Selected speeches on Day 4 - PAP government is a revenue machinery where you pay; Part-time MPs cannot do their jobs well; Uplift the community, not the flats

PAP Raymond Lim speaks to constituents in East Coast

Just in case you didn't know, he was Transport Minister when the amazing revenue machinery that is the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) was implemented.

SDP Michelle Lee blasts flawed national policies, commits to municipal issues

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"CPF pays us 2.5%, whereas inflation is 5%. This means you pay 2.5% to the CPF to hold your money for you. Perhaps the PAP thinks this is considered fund management fees, except we do not get to change our fund manager."

"Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's ministry MCYS budget doubled from 898 million (2008) to 1.8 billion (2009), which includes $400m for YOG. With such a bloated budget for MCYS, has it benefited you? The poor under the public assistance scheme has their allowance increased by a little over $1 a day since last month."

NSP Steve Chia criticizes incumbent Pioneer PAP MP, says CCTV will not solve the problems of foreign workers littering, urinating at the estate

(The video above by TODAYdigital has been edited. For the full video, please follow this links, Part 1 where he addresses minorities, Part 2 his rally in English, Part 3, Part 4)

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(In full version Part 2): "Your vote is secret. ... I have been hearing rumours that RC people have been telling residents the PAP know who you vote for.... It is illegal for (grassroots, RCs, MPs) to know who you vote for. If they say (so), tell them 'come with me to the police station, tell the police officer.' "

"To solve this problem, get active citizen patrol, talk to foreign workers to educate them. It is a process that we need to inculcate them. It takes time. Is he (the PAP candidate) willing to spend time to do that?"

"Another solution is to move the (foreign workers') dormitories to Upper Joo Koon where there are no HDB flats. Can they (the PAP) do that?"

WP Pritam Singh lambastes the PAP for linking votes to upgrading, commits to examining issues facing the Malay community

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"In the next few months, Singapore will hold another election, the Presidential election. I strongly urge George Yeo to contest in the Presidential Election... Maybe the best losing candidate in the PAP can be allowed to stay in parliament as NCMP"

(On why he did not join PAP) "It lies in the PAP's policy in linking votes to upgrading. All this policy does is to divide Singapore and divide Singaporeans. If war comes to Singapore tomorrow, we will all be standing shoulder to shoulder, regardless of race, religion or constituency. How can any self-respecting Singaporean join the ruling party which behaves in such a morally reprehensible manner?"

(On educational performance of Malay community) "My fear is that the Malay community, like the Indian community may be stuck in a trap that we cannot get out of. In spite of tuition grants and bursary, it seems that no one has been brave enough to say, 'This may not be working. Let's relook at things.' We need a comprehensive review of the educational system. To the PAP, I say this 'It cannot be business as usual.' "