Is Singapore Getting Overpopulated?

last SG · 2006-03-04T11:45:38+00:00

i can go postal just being at work. but i've taken many steps backwards, so i'm gonna enjoy my time more in there. but i think the system is just waiting t...

Rhonda SG

This question, of course, is contrary to the govt's plans to hit a population of what... 6 million??

If I'm not wrong, we currently have 4.5 million now.

And if you look around, our resources are almost bursting at the seams already! Look at how insanely (and uncomfortably, and stinkingly) crowded our trains and our buses get during peak hours!!

I'm going to dig up statistics on population density, if possible.

In the meantime, I'm just glad that I'm leaving this place and won't stand the chance of being edged off the coastlines of the island-state! Razz Laughing

I'll be quoting a few Club 30 peeps here, cause some really good points were brought up in our discussion in our Jive Pad. Wink

SGpork SG

yes it is..
Confused

Rhonda SG

I think Fatum hit the nail on the head :

sbst275 SG

Our MRT train is already running at maximum capacity Laughing

It all their fault Evil or Very Mad ... Itchy hands to remove the bus svs 13 yrs ago Mad .. Now making everyone suffer

Rhonda SG

Would our public transport system be able to take future population surges?

SGpork SG

more pple more problem..

Laughing

its already so HOT in here..

elindra SG

Let's talk about lack of parking space and traffic jams due to too many cars and the government thinking that putting up more ERP gantrys will ease the traffic.

That's total bullshit man. It's just an excuse to milk more money Evil or Very Mad

Rhonda SG

av gives one possible reason why Singapore is experiencing falling birth rates :

PS. Sorry, av... had to edit some words off to make your post a bit more politically-correct so you won't get dragged off by the Men In Black tonight! Razz Laughing

sbst275 SG

KL is now looking at SG

Impose ERP style tolls at KL Bandaraya Laughing

Rhonda SG

And yesterday, in the News at 9:30pm on Ch 5, it was announced that the govt will be building more 2-room flats for the lower income people!

WHAT THE!!!!

Do they realise that we're taking one-step back this way? Surprised Shocked You would think that there's no more need for two-room flats but then, it's a shock to me that we have large no.s of people who are still that poor!! Shocked

elindra SG

It's just gonna get worse
The rich gets richer and the poor, poorer

Don't forget that inflation is always there but the pay is not rising up fast enough

The middle income group has to try to climb up or they will slowly slide into the lower income bracket

Rhonda SG

And elindra and sbst said stuff about our housing that we should pay heed to... it's like a grim forecast! Razz

Shocked Shocked

Be afraid... be very afraid!! This just might happen!! Razz

SnowFlag SG

Singapore has one of the lowest birth rate...so the increase is due to the foreign workers and permanent residents Mr. Green

Rhonda SG

A few months back, when they were talking about some job fair, it was revealed then that up to 60,000 people are still without jobs! I was Shocked Shocked Shocked !!!

And yet, they want MORE people on this island?! Shocked

SnowFlag SG

u must think that the govt lives in landed properties and dun take buses/mrt, so it is ok for them Laughing

elindra SG

A lot of developed countries are facing that

Maybe one day we will become like Japan where the kids are so demoralised at school because they feel even by having a good education won't get them anywhere so they might as well not try as they see their future as bleak.

People don't wanna have kids because that means you have to sacrifice your current lifestyle and also kids = additional expenses.

Also with people working day and night everyday, not many will want to sacrifice their rest time as well.

LazerLordz SG

They just didn't want everyone to know.The realities are shocking, and more will come.

it's a test of track record, and many will feel that it might be time to give parties like WP a chance.After all, if you don't try something new, the old might grow mold anytime.

sbst275 SG

One way to solve the current MRT ultra high loading is to reintroduce the old bus svs at the downstream areas nearer to CBD such as at Clementi, Bedok, Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh. But it would not be a long term solution as our roads are likely to get more congested

Rhonda SG

You beat me to it! Laughing I was going to post this next! Razz

And, you're absolutely right! Brace yourself for more foreign workers! Someday, it will no longer be easy for the govt to assure us that they are not depriving us of our jobs because they will no longer be here just for blue-collar jobs that our locals shun, but they will compete with us for the white-collar jobs too! Just wait and see... it will happen.

And then, when that time comes, there will be another decrease-the-CPF-Employer-Contribution-Rate exercise. Rolling Eyes Razz

And then, there will be some productivity campaign to hopefully 'boost the morale' of the general populace (like who cares about productivity when you're focusing on bread-and-butter issues?!)...

And then, they're gonna have some massive propaganda exercise to encourage Singaporeans to tighten their belts and weather the stormy seas as one, just work hard and not be so demanding when it comes to remuneration, whilst they continue to be comfortable on their peanuts pay...

And in the meantime, you'll be reminded of how much the govt is doing for you, so that hopefully, it'll take your mind off how much they are NOT doing...

Razz

SGpork SG

GOOD say

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