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The infamous quote "Let them eat cake" is attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette of France although there exists no evidence that she actually uttered those words. It was most certainly black flag propaganda at the turn of the 18th century, when France was experiencing economic hardship. The quote hit a nerve as the poor at the... 

Whenever GST increase: More Budget surpluses despite the reason to raise GST because of expected increases in social spending? The primary reason for raising GST in 2007, 2004, 2003 and 1997 (introduced), has always been to increase revenue due to expected increases in social spending. So, I was curious and asked myself the... 

Singapore reported 842 new C19 cases as of noon of 4/1/22 with 502 imported cases and 805 new cases with 439 imported ones on 5/1/22- Today online. Put simply, 59.6% and 54.5% of all new C19 cases for 4/1/22 and 5/1/22 respectively were imported cases. Reasonable people do not expect zero imported cases but 502 and 439 imported...