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How much does he earn and who is he to tell us about cost of living?

The biggest news announced at last night’s National Day Rally was that nurses will be allowed to wear a tudung with their uniforms, starting this November. What took them so long to announce this? Since April this year, they were already saying that they will look into this. Did they …

Our reader went for a diabetes checkup following PM Lee's rally only to find that he had to pay extra even though he wanted the hospital to charge it to his Medisave account. When asked for a reason, the hospital staff simply said "I don't know". What kind of service is this?

Our reader thinks Singapore must not be compared to China in terms of cashless payments as we are two very different countries. A Smart Nation should not be smart just for the sake of it. What's the point of "going smart" when people still lack graciousness or if children do not understand the value of money?

A netizen thinks Singapore is no longer on the frontier because we are always waiting for the Government to "say the word", study and approve proposals. By the time this happens, our future will become yesterday. Do you agree?

Netizens have shared several posts in response to the National Day Rally's focus on Diabetes prevention and the need (or no need) for a sugar tax.

The Taskforce is studying a possible "sugar tax" on sweetened drinks, as well as implementing warning labels and advertising restrictions on sweetened beverages. Details are not available about this measure yet as the Taskforce is in the midst of consulting with industry stakeholders.

Responding to PM Lee's National Day Rally, Workers' Party's Yee Jenn Jong said he already touched on the dangers of diabetes and the importance of using technology in 2014 as he wanted to make services more affordable. He also thinks the government and its regulations are killing innovation in Singapore. Do you agree?

A netizen who was equally perplexed by the PM's talking points during the NDR highlighted actual issues which should have been raised at the event. He thinks politicians should not focus on the "rosy outlook" here because Singapore will no longer be a special location in the global economy if they adopt this narrow mindset.

Netizens have hit out against a segment of the National Day Rally which focused on encouraging Singaporeans to consume more healthy food, such as brown rice and wholemeal bread in an effort to combat a rising trend of diabetes among citizens.