an extract from http://happycitizen.blogspot.com/:
Singaporeans should be thankful, the PAP govt has found yet another
method
to make you happy!
Unlike other countries that report unemployment among its citizens
regularly,
the very innovative PAP govt has decided to report total EMPLOYMENT
Numbers.
So no need to measure unemployment because this number conjures
alot of negativity
just report EMPLOYMENT numbers and everyone should be happy. This
is not
the only innovation of the current Minister Ng Eng Hen, who is
undoubtly one of the
most brilliant people around:
1. When unemployment figures are reported lump citizens and PR
together. Unlike other countries we report unemployment figures for
"residents" and not citizens.
2. Classification of an unemployed. If you give up looking for a
job, you're not considered unemployed. If you forget to update the
MOM database, your unemployment is purged after a few months.
3. Count employment instead of unemployment. If employment
improves, you are expected to feel that the unemployment also
improves.
4. A job is a job. ...whether it pays $800 or $3000. By sheer logic
no singaporean is forced to be unemployed because 25% of the
workforce is foreign and a Singaporean can ALWAYS get a job if he
accept lower pay than foreigners. Almost all the unemployed
Singaporeans are unemployed by choice. The ministers have repeated
said the unemployed are fussy people.
Reading about rising EMPLOYMENT makes me optimistic and happy.
Thanks to the very innovative Minister of Manpower, Singaporeans
can start feeling good again.
