S’pore needs an independent president to avoid ‘real danger of groupthink’: George Goh

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He reiterated the need for 'real independence', in response to CNA documentary Singapore Reserves Revealed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Presidential hopeful George Goh has reiterated his stance that an independent president is necessary to give a fresh perspective on issues, and honed in on the Government’s reserves policy.

“This is already a concern among many people about the political leadership, that they all think alike. If even the president was from this circle, it is doubly dangerous.”that aired on Wednesday. After watching it, he is now “even more convinced of the importance of having an independent president with no past association with the Government”, he said.

This is because Singapore is no longer in a period of strong growth and yearly budget surpluses like it was in the 1970s and early 1980s, when the Government had the possibility of putting aside some of the prosperity for a future rainy day.

 

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