How can the government create more jobs

last SG · 2005-11-09T11:57:20+00:00

From my POV: >> All companies operating in Singapore, MUST employ 70% local employees >> Put a cap on number of foreign workers coming here for...

dragg SG

40 and cant find job?

sounds familiar.

Embarassed

ben1xy SG

ooo sorry

*pat pat*

Salman SG

I've been to America and seen how people work. They have this professionalism and learning attitude about them even when their hair turns white.
For Singaporeans, they turn dead wood and focus on politics and keeping young people down once they reach 35. Is it any wonder that many are jobless at 40?

dragg SG

this is a sweeping statement.

americans are only interested in their own market. they provide one of the worst service.

Salman SG

Yes, that is my general observation.
Their old folks will go active about life while our old folks are inactive and shrink fatser. Its an outlook towards life i guess.

Singaporeans are somewhat unwilling to learn compared to Americans at an older age. I think its because they have a mature economy while we started industrailising only in the 70s. Its a very different attitude towards work. Perhaps it is changing but we have some way to go.

dragg SG

but are there job opportunities for the aged in US?

in singapore the jobs are mostly cleaners and security guards.

Salman SG

Not true. People are unwilling to hire 40 somethings because they know very well that many are proud, not wilkling to get their hands dirty like angmos.
There is a market for 40 or 50 + people in US because they function like young people and are still very productive. You will know if you have worked in the US.

dragg SG

but it is not just about getting their hands dirty, salary is another big concern.

Salman SG

low salary or no salary, which one you prefer? I think its also a matter of pride.
if employers know that somebody can perform, they will pay.

dragg SG

my understanding is most wont take a low salary job at the expense of their pride.

of course not unless they need it to sustain livelihood.

diggo SG

Agreed. There is no sliver platter in Singapore... and there is definitely a lot of whiner at home.

What u get on ur plate is dependent on ur effort tat u put in. Nothing else to it.

The vast population of India and China trained them to be be hungry for the success/dough. In SGP, the effort is not there.

dragg SG

experience tells me effort =/= results.

robertteh SG

It is true that citizens should be self-reliant and not look to the government too much for help or hand-outs.

However the fact is Singaporeans now cannot do any smaller or start any new business because of all the high costs due to pushing up of salarlies of government, high transportation costs. high HDB flat prices (due to double charged on lands) to all unwarranted bus fare increases, and triple taxes on vehicles.

Let us face the fact: how many people can start a business with such high costs being created by the government under Goh Keng Swee doctrine.

The only businesses that can still survive now are the GLCs, NTUC, MNCs, and bigger long-established companies because they can unilaterally like SBS or SPH increase the prices they like.

How can the citizens be expected to keep quiet and not whine or complain when the whole business environment is so anti-businesss and anti-job creation.

The worse is to pretend that such problems do not exist thereby postponing solutions of problems. By all means, citizens should be self-reliant but can there be self-reliant when the system is so against them.

We must ask all the ministers to come down from the high horse and all the talking down on people and set themselves as examples to walk the talk.

It is the system which is mostly at fault and this fact has to be changed to undo all the past policies that cause this from valuations of HDB flats to medical and utility to see that there is no more hidden charges like land costs and double taxing.

If forumers still don't believe go to the neighbourhood shops and see for yourself how empty are the shops. Only fools can pretend such problems do not exist in today's Singapore and still pretend that we are doing well.

Let people have better opportunity to start their own business in Singapore by changing some of the past charging system to reduce the high costs due to all the corporatized high charges, double taxes and triple taxes on vehicles.

Salman SG

Robert Teh is still whining and putting all blame on the govt.
He doesn't understand how difficult it is to start business in China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong with all that bureaucracy and corruption out there.
Its back to square one again. This guy will never breakthru. All he knows is to whine and look to govt to solve problems. He puts his energy into whining and will never solve problems.

Cindyfeh SG

Yar loh...

So difficult to do business with China, Japan, Korea or Hong Kong.

If the MNCs were to do business with singapore, I am sure they will make trillions instead of the BILLIONS they are making in those countries.

Wonder why they are so stupid ah?

Salman SG

Do you know what is the population of China?

archon1234 SG

Dear Mr Salman,

Please share with us on your view on creating a real and substainable recovery in Sg context.

Salman SG

Back to basics, hard work, good work ethics and creativity.
The Singapore system is very good for business, its really up to the people to take advantage of it.

diggo SG

High salary is ok with me as long as the place is well run and maintain. I got nothing against it. However, one should not use their own earning capacity as a measurement of wat is effortable (600k peanuts scenerio).

I would say that in term of corruption, infrastructure, ease of doing business, SGP is up there... however due to the size of the local market, it is not practical to set up shop here. I would also agreed that there are more to be done in reducing the red tapes and increasing the flexibility in which the citizens can do business... even if it is small time. For example, why not a car repair shop be converted to a resturant at night if all the hygiene requirements are met? CBD area is dead at night. Why not convert it to a permanent night market? Like Women Street in Hong Kong, Shi Lin in Taipei?

Salman SG

I would say that in term of corruption, infrastructure, ease of doing business, SGP is up there... however due to the size of the local market, it is not practical to set up shop here. I would also agreed that there are more to be done in reducing the red tapes and increasing the flexibility in which the citizens can do business... even if it is small time. For example, why not a car repair shop be converted to a resturant at night if all the hygiene requirements are met?

Car repair by day and restaurant by night? Not practical lah fren.
If you regard such a thing as inflexibility on the part of the govt, I have nothing to say. I can only suggest you send your head for a check up.
Singapore has the least bureaucracies when it comes to doing business.
I notice that the people who make such comments usually never run their own business before.

CBD area is dead at night. Why not convert it to a permanent night market? Like Women Street in Hong Kong, Shi Lin in Taipei?

First of all, CBD is not dead at night, you got the pubs, restaurants and old market.
Secondly, many CBDs all over the world are even more quiet at night. Whats the problem?
Thirdly, why night market at CBD when you can have night market everywhere in Singapore? You want to cause more jam in CBD during peak hours?

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