My dear, the taking of foreigners into Singapore provide pros
and cons approach, the ironic is that the pros outweight the
cons, and there are many pros which include increasing population
due to low fertility rates, aging population and also for economy
both in scale and prosperity. Certainly, nobody like stranger to
come into his house, but if the house is in need of people to perk
it up, make it more vibrant and economical, rather than ending up
as an empty ghost house, I think you have to invite strangers in,
potential talented strangers. You get a big bulk of them in, then
slowly filter out the unwanted.
For local, I urge you all to make full use of these period of
foreign influx to upper your capital gain, you can rent houses, be
stall owners as people are getting more and spending are higher and
higher, take this opportunity to make money instead of hummming non
stop on govt faults, eg, if last time you sell 10 papayas per day,
with more influx of peoples, you should be able to sell more
papayas, maybe 20 papayas which can double your income.
The govt is not so stupid not knowing the unpopularity of
foreign influx among locals, they also have a hard time to convince
the locals to accept, and also they have more works to do in all
ministry, now, given a choice, why not they just sit back and allow
this country to go down due to low fertility and reduction in
population, for them, with millions in pay, just sit back, relax,
and when singapore go down, they can just migrate with what they
had gained. But no, being responsible govt, the must see the future
on a long term basis, if we do not bite the bullets now, do not
start being cheap, better and faster now, we will be history when
tomorrow come.
My dear, the taking of
foreigners into Singapore provide pros and cons approach, the
ironic is that the pros outweight the cons, and there are many pros
which include increasing population due to low fertility rates,
aging population and also for economy both in scale and
prosperity. Certainly, nobody like stranger to come into his
house, but if the house is in need of people to perk it up, make it
more vibrant and economical, rather than ending up as an empty
ghost house, I think you have to invite strangers in, potential
talented strangers. You get a big bulk of them in, then slowly
filter out the unwanted.
Angel, as I said, the population intake has nothing to do with
our low fertility. If it was low fertility, the govt would have
stopped the population inflow long time ago. We have crossed the
population replacement mark long time ago. Instead, and as of now,
we have become the densest place on earth. This is what
Singaporeans gripping about and they all have valid
points.
It is all about increasing our GDP of which our ministers pays,
bonuses are tied with. GDP is one of the tools of measuring
our country's performance BUT not the only measurement of
our economic well being. (If you want to more go read books by
Prof Joseph Stiglitz, a renowned Nobel prize winner, World Bank's
chief economist, Clinton’s economic advisor, professor and
writer.)
People to perk up a house? You must be joking. I only know
woman’s twin peaks can be perked up. Use simple words lah, make up,
you mean?
For local, I urge you all to
make full use of these period of foreign influx to upper your
capital gain, you can rent houses, be stall owners as people are
getting more and spending are higher and higher, take this
opportunity to make money instead of hummming non stop on govt
faults, eg, if last time you sell 10 papayas per day, with more
influx of peoples, you should be able to sell more papayas, maybe
20 papayas which can double your income.
This is a juvenile reasoning. By this reasoning, we should all
join USA or China than we can all make even more capital
gain.
Our economic don’t thrive by stimulating domestic consumption
thru local born or foreign born Singaporean consuming more goods
and services.If you are talking about your bar – yes but we are
talking about the country.
Domestic population is too small to soak up all of our
industries output. To give you give an example and using the last
US led recession, even if the govt increases our population from
the 5 million to 6 million and beyond, the recession would still
bite.
China can. As with the last USA’s export of global recession,
China can withstand this onslaught by stimulating its own domestic
market to soak up the excess industrial capacity.
Increase more people into a country without adequate supply of
amenities, utilities and services results in ‘artificial’, unwanted
inflationary pressure. Which Singaporeans are complaining now.
Our economic depends on global demand.
But no, being responsible
govt, the must see the future on a long term basis, if we do not
bite the bullets now, do not start being cheap, better and faster
now, we will be history when tomorrow come.
Their future is to see that they remain as kingpin, kingmaker,
and king with their packets lining with fats from the economy –
simple as that.
Please, don’t call me dear. Wait people think I ever had some
illicit affair with you, which I don’t. While, in realty, I don't
know if you are some lassy or old haggy.