Whilst I received my new ICs long ago, I believe that like NS, these 'orders' come in formal envelopes: forms with letters of advice attached. Sometimes, a booklet/ card is also given containing rules and regulations regarding use of the card (read 'credit card' as example). The IC (damaged) replacement fee might be $60 now but they might later change it as inflation skyrockets- a news report and note in the 'government gazette' would usually give notice, charging $10 might mislead IC holders to think that the cost of replacement might be $10 only only to be surprised at the counter.
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Can replace <> with ERP, COE etc etc. They don't need COMPULSORY IC registration as a reason to charge you a prohibitive fee for anything.
You are technically right. And the observant rest are also correct to suggest that something else might also be the matter.
The example of IC is used rather then COE or ERP simply because many and most people (if not all) are supposed to have cheap and efficient access to public transport according to our dear leaders- thus making payment of ERP and COE in sense OPTIONAL. The registration for IC (like NS) is however NOT OPTIONAL.
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And what the heck has this got to do with seeing your MP?
Granted, this was written to tease by suggesting that by a government that channeled S$300million to the PA for 'community related activities' which were merely veiled PAP propaganda activities, surely there would be a need to raise increasingly more monies to support such provision of $$$ to support such veiled political activities? Perhaps when the whole parliament consisted of PAP MPs, then PAP MPs might be able to change the constitution of Singapore so that elections were only conducted once in 50years (or never) and on the quiet, and in the meantime do away with meet the people session which would have by then outgrown its 'relevance'.
$10 for registration and another for re-registration (BTW is the $10 fee a new invention?)- what's to stop them from increasing the fee and conducting one every other year (part of census)?
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How did you go from "they can charge you 10 bucks means they can spend $300 million recklessly"?
Seriously, to prevent criticism that the $300 was siphoned to promote party political activities, the most senior civil servants SHOULD NOT be member of ANY political party, and neither should the famed 'adviser to grassroots' be. All persons Singaporean and PR should be allowed to form their own grassroots organisations and be in the email mailing list of the PA 'adviser to grassroots'- a better name rather than 'adviser to grassroots' would be 'community leader' (an impartial civil servant free from any political allegiances). If the PA want to invite somebody as guest of honour, he should use his own title and not have his cake and eat it by assuming that the illogical title of PA 'adviser to grassroots' makes him apolitical/ impartial in the eyes of the PA.
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Even though the folks have an anti-establishment slant, even they can reconigize that what you described is super hypothetical.
On principle, what I've just said is not hypothetical. $10 might not be a lot in isolation but compared to the way PAP 'siphons' funds through the PA to overtly support its party advancing activities of the PA remains a stain and a shame to all who can see, the prejudice that still persists in the politics of Singapore.
The PA it seems is just part of the Lee family business the way I see it.
With PAP members so heavily represented at BOTH ends: on the board at the top and at the bottom as grassroots advisers, G.Giam was indeed correct to conclude that PAP "uses taxpayers money for political gain". [
How PAP uses taxpayer-funded grassroots for political gain; G Giam, 10/2009 (link)]
12Nov2011: How come compulsory IC registration must pay $10? otherwise fine $5000, jail 5 years?
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