It is good that you have identified that "redtape must be minimalized and technology must
be allowed to evolved on its own without interference from
religions and religious morality".
Unfortunately, that form only part of a larger picture which you
did not address and that should have been a continuation
from what you had already started.
How did Singapore become the World Second Largest Refinery when
there is no crude oil field ?
Can the people's ability to create a stronger economy alone make
Singapore withstand inflation ?
How can a stronger economy happen ?
Inflation in Singapore is artificially created, and is
manipulated by the Government in its careful act of balancing its
revenue and keeping the Cost of Living in check - and in the
process to determine - at its own pace - the
acceptable Standard of Living for Singaporeans
Do Singaporeans have any influence to the environment cause and
effects that affect our economy, the Cost of Living, the Standard
of Living or even the inflation levels ?
The Government has at its disposal all the information,
statistics, and the manpower to analyse the cause and effects in
manipulating the various financial tools or policies that with
every single percentage shift up or down - Singaporean
lives are affected positively or negatively.
The value of the Singapore Dollar exchange rate with a
basket of currencies from the major trading partners is influenced
largely by the Government willingness to exercise its muscle at
different times to suit their own requirements.
Has anyone kept track of the daily movements of the exchange
rate and noticed that the Singapore Dollar always strengthen around
the begining of the month, and then allowed to slide for the next
20 odd days ?
The movement of the Singapore Dollar is within a small range but
can affect the costs of the products that Singapore trade
internally amongst ourselves, and externally with other
countries; and which will have effect on the strength of
our economy.
As matters stand, the Government is in some kind of urgency to
refill its treasury with a slew of increases in fees charged
directly and indirectly onto our daily activities.
The government approved increase in charges can be seen across
the board that have affected our cost of living -
from fuel pump prices to utility charges, from public
transport charges to COE prices, from public housing sales
prices to URA reserve prices for land parcel sales, from
increases in hospital health care charges to fees charged
by public education institutions, and while Road Tax and PARF
Tax have not been reduced there are more ERP gantries being
installed within and around the city.
The foregoing lists are direct government approved increases,
while the indirect effects of government policies have also
affected Singaporeans in unseen ways.
The withdrawal of property tax rebates has affected the costs
of rentals to businesses with expected costs to their
customers that produce a snowball effect on the
entire delivery chain to the Singapore consumer.
Through its controll of the NTUC by having a PAP
Minister without Portfolio acting as the Secretary-General - the
Government insist on the implementation of a
new term of employment for Singaporeans that result in
uncertain future.
The Short Term Employment Contract is a feature for all
levels of employment in Singapore - when this was only for the very
senior management who are highly paid workers.
Now, even the low paid workers are subject to short term
employment contract that do not guarantee any compensation for any
sudden termination of contract.
Due to the nature of the new short term contract - any
compensation is for a fixed sum based on the most recent length of
employment time completed (when previously the total length of
time employed in the business was considered).
Can a stronger economy exist under such circumstances ?
In an environment where Singaporeans are not empowered with a
political voice to change the present status quo, and when
their elected representative to Parliament has no voice - can
Singaporeans have any direct influence to determine their own
future ?
Inflation is artificially created...omg!
dun makes me
laugh all the way to the bank leh,..OCBC up 10% sell sell sell!!!
keppel corp sell sell!!!
Do you know where they benchmark the price of goods or not??
Base on per household income of $1800 or per capital of $500 or
less, anything below that is consider poor and that need help from
WDA, NTUC, and many other social partners.
Please dun use the word manipulate, Govt is mandated by the
people of singapore to find the best way for them to
enjoy their life here, for the better of tomorrow and
betteress of future.
The world is moving up and not down, every country you go,
prices are up, but moderately, the govt is in a way helping the
poor thru bursaries, ntuc stretch, transport voucher, powersupply
discount and education funds to help those who are unable, the main
purpose is to help the childrens to hv a good education and
healthcare, most of the Singaporeans adults are hopeless, but the
govt still try their best to counsel them to get back to work with
courses paying $6 per hour for studying and upgrading at learning
hub and e2i or SPURs. The govt is try as much help as possible to
bring the poor closer to the rich. If you look at other countries
poor people, where they get help?? all lying on the railway or
streets begging and even commit lots of crime that become a social
problem. Our govt make sure that all of use have at least the basic
needs, a shelter, water and essential foods. But having spoon
feeded most of us for a long time, they feel that we need to be
independent inorder to face the new order of the world, therefore
govt is now offering course, upgrading skill and jobs opportunities
for all at e2i which included the PMET too. Therefore instead of
fishing for you, the govt now give you the fishing rod and teach
you how to fish. But if you still do not want to fish and learn to
fish. There is nothing much the govt can do, afterall, this is
democracy.
