Within the 1 year after the General Elections, there have been much 'rise' - GST rise, COE rise, and now PMO minister's pay rise. However, there has never been a national wide pay rise for the past few years. Maybe the primary reason for giving Singaporeans the 'Progress Packages' is for this.

"To retain the local talents...", "To solve more national problems...", "To lower corruption within government bodies..." - whatever the reason may be, we can only accept it. Contradictions can be seen from their previous speeches, but the government is always right.

So let's embrace it willingly; let the government prosper, and the citizens rest to live in financially-challenged and high standard of living days.

When will we get a real 'Progress Package' and a stable pay rise for us to keep?