Originally posted by Spartans:
The rich are able to manipulate the market for their own personal
gain whereas the poor can only silently suffer.
Indeed education is one of the best way to get out of poverty cycle
[b]PROVIDED there are sufficient jobs when you graduated.
However, nowadays, FTs seem to be everywhere, in every industry, in
every position level. Seriously we really dun need ordinary FTs
(ordinary talents haha so funny) to fulfill jobs where Singaporeans
want and are able to fulfill.[/b]
That first statement of yours is so commonplace I've grown tired
of pointing it out as a fallacy. While it is true that the rich
make money easier, they also lose it alot easier too. Meanwhile,
the poor may have a steep slope to climb, but it's still
surmountable.
If the locals here are equally capable, and willing to be paid the
same wages, they would obviously have been in equal competition
with the FT. But that is not the case. Want to know why?
Because Singaporeans are arrogant. Just count the number of times
you've heard of a graduate entering the market, refusing to accept
jobs below his income expectation.
As for work quality, you guys who work can attest to the much
better work ethic the average FT has over the Singaporean. In a
free economy, who's going to pick the Singaporean?
Don't blame the inflow of FT for 'stealing' your jobs. It's just
not true. The jobs were never yours in the first place for them to
steal. If you prove yourself incapable of competing in a free
economy, you are the weakest link.