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《携手前进新加坡》,是不是瑞士生活2.0改进版? 从硬道理角度看,能否打动选民的心?

 《携手前进新加坡》,是不是瑞士生活2.0改进版?

从硬道理角度看,能否打动选民的心?


以李光耀的硬道理为标准,《携手前进新加坡》的确放软身段,超过一年收集了20万人的意见,为打造一个包含不同年龄、种族、宗教文化背景而构思的新加坡,共同分享,共创未来。这是否是瑞士生活梦后,另外一种新加坡的4G未来梦?


携手前进,富的帮助穷的,强的协助弱的。追求物质以外的生活,追求成绩以外的成就,这像不像瑞士生活的改进版,当年说我们有望获得瑞士那样的生活,过着富裕美好的日子,生活素质也一定提高,富的强的乐意扶持穷的弱的。这个大饼已经成为吴作栋的笑柄。


如果李光耀还活着,他的硬道理会怎样衡量《携手前进》,纸上谈兵,还是顺应民意?这可是一个20万人的回馈。李光耀的远见是否符合当下的新加坡?或许,李光耀也无法理解为何携手前进需要包山包海,什么东西都加进去,什么要求都要满足,在政治经济社会上真的做得到吗?


硬道理讲得是实干,做出成绩给人看。从建军、建屋、发展工业园区、推广金融、贸易、海港机场建设等等。当然,我们现在需要提升软实力,不能再像以前那样依靠低工资、低成本,低技术来养活生活在世界最贵城市的新加坡人。


贫富悬殊,机会成本对于新加坡人来说,太过苛刻了。一旦无法获得好的工作,好的机会,好的业绩,好的生意,本地人就无法跟上、赶上,不停上涨的物价房价车价。因此,政府希望国人不要期望5C,务实的生活,才是硬道理。硬道理中刻苦耐劳的美德,未必适合提升生产力、效率、关系。


硬道理在低的基础上建立新加坡、发展新加坡。但是,却把社会鸿沟拉大,贫富距离越拉越大。发展到今天,正如《携手前进》说的,我们只能放弃5C,向非物质生活前进,重新定义成功,以及更好的协助落势群体,鼓励养儿育女。问题是,所有的一切,离不开一个钱字。


人均所得几乎世界第一,分布不均,没有钱如何在新加坡活得像个第一世界国家的国民?硬道理信心满满说把新加坡从第三世界提升到第一世界,但却没有考虑中下层如何在世界最贵城市过活。《携手前进》只能鼓励国人追求非物质生活,不要讲钱,讲理想、梦想,忘掉机会成本。



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