Singapore Government’s Solution to Loansharks

Singapore Government’s Solution to Loansharks

Seriously, I wondered why are the people paying so much money to the tune of 1-2million/minister when they can’t even offer proper solutions. Oh. By the way, make a guess who took this picture. It was taken by a stomp reader. This plus last Sunday news paper where a journalist “manage” to sneak a exclusive peek into the shady world of Geylang makes me wonder… Are normal citizen better than the police in finding crooks? Maybe that is the reason why we can’t find Mas Selamat after so long.

Anyway, was wanting to post this up yesterday. Felt I just saw crap plastered all over ST yesterday. Anyway, for those who have read yesterday paper, it was on the front page on how our still can’t catch Mas Selamat Minister saying on loanshark and those chronic gambler who borrow from it.

Loanshark cases up

Seriously, I think the people are tired of minister sprouting nonsense here. Seems like the minister are trying to outdo each other, Health Minister with his “please send your useless elderly to JB” gaffe, Lui Tuck Yew and his “ internet is not an effective self regulated regime” gaffe and now, we have our high and mighty Mr. Wong saying we should catch those idiots who borrow from loansharks gaffe. I wonder what is the flavor next month? Maybe like half way through the year I’ll come up with a post on the darnest things our highly talented ministers said so we can better emulate them. Anyway, sorry for digressing. :)

Said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday: 'This will hold borrowers accountable if their reckless borrowing or gambling habits endanger the safety and security of the community.'

I was speechless when I read this. Can he work some brain? Supply and demand my friend! If there is no one wanting to borrow money, you think the loanshark will stuff cash into you to ask you borrow from them? But I believe my highly talented minister see it from a different angle. This is what I think:

Our dear minister is sick of lesser mortal using the police to guard them against the loanshark. His message for lesser mortal like us is:”Please don’t disturb me with your problems. The government is not interested in solving it for you. We are a meritocratic society, if you have the talent, you solve the problem without the government help. If you can’t, it means you’re just lazy. GET OUT OF MY ELITE UNCARING FACE!”

He is so so sick of having his police force entertaining 4,000 police call regarding loanshark activities. Making so much loanshark call. How to properly go and catch that Mas “Houdini” Selamat?

So, realising that it’s always the borrower that calls the police for help… Highly talented minister got an idea. If I prevent the borrower from calling the police, I’ll cut police call by 4,000. Therefore, the solution was to penalise the borrower when they report to police. After a few public cases, borrowers will wisen up and not bugger the police anymore. Ta-da! Problem solved!

He can’t really be bothered if the borrower are protected. As long the loanshark don’t harass the government, all is peace. 井水不犯河水。 Afterall, his pay is pegged to the highest earner, not the lowest earner. Why content and bother with people who don’t determine how much he’ll get? Lesser mortal can only blame them self for not working/retrain hard enough and being such a lazy bum. The government is right not to provide welfare. Bloody lazy blood sucking lesser mortals!

Ok. Puns aside. The triad are doing their age old job. Providing services where the government fails to provide. If the people are being looked after by the government and is contented with what they have, you think who will still go and look for loanshark? And not all borrowers are gambling addicts. What a degrading stereotypical comments from the thou-holier-than-God men-in-white. To quote from the movie V for Vendetta:

How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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