My take on the Ministerial pay increase:

The People's Action Party likes to talk about the government of Singapore as if it were a company. If we work with that assumption, then the PAP is selling us a service, and it's a monopoly. As a monopoly, it can charge whatever price it wants for its service. Thus, if we want competitive pricing for the service, we have to break the monopoly and introduce competition. In the absence of an anti-trust authority, there is only one body that the PAP is ultimately responsible to: the voters.

So, if are angry and upset about the ministerial pay increase, let the PAP know- vote. If you are upset about falling levels of income, or lower standards of living, or the rising cost of healthcare, let the PAP know- vote. Let's be honest: the PAP is not going to lose the next election. But they have taken for granted the votes of our electorate for too long, and we need to remind them that the job of government is to serve its citizens.

Historically, the one thing that the PAP have always respected is the ballot box. Vote, and they will listen.