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    Singapore for Singaporeans?

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      verykiasu2010
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      if SG government were to promote Creative products, then they must also promote my kacang putih stall and my harmless (hum-less) mee siam stall ... :evil: :evil:


      as a matter of fact, Creative patented stuff is still found in most PC / notebooks today, only we are unaware, but Creative continues to earn royalties on it

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        verykiasu2010
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        Way2GO:
        3Boys:



        I wonder if anyone really went to crunch the numbers to understand the true cost-benefit.

        u know u r asking a question dat nobody outside of a selected few has d info to.
        It wld be a good idea if u ask PMO for d numbers.

        it is not impossible to estimate

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          Way2GO
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          verykiasu2010:


          it is not impossible to estimate
          Let's hv some numbers then to form d preliminary basis for discussion.

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            Always21
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            My worry is my children future. All good jobs might be taken by them. They are cheaper, driven by wealth and success. Willing to do more and paid less. So do we teach our kids to be like them, selfish and cold.

            I am really lost with words. I really want the old Singapore.

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              Way2GO
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              Always21:
              My worry is my children future. All good jobs might be taken by them. They are cheaper, driven by wealth and success. Willing to do more and paid less. So do we teach our kids to be like them, selfish and cold.

              I am really lost with words. I really want the old Singapore.
              We can't turn back. If we stagnate while d world continues forward,
              we will shrivel n die.
              d trick is to focus on d big picture - but so far, it ain't pretty,
              n dat's making a lot of ppl feeling uncomfortable n restless.

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                verykiasu2010
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                Way2GO:
                verykiasu2010:



                it is not impossible to estimate

                Let's hv some numbers then to form d preliminary basis for discussion.

                a few starting points is possible :

                1. number replacement citizens needed -- old age / death / retirement versus citizens entrants into work force each year

                2. what is the cost that each working adult has to bear to support the old, sick, invalid and retired ?

                just some random thought from my 'throne room'

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                  verykiasu2010
                  last edited by

                  Always21:
                  My worry is my children future. All good jobs might be taken by them. They are cheaper, driven by wealth and success. Willing to do more and paid less. So do we teach our kids to be like them, selfish and cold.

                  I am really lost with words. I really want the old Singapore.
                  they are cheaper ? may be we are over paid and over priced !!

                  the choice is getting the same pay as them or sit at home ? or be like them, seek greener pasture elsewhere

                  20 years ago, no Singaporeans wanted to be posted to China even with double or triple pay .... the Malaysians went on behalf of Singaporeans / Singaporean companies ..... they gained the experience and network while Singaporeans continue to whine in Singapore about PRC citizens fighting for their jobs here ..... this I saw with my own eyes in the company I was working for

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                    3Boys
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                    Always21:
                    My worry is my children future. All good jobs might be taken by them. They are cheaper, driven by wealth and success. Willing to do more and paid less. So do we teach our kids to be like them, selfish and cold.

                    I am really lost with words. I really want the old Singapore.
                    Just because we choose to exclude foreigners does not mean we will suddenly become prosperous. Potentially we will just be Singaporeans competing with each other within an increasingly uncompetitive economy. The well-off and well-educated will just decamp, the middle and lower classes will suffer the most. That would be the worst scenario for our children. We don't teach our children to be selfish and cold, we teach them to be lean, and diligent, and ambitious, and confident, and kind, and open hearted.

                    Like it or not, foreign participation in our economy is critical for continued growth. Even economic behemoths like the US and China cannot afford to exclude foreign workers, let alone Singapore.

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                      Way2GO
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                      VK2010, dat’s d problem.

                      using very rough guesstimates when more accurate n up-to-date data (ref ur point 1) wld be available in National Population n Talent Div, PMO which tracks these figures.
                      Why shouldn’t these info be publicly available?

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                        buds
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                        Add resilience to that, 3Boys bro! :celebrate:


                        Being able to withstand any adversities and still come out strong.
                        It will pave for never say die attitude that whatever comes I'm still standing.

                        Indirectly, children will not be overwhelmed by challenges of any kind .....come wat may.

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