@mumee
true..most Forigner are here to earn $$, but when they earn
enuf..some will leave, others will migrate to other countries like
canada or U.S, however what i cannot really tolerate is when they
come to work here AND bringt their families here to treat this
country like a "hotel" is unacceptable,and to make matters
worst, your TAX money is used to pay for some schools "scolarship"
for their "foriegn" students, if this was in numbers of a few, it
would still be ok in my book, but more and more are coming this
way, to add salt to the wound, some would scoff at our "education
standards", others would just break the bond knowing full well that
our govt would be making the long term loss.
as for inevitable, i guess that the problem on the poplation
issue lies within it's foundation, since the lack of stability jobs
to go around here is a main contributory factor to that problem,
coupled with companies wanting to go for more "cheaper" resources
and trying to find "loopholes" in the system thus brings us to our
present sceneario..add the govt trying to flood here with
FT/FW..would you still find this acceptable when shoved to your
face?
i find it totally outrageous and unacceptable , i resent it coz
the matter is getting more and more worse,and we singaporeans are
taking both the blame and brunt of it with little or no help from
our govt.
Most expats tend to treat this place as a "hotel" because they can.
The govt allows them to do so. Many Singaporeans like you find it
unacceptable and intolerable, but the expats couldn't care less,
simply because they are here because the govt welcomes them; it has
nothing to do with the people.
Also, for many (or most) expats Singapore is not the last stop.
It's merely en route to a PR or citizenship in Oz, NZ, UK, Canada,
or US. The govt knows this, the expats know it, the citizens
know it....but there's no remedy. If the govt tries to enforce NS,
no one will take up citizenship. And if they try to retain CPF
money, few will take up PR. See, it's a vicious cycle. The govt
wants new citizens/PRs, but cannot succeed if they change the rules
now.
Expats prefer Singapore because it's the only outpost that lets
you have the cake and eat it too.
