Population issue

www SG

do you think singapore is over-crowded or under populated?

which situation do u think will do us good?

poon cho tang SG

Singapore, at 6,283 persons per km², is the third densest populated country in the world Laughing

av98m SG

It is freakishly overcrowded but for the sake of economic progress, our government will try increase the population ever further via emmigration, nevermind the need for breathing space.

Kismet SG

Currently with the population at 4 million, the roads and public transportation are already so packed during peak hours. Imagine in 10 to 20 years time, when the population increases to 5, 6 or 8 million.

Granted the need to increase population for the sake of fueling economic growth, the space in Singapore is way too little. Other countries have the luxury of expanding their cities and towns as they have more land but in Singapore, what you see is what you get, there is only as much land that you can reclaim and high rise buildings you can build.

laurence82 SG

Altho we are quite packed, we are still not multiplying like rabbits (pun intended to www)

Laughing

Singapore current birthrate is not enuff to replace the ones dying off.

mistyblue SG

can't walk the streets without bumping into someone
Evil or Very Mad

There's a cost to larger population but is the system ready to handle it. Are the people ready to deal with it... I feel not but the system would always beg to differ.

There is a corelation that the higher the density, the less space each has, there will be more anger, stress related issues.

laurence82 SG

i am more worried abt space, we are packed like sardines….

the Bear SG

i would suggest the powers that be, like our PM, to live a month like us average joes... taking the public transport without his posse of security with him, getting jostled in the trains, crammed in the buses...

and see if the citizens of the ivory towers realise we're crammed to almost breaking point..

www SG

IMHO, while lower population would mean slower growth, it could also signify lesser conflicts as resources will be more abundant.

mistyblue SG

Hahahaa!
If any of them actually know and would "lower" themselves to cram with the public
do you think they would be making all that stupid policies.
The country is not called Singapore Inc. for nothing. And for any company, bottom line, profit and productivity are paramount. Humans are replacable isn't it, by the way of the FT policies.

These "leaders" had been buffering themselves from reality and seem so successful at it. Seriously I wonder when will crown the monach and his loyal nobility and subjects all living in that castle in the sky.

the Bear SG

sadly, you're right...

this would be good advice in any organisation.. for the bigwigs to do what their frontline working hacks do for a while...

www SG

on my way to work every morning, i have this fantasy of throwing our ministers into the mrt during rush hours and let them have a feel of wat it is like.

yet they want more babies.

mistyblue SG

Twisted Evil I like to throw them on the tracks...

BaByBoY SG

from wat i`ve known

the citizens are singapore`s only form of natural resource

that`s why the gov needs to preserve citezen quality
as well as population

it`s wat keeps us goin on

the people

laurence82 SG

actually we are alredi experiencing slower growth, 3% to 4%, while it used to be two digit growth two decades ago

i am not sure about lower population ,since sg is moving from industrialisation to capital intensive industries...

but we may not have enough people to support the intellectual growth we need, ie, sufficient people to work in bio medical industries

some of these industries support the economy, and in this case, i seriously dont support lower growth, as it means we are less competitive..

sg is basically too small, we have to work hard to keep up or to remain ahead, if ever we shall say, lets take a break, we are in for trouble...

if ever we shall see singapore being less attractive to work in by foreign workers, we have rely back on our population to do the jobs we used to dislike, ie, contruction works

mistyblue SG

The cycle is continuing .. the new "leaders" must come from certain schools, with certain education and such.

I was quite shocked in the past that If I were to join the military fresh from school, I would jump directly into quite a high rank without having to go through the rigourous training the rest have to learn... So I asked myself if I can truly lead these people... I knew I can't. But this system persists in singapore which is ridiculous.

I wonder about the breaking point where the ppl are just sick of the lies they are fed.
It was so funny when the news so happily reported the unemployment rate gone down.. But the fact is that people used to work in a 2K job now have to work 3 jobs part time on contract basis just to cover that 2K. So that's what our leaders call employment and improving economy...

the Bear SG

those who keep talking about increasing population for "economic" reasons forget something..

there is a breaking point...

when that is reached, what next?

there should be a different way... a better way... increasing the population is just heading 100mph into a dead-end street...

laurence82 SG

i would say it will be crazy to try to increase population to support the economy, in lets say, malaysia, but this is sg

we are stuck between the devil and deep blue sea...

SnowFlag SG

Are there more jobs waiting for the increasing populations? Rolling Eyes

if not, more ppl will be unemployed Confused

laurence82 SG

all i see is, vacancies on the classified page

but then again, i would rather say this is an issue of job fit, not population size Laughing