"The cure for all this talk is really a good dose of incompetent government... your asset values will disappear, your apartments will be worth a fraction of what it is, your jobs will be in peril, your security will be at risk and our women will become maids in other persons' countries - foreign workers."
~~ Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Sydney 04 Apr 2007 [1], referring to argument about justification for ministerial pay hike.
Recently the name Steve Chia was back in the limelight, being mentioned among netizens' discussion on ministerial pay raise issue. [2]
It seems that he was putting in good effort as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) during the period 2001 to 2006, raising interesting issues in the House for the people after all.
His brushes in his personal life might have brought him down to earth and cost him some support in the 2006 General Election (GE).
It was ironical that some of us remembered more of the man's bottom than his heart.
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After reading Mr Wang's heartfelt posting [3] , names like James Gomez, TT Durai and Chee Soon Juan somehow flashed across my mind.
Gomez, seemingly prone to error, is back working in Sweden after the GE 2006. I supposed he can be considered as a foreign talent by the Swedes.
Will he come back and face the fire again?
Facing legal prosecution for an offense under the Prevention of Corruption Act certainly did not do any harm to Durai 's ability to provide marketing consultancy services to several firms [3] .
Similarly, Chee with a reputation for political deviance, should have no problem finding a stable job and good living abroad or perhaps locally.
Why put yourself through the trouble and create a scene barking at the Iron Tree?
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I came across an articel [5] by blogger, Pandemonium. It gives an insightful read about minister selection process and a way to regulate popular behavior towards unpopular policy.
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