Red Star Community Service (RSCS) National Day Message 2008
Dear Members, Volunteers and Residents,
I hope to wish all a Happy National Day. Let together celebrate our Nation 43rd Birthday. Red Star Community Service (RSCS) have when through times of ups and downs during this season of uncertainty in the community and even during this hard time of welfare organization. Looking back when our organization is form, which fell in the time of NKF saga. RSCS have when through difficult times of survivor. But all of our members have stand united to gain confidence and to fulfill visions and goals, and manage to gain supports from many grassroots to join us as volunteers.
Because of our consistency of perseverance, our projects and outreach have benefit and help many unfortunate. Our volunteers have seen the true side of our community, and hope to contribute more to help. These have motivated us to move on with our limited abilities and resources.
Another challenge that we are facing is global inflation. The increase in operation cost is one big issue to overcome. To due with that, we have work together with other non government organization in our helping hand campaign. We have successful enlarge our network and many more needy families are reached with the combine effort.
As we strongly believe that we are part of our nation. It is all our responsibilities to united as one, to reach out to those who are left behind from our society. Today I will like to thank all who have contribute their most effort in our projects for build a strong community spirit in our neighbourhood.
Once again I wish all members, volunteers and residents a Happy National Day.
Elvin Ong Beng Soon
Hon. Secretary
Red Star Community Service
NSP National Day Message 2008
Dear fellow Singaporeans,
Happy National Day
. . . but are there good reasons to celebrate?
Inflation is at an all time high. Consumer prices are soaring, fuel oil is at record prices, and the value of our money is also getting smaller. So, is there any good cause to celebrate?
More ERP gantries are being installed, for longer hours, and some at higher prices too. Night ERP is here to stay. Even though our night-time drive home does not affect economic productivity, they are still up. These will directly affect our time spent with our families. The Government wants us to take more public transport like buses and MRT. Yet, the Public Transport Council has given its green light for both the SMRT and Comfort-Delgro to ask for another guaranteed 3% fare hike -- to enable them to maintain their profit margin, in the light of soaring business costs.
When the workers asked for a corresponding pay rise to cope with the higher cost of living, Finance Minister Tharman responded that it will cause another round of inflation. It is indeed a surprise that our workers have such powers to cause Inflation, but not our Ministers. Do you know that our PAP Ministers would soon be enjoying another round of confirmed wage hike of up to 21. 64% at the end of 2008. This hike was approved in Parliament last year.
Our President, MM, SM and PM will each earn around $3.76 million per annum, after this wage hike. Now, if those scary wages are not inflationary, how can our workers’request for a pay-rise be inflationary?
When increasing the GST to 7% last year, the Government, estimated that it would suffer a $700,000 deficit with the GST-offset package. But by the end of 2007, it reported a budget surplus of $6.45 billion instead. The Government had once again extracted too much more money from the people, than was required to run this country.
Except for some PAP elites, life is getting tougher for everyone in Singapore. Middle-income Singaporeans have been hit hard, and are badly squeezed by the Government’s policies. Are you one of them? If so, what are you going to do about it? We cannot remain indifferent and pretend that nothing can be done.
On this occasion of our 43rd National Day, may we wish you a happy holiday. We would also urge you to think and reflect on how we (together) can work to lobby the PAP Government to squeeze less and do more for the people of Singapore.
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Once again, Happy National Day.
Sebastain Teo Kway Huang
President
National Solidarity Party
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