Wednesday, April 11, 2007
"how come u nv blog abt civil servants pay increase?"A smart move by the PMWhile cynics (including me), will scoff at the move, saying it hypocritical ,in my opionion it's a smart, smart political move.
Who expects it to come from the PM's altruism anyway?
But by doing this, it seems that he had gained the upper hand on the opposing voices - who is saying that what he does is for his own benefit.
$0.6 million per year is quite some money - no matter whether you are rich or poor, it takes something worthy for one to part with it.
By sacrificing this amount of money, he (literally) bought some serious political capital.
This is the first time in a long, long time since a politically-savvy move was made.
Especially so when the newspapers would surely publicise this move and give it plenty coverage. Trust me, letters in the forum (dunno from who) will start praising this move.
All that for a 'mere' $600,000 per year!
Smart, smart move.
lowtide blogged @
10:32 pm
