&quot;My quote was simply to point out the absurdity of getting yourself elected the head of a country - one that prides itself on being free from corruption - just so you can get rich from it. Both Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Kwuan Yew are very capable people who no doubt would be far richer had they applied themselves to the private sector rather than public.&quot;<p>That&#x27;s not absurd at all. Our politicians in U.S. do it all the time while pretending the campaign contributions are just companies and individuals supporting our political system. Many private sector people have also gone into politics or government positions for the image and power. Running an entire country has historically attracted more tyrants than true, humble servants of their citizens.<p>In this case, it&#x27;s even more obvious something is up. The country&#x27;s turn-around started with a revolution of sorts by dissenters who took control of the government. It&#x27;s turned into an economic powerhouse with the culture put in place but mostly in terms of cheap labor, etc. The problem is that the party cemented this into place by taking control of the media, filling schools with propaganda, blocking rights to dissent, and jailing&#x2F;torturing dissenters that might cause next revolution (or even evolution).<p>A leader that uses legal and police might to force everything in one permanent direction where the many benefit a rich and powerful few, some local &amp; some foreign, is almost by definition at tyrant. He&#x27;s highly likely to be on a power trip. Otherwise, he should pass laws protecting speech and press freedom with a strong, independent press allowed. Keep other stuff the same for now but let new ideas percolate into system to improve it.<p>So, Loong and Yew are more likely to be tyrants oppressing a people than innovators continuing to protect them. No term limit is a natural extension of that. :)