I would say that we mostly trust our government to get things done, even though the rising sentiment is that the ruling party has lost touch with the voices on the ground. I guess our increasing disillusionment reflects our high expectations and faith that our government can resolve challenges more equitably - if it wants to.

I think this is best illustrated in our Central Provident Fund (CPF), a nationwide retirement annuity fund. People actively top up their accounts to benefit from tax subsidies - but we don’t include our CPF amounts as part of our net worth (maybe for fear that something wrong will happen to the ruling party or the system)