Dear CPF members
My proposal to launch a class-action suit against the government has generated a tremendous amount of interest.
As this is an unprecedented move, we should be mindful of pitfalls and temper our expectations but be resolute in our fight to regain what’s rightfully ours.
Over many decades, we dug our own retirement grave by allowing the government free reign to introduce any legislation to suit its political agenda. CPF members should prevent the government from doing likewise to our children.
There have been negative comments suggesting futility of such an effort. But the same naysayers have no idea whatsoever to help CPF members besides playing along with government narrative.
Should CPF members then continue to plead for transparency and accountability from a party with 93% representation in Parliament?
Why have elected MPs not demanded total transparency in managing $346 billion of CPF members’ retirement savings?
Why is the government still engaging in CPF propaganda instead of resolving the issue of retirement funding shortfall?
The government is not helping us by retaining an increasing amount of CPF for GIC to speculate in foreign assets. In fact, the only beneficiary is the government, ie GIC retains about half of CPF returns for reinvestment or to supplement our budget revenue.
The government could have invested CPF separately from state reserves – like every pension fund – but it does not want to be held accountable for poor performance. CPF members should not allow the government to abuse our CPF, ie use it to conceal the size of state reserves.
The CPF Board has been working against members’ interest and it needs to be taken to task. Without any announcement, the default withdrawal age has been increased to 70.
In a democratic country, the CEO of CPF would have been sacked for partaking in sneaky acts. But here in our little red dot, not one elected MP has even bothered to speak up. Should PAP MPs decide to comment, they will likely tell CPF members that delaying CPF withdrawal is … for our own good.
The serious dereliction of duty by CPF Board needs to be addressed once and for all.
We are currently exploring new ideas and will need to get a few experts on board. How events will pan out, nobody really knows and we should take things one step at a time.
CPF members (non members are also welcomed) who wish to right this sorry state of affairs should contribute and no freeloading, please. Even if 20% of members contribute $10 each, this will be more than sufficient.
Our present priority is to create more awareness and raise sufficient funds before initiating action.
Lim Tean and I have set up a crowdfunding account @ https://www.facebook.com/tean.lim.75. (POSB Savings 198-91842-3) Please keep a record of your transaction as your particulars will be required before the launch of the class-action suit. Unused portion will also be returned, pari passu.
Civil servants or PAP-affiliated grassroots who prefer anonymity could transfer funds jointly with relatives’/friends’ accounts.
Once the required resources, not just financially, are in place and before the suit is launched, there will be more updates. Action speaks louder than words.
Phillip Ang
PS
Elected MPs and almost all finance/legal/accounting professionals who are in a position to speak up and take appropriate action prefer cowardly silence. Time to think out of the box and help ourselves. :)
https://likedatosocanmeh.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/class-action-suit-only-option-for-cpf-members-to-right-a-sorry-situation/
Much as I admire their courage to want to stand up for the average folk on the street, this desire to take back what's rightfully ours will probably go nowhere. The PAPpies control everything, and will slant the narrative to justify their despicable acts; besides we all know who most of the judges and law bigwigs are loyal to. This whole CPF affair will never get the proper airing it deserves, not in a million years.