Stop judging people by how much they earn

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Agree that they did quite a good job.
But, looking at the salary and allowances that they are getting, I suppose we should be more demanding over the performance?
I am ok with high salary. But since high salary is being paid to our ministers, I demand above average performance and "doing your best" is not a good excuse anymore.
At the same time, they should expect less gratefulness from the citizens. No choice leh, got more $$$ means less respect...

I suppose we are so grateful to our 1st generation leaders is simply because they did it solely for the nation and they had sacrificed their family times and $$$.

LKY, Goh Keng Swee, Barker, Hon swee sen, Lim Kim San etc could easily lead a much easier life.

Yeokiwi. Very well put.

There is a difference between 1st generation leaders who established and made Singapore what it is.

As often I here from the corporate side, you are not rewarded for working hard, you are rewarded for achieving the goals. Currently they are measure based on GDP growth ( from what little I know), and thus they are working towards that, but maybe their performance should also measure other areas which relates to the well - being of citizens etc..

The other thing I don't like, which is present in all governments I guess, is that when they made a mistake , they don't say its a mistake, they do a spin story to make it something else. but then that's politics anyway.

The current batch of ministers, couple of them are really worth their salt. Quite a no. of them seem to be career politicians based on the impression you get.