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Amy :

And nurses will not touch that money and I know I know y’all wonder “ why should nurse earn so much “ well you will only find out until you become a nurse. Trust me, is not easy

Eddy Skout :

Lucky I stayed til the end

Adrina :

Don’t forget many MP are on companies board of directors collecting even more salary on top of that

foolofatook :

bearing in mind mamdani doesnt even make anywhere CLOSE to a million and he still chose to turn down the raise

dowx :

In an ideal world, everyone who joins the civil service would be driven purely by passion and patriotism, not compensation. But we don’t live in that world. In reality, top talent in Singapore and the world naturally gravitates toward roles that offer the greatest professional and financial upside. That’s simply how incentives work. If we genuinely want capable people to even consider public service, compensation has to be part of the equation. The talent pool in singapore is already small. Removing financial competitiveness shrinks it further. Passion is important, but passion alone doesn’t produce good policy. Good intentions don’t automatically translate into good governance. Running a country requires competence, judgement, and strategic thinking and attracting such individuals means recognising that pay is not a luxury, but a practical necessity. Wanting leaders who serve for the right reasons is admirable. But pretending that passion alone will attract and retain the people capable of steering a nation is idealistic, not realistic. We want the top 0.01% of people to run the country. The ones with the judgement, competence, and strategic ability to steer a nation. But if that’s truly the standard, then the compensation must realistically reflect the calibre we’re asking for. Expecting world‑class talent to take on heavier workload, constant public scrutiny, and loss of privacy while earning far less is not noble, it’s idealistic. In a small country like Singapore, the talent pool is already limited. If we want the very best to even consider public service, then competitive pay isn’t a luxury, it’s simply an accurate representation of the level of responsibility we expect them to shoulder. And to add on, using Mamdani as an example doesn’t actually strengthen the argument. The United States has a deeply fragmented and often inefficient governance system, with political gridlock, entrenched partisanship, and inconsistent policy execution. In that environment, someone like Mamdani is a gem in the rough, a rare outlier who rises despite the system, not because of it.

tzone :

Earning 30k a month, you stop worrying about money, but how to grow it and retire early to spend time with the kids

Ahoy :

Peak art of storytelling 🫡

Zzzmonster :

Out of touch - that is exact term the govt shd know

gremlin_ewok :

The ending

MySprout 🌱 :

What a well thought out video! Amazing analogy and perspective 💖

nells :

u almost pissed me off there good job well done

rbth7e5 :

Hmm, running a country is a not an easy task though. Having empathy is one thing, but its not going to solve problems. If I have to pick between leaders that feel me but dont know how to solve resource allocations problem vs leaders that are detached but run the country really well, I’ll pick the latter.

Rainy :

so civil servants cant receive high pay. that is your conclusion. wow !!!

tutukueh :

I think it’s also about attracting talents of a certain calibre who are currently earning similar amounts or more to shift to the public sector and they are likely willing to taking a paycut to serve the nation but not a drastic opportunity cost

yuji :

if their issue is attracting the right talent with that comp, then i’d argue their motivations are not in the right place. also its not even wealth u can flaunt or be lavish with bcos you’d be under scrutiny, and any flexing of it (even if it’s your own) would be bad optics.

x :

Well said

Dion :

So truee

trinidadrobusto :

Poor

ANDY SMITH :

can have 2 gf

Baby GoGo :

We have to be thankful for even a 3-5% salary increment, but for them? It’s just obscene.

reformreformat :

Well said

Chioaf :

Very well said

Tiger Chan :

Plus, with the persisting haze, it’s hard to see us from up in their ivory towers. 🤭

😮‍💨😮‍💨no more shopping :

they wont understand

umi :