Is a Realistic Measure of the Size of Singapore’s Economy Only About Half What the PAP Government Says It Is?
I remember discussing Singapore’s development strategy with my Economics Director of Studies at Cambridge University, Professor Ajit Singh, in 1983. He said Singapore had pursued a similar strategy to Ireland, though he thought rather less successfully. I have made the same comparison many times in my blog. Both countries...
Respect For All?
Respect Starts By Ensuring Good Paying Jobs For Singaporeans, Not Foreigners! If I run on a campaign of Respect for All, I will ensure that good paying jobs go to Singaporeans first and not foreigners! But look at these shocking statistics! In Q2 of 2023, all the growth in jobs - 25,500 jobs went to foreigners! Jobs for Singaporeans...
Free Trade Agreements are not about freeing up trade
Contrary to its name, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are not about freeing up trade. Prior to the signing of the United States - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) in 2003, Singapore imposed tariffs on only three products - beer, stout and samsoo. Trade was already free. Why then would the Americans want to sign a Free Trade...
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