What is the follow-up on the MP parking problem?

I am disappointed and somewhat surprised that the Singapore government has not officially responded to the saga of parking that has been in the news in recent weeks. Many social media posts have been downloaded decrying the privilege as unfair and disproportionate.

On the face of things, it is plainly unfair. An annual fee of SGD365 for parking in as many car parks across the country while everyone needs to triple or more just because you are an elected MP seems to be excessive.

I understand that MPs do "riding work" to put things in perspective, they are well paid to do the job. In this respect, how are they different from any other person who leads to work? If you choose to drive to work, you must pay for it. Honestly, I do not see the difference?

Compare that with teachers who are also civil servants. It can be said that they do an even more valuable job in educating young people (some of them would be children of those same elected deputies). Why then must they pay triple the amount paid by the elected deputies?

I know that many people have already written about it, but before we move on, we must ask fundamental questions and make sure

First, when elected members voted to serve the people, why did not they raise this issue of parking in Parliament? It is clearly a much lower rate than what others pay and elected MPs can claim that they are not aware of parking fees in a rare land in Singapore. Surely, they should have questioned these heavily subsidized parking fees in the first place? I am disappointed that this information has been so long to be disclosed to the public and even more disappointed that elected members who are well remunerated have never questioned this benefit, which may be contrary to the ethic.

Second, why does anyone from the government publish a public statement about it? Surely it is worth it to tackle? Especially in the face of other officials such as teachers said that their salaries should be clean? How can we not issue a declaration? This is tantamount to ignoring public concerns and rejecting our understandable indignity on the issue.

Last but not least, will our elected MPs do something about this unfair practice? Will they put an end to this practice? Honestly, they should really. This can not be a rule for members of Parliament and another for all others. They just do paid work like everyone else. Unless the deputies see themselves as superior and therefore deserve privileges that other Singaporeans do not have? If so, this attitude of superiority must really end now. It stinks a little.