GST

So GST’s going up north along with civil servant’s pay rise. Coincidental? Maybe. Justifiable? Yes. Good timing? No.

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As much as I do not agree with everything the government does, I also do not oppose them for the sake of opposing, unlike many people. What is the point of A suggesting and B opposing while A opposes to everything B says. Success should be a collective effort of everyone and we could start by agreeing with the government, not opposing, let the opposition party keep them in check instead.

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Look around you, how far have we progressed? The government has done a fine job of leading us to where we are at now and boy, how ungrateful some people are. Even if the pay revision is not an effort rendered to retain local talents, I still think that our civil servants could do with higher salaries. Others may argue, hey, crimes’ low, economy is in order, most things are in place, so that leaves nothing much for the government to do but should it not be that good foundation has been laid way before we are at where we are now? In many cases, just because component X (GST) and component Y (salary) move along the same line, does not mean that they are correlated. It could be a reaction to a component Z (unknown). Although a GST hike may cause a backlash among the unhappy citizens, it is here to stay, get used to it. Still unhappy with the salary revision? Go join the civil service.