TR EMERITUS

I refer to the 13 Mar 2013 Straits Times letter “It hurts those it’s supposed to help” by Mr Patrick Liew Siow Gian [1]. Mr Liew feels that wages should be dictated by free market forces as it is the most productive, competitive and sustainable. Our experience has shown quite the reverse, that readily available cheap labour... 

I refer to the 8 Mar 2013 Straits Times report of Mr Tharman’s budget 2013 speech [1]. Mr Tharman said that our income tax schedule is highly progressive with 55% of Singaporeans not paying any income tax and with Workfare acting like negative income tax, our income tax schedule actually runs from -30% to 20%. This is accompanied... 

I refer to the 3 Mar 2013 Straits Times letter by Ms Ng Yan Ling [1]. The phrase “founding of modern Singapore” leads to the question of what constitutes modern Singapore. Singapore in 1965 is no longer considered modern by today’s standards. Similarly, Singapore today will not be considered modern 50 years from now. Luckily,...