What if Singaporeans are the “Ah Gong” and the Government is “Ah Seng” instead?

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'People have traditionally interpreted it as Lee Bee Wah telling Singaporeans (Ah Seng) to be more grateful to the government (Ah Gong) and to not expect handouts. But what if...

Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah’s recent parliamentary speech about how the Government is a generous grandfather who scrimps on himself to spend money on his ungrateful grandson is still making the rounds on social media, weeks after she shared the story.

“For example, when Ah Seng went to the university, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng wanted to go overseas to participate in immersion programme, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng wanted to get married, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng and his friends wanted to start a small business, Ah Gong also gave him a sum of money.

“Mr Speaker, my residents do understand we have a very good government – which very carefully and cautiously manages our finances so that we can have budget and finance surpluses, and Pioneer and Merdeka Generation Packages. Not every government can accomplish this.” “Singaporeans are the ones that “create” the government by voting for it, just like how Ah Seng, as a descendant of Ah Gong, was “created” by him. The sum of money Ah Gong gives to Ah Seng is actually the taxes that Singaporeans pay.

 

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