Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 11377)

I heard this... I heard that.... no facts to back up your claims.

Singaporeans need to shape up or remain unemployed. These FT are here because there are not enough Singaporeans that are competitive in the globalised economy. The Government doesn't owe you a good job because of your citizenship. They need productive people to keep the economy growing. Not a mass of whiners and complainers wanting free handouts.

If you are the minority, you can threaten to vote all you want. I think its a small group of whiners who are posting across all the forums. We will find out what Singaporeans really want in 3 weeks.

Originally Posted by curryrice (Post 11441)

Always remember one thing. Yes, I'm just asking you for ONE thing.

The government is there for native Singaporeans' interest, not foreigners.

Get it?

Originally Posted by k3vin (Post 11474)

Think bigger picture. Birth rates?

Besides I think TS's offer is an anomaly, most of my friends from ntu/smu/nus even those from sim are receiving offers much higher than these.

I subscribe to the notion that nobody owes you a living, the government yes, there for native Singaporeans' interest, but hey, they need to keep the economy grinding along too, with birth rates like these, they gotta import.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 11480)

The more they import the lower the birth rate goes.

Who created the "stop at 2" policy btw? Was that far sighted?

Originally Posted by k3vin (Post 11507)

Seriously now, you need different policies at different times. If something worked too well, then you probably need another policy to reverse it. No governments are perfect, I get the online sentiments behind the current government we got, but hey, lets see the opposition try to do better then.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 11511)

you said no government is perfect. seriously, when they decided to up their salaries to be out of this world, i expect them to be totally perfect, to perform miracles, to resurrect dead people. seriously, they get the highest pay in the world - are they be delivering BEST results in the world?

Originally Posted by k3vin (Post 11517)

I hate to use someone else's argument but hey, look around you, where are we? Southeast Asia. Singapore is considered an economic miracle in our circumstances so i would say that based on track record, they are doing the most with the resources that we have.

We'll see how the voting goes in a few weeks and I'll be interested to see what the opposition can do in place of the current government if they do get elected years down the road with a majority.

But seriously? I think they'll be the same after a while.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 11518)

HK, Taiwan, South Korea are all economic miracles. It's not only Singapore. The PAP had it too easy with the controlled media and iron fist rule.

Originally Posted by k3vin (Post 11519)

Sigh, lets not camp on someone else's thread shall we? You are not gonna change my opinion and I am not gonna change yours.

Lets see in 3 weeks. :)