns $3.7 million dollars a year or $300,000 a month
(more than six times what the US president earns). Ministers earn
$3 million a year. And they still say that this is not
enough!
4. Singaporeans
first.
The indiscriminate taking in of foreign workers to suppress wages
have inflicted tremendous financial hardship on Singaporeans.
Foreigners are welcome to work and live Singapore. But they
brought in by the PAP Government to undercut the wages of
Singaporeans so that Singapore can remain economically
"competitive". This policy is flawed and must be
rectified. Minimum wage must be introduced to reduce poverty and
eradicate exploitation of our working and elderly poor.
The
Singapore Democrats will conduct a series of activities in CARES
'08 starting with the Tak
Boleh Tahan! protest
rally on 15 Mar 08 outside Parliament House.
Future
events will be announced as they are organised. These activities
will involve you, the people, and we hope that you will actively
take part in CARES '08.
Because if you don't care, no one
else will.
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