{"id":218861,"date":"2026-04-10T16:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=218861"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:48:16","slug":"it-will-not-be-easy-to-find-another-shanmugam-esm-goh-asks-those-at-the-top-of-their-careers-to-join-politics-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=218861","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It will not be easy to find another Shanmugam&#8217;: ESM Goh asks those &#8216;at the top of their careers&#8217; to join politics, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While money must never be the incentive for Singaporeans to join politics, &#8220;any rational individual&#8221; will have to consider the &#8220;financial opportunity cost&#8221; of being a minister, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday (Feb 6). 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