Post GE 2011 Discussion
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limlim:
Actually, I'm more of making a comment rather than a question..
Watch this:Oppsgal:
[quote=\"limlim\"]
Will our leaders even gain that type of respect....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R-Fwylg0tU&feature=player_embedded
You will get some idea what to expect.
We all know what \"most\" are like..[/quote]Not sure if I understand your point. The Japan PM did not handle the crisis well at all. Would you rather have a good leader or a lousy one who gives up his salary when something went wrong? -
verykiasu2010:
Maybe the local ones are getting paid more than $12k without having to be uprooted... or maybe the wifey objected to the husband going there :evil:AceTutors123:
i think the FTs and unemployment thing is quite difficult to understand.
i've come across so many fresh graduates who cannot find any jobs and resort to being full time tutors. Granted they can earn a decent amount every month.
i think the main issue is that our government is saying that we need foreigners to do jobs singaporeans dont want to do but in actual fact they are taking over our white collar jobs and also managerial positions. Healthcare and F and B is all foreigners.
and i think i have more and more foreigners wanting to become tutors too.
they wanna stick their finger in every pie...
we were willing to pay S$12k to send some one to Shanghai to jaga our interest there - housing provided - no taker !! no choice, hire the malaysians lor and pay less, 40% less !!! -
schweppes:
not related to any white... red... blue... black.... camp. :roll:
Waiting for White camp supporters in come in and defend the MIW.. :evil:limlim:
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Common sense action must need extraordinary effort. Why can't the procedure be that if the person have no other means to pay to use more of the Medisave? Why can't hospital just offer installment payment when patient really cannot pay?
Anyone? Just need some clarification myself.
I thought installment payment plans are available? Thot I read in the newspapers that the hospitals do make that provision with some patients. Is this across the board or only a case-by-case? :?[/quote]Hi,
To my knowledge, hospitals allow payment by installment for financially-tight patient. No worries. -
teh_oh:
:thankyou: teh_oh for clarifying
To my knowledge, hospitals allow payment by installment for financially-tight patient. No worries.
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Chenonceau:
GY did alot for us too. He was also the one that gave us THE DURIAN which has now become an outstanding landmark.
Please don't hate me for saying this. I dun like GY. He has the ear of LHL and it is his influence that gave us the IRs, even though people like Lim Boon Heng objected. People that look nice, may not BE nice.hypergatak:
When I read about the how the constituents' farewell for Mr Chiam See Tong and for the Aljunied Team (in this case, the absence of it), it's quite loud and plain that who is the People's MP and who is not.
I was just reading this blog by Mr Wang and was surprised that George Yeo was actually the one who initiated the Integrated Resort:-
http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/
But people like LKY didn't look nice, yet he did so much for Singapore. He is old and out of touch, I agree... but he did a lot for Singapore. -
schweppes:
Hi schweppes,
:thankyou: teh_oh for clarifyingteh_oh:
To my knowledge, hospitals allow payment by installment for financially-tight patient. No worries.
No worries. I have briefly read the link provided earlier and it did state in the reply letter from \"If you have difficulties in settling your hospitalization expenses, you may wish to approach SGH Business Office ā¦ for consideration of financial assistance or to work out an affordable payment plan.ā I believe the government is still humane enough not to leave any patient untreated due to inability to pay bills. -
Talking about house robbery, heard this story from my friend who is a property agent. One of her clients (I thnk) bought and renovated their new apartment. The contractors who renovated their flat were foreign workers. Imagine their shock when on the day they moved in, they found that not only their newly delivered furnishing and appliances missing, their new sofa which must be too heavy for the burglars to carry, was slashed. Apparently, these people were so envious to see such wealth that whatever they couldn't take they rather destroy than let you enjoy. :slapshead: Their main suspects of course are the foreign workers. :rant:
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:goodpost: MummyThreeStreams
MummyThreeStreams:
The recent number that I saw is the one written here - 1.9%. Not sure how to interpret the difference between this and the one quoted as resident unemployment rate of 2.7%.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, 57,100 locals were unemployed in Mar 2011. This corresponds to a resident unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is pretty much full-employment (full employment does not mean zero unemployment, as there will always be people in between jobs and looking for jobs). (Data from MOM, http://www.mom.gov.sg. It's actually the lowest since 2001.Oppsgal:
But currently how many Singaporeans are jobless too :?
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/singapore/unemployment-rateMummyThreeStreams:
Agree. I think what the voters have conveyed through the recent GE is that they do not want to have high economic growth. Something in the region of 2-4% is good enough maybe, so that everyone could still have some space to enjoy life a little...If the government now decides to pull back on access to foreign workers, then we must accept that there may be lower, slower growth. This is the trade-off.
However, Singapore being the small country it is with nothing except its people and infrastructure, risks being left behind when other bigger countries surrounding us finally get their act together. This is probably what our current leaders are most afraid of. Just look at what has happened to Dubai in the context of its other resource rich neighbours such as Abu Dhabi, which although started opening up and developing later, is posing a real threat to Dubai's very existence.MummyThreeStreams:
This is the exact same point that I was wondering back in the pre-GE thread. Either people chose not to speak up for fear ofWe can't have our cake and eat it. In fact, MOM did announce changes to the foreign worker levy earlier and businesses were very unhappy about it. I think some businesses would argue that our labour market has not been open enough. I hear complaints about how MOM won't allow them to hire enough foreigners and that they can't find workers in Singapore. But strangely, I did not hear them speak up for keeping our labour market relatively open when there were anti-foreign worker sentiments expressed during the elections.
, or they are indeed forgetful.MummyThreeStreams:
That is the million dollar question. :lol:It's all about finding the right balance.
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Busymom:
you are right. see who is more hungry lor. the competition for jobs and opportunities is global, no more local. the local applicant prefer to be jobless
Maybe the local ones are getting paid more than $12k without having to be uprooted... or maybe the wifey objected to the husband going there :evil:
the company saved 40% on expat cost. -
AceTutors123:
I think this depends on the year in which they graduate. From memory, certain years like during 1987, 1998/1999 (Asia financial crisis), 2004 (SARS), 2009 (global financial crisis), the graduates have it harder.
i've come across so many fresh graduates who cannot find any jobs and resort to being full time tutors. Granted they can earn a decent amount every month.
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