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The greatest problem for PAP reinventing the economic wheel is the high cost they have imposed over Singapore’s economy. True foreign talent won’t come to Singapore simply because they have better opportunities elsewhere. And locals have their entrepreneurial spirit boiled out of their system through the pressure-cooker... 

Lee Kuan Yew and PAP made a mistake using GDP growth over productivity growth as the main economic KPI. After almost 3 decades, Singaporeans still do not have a Swiss standard of living while the PAP does not really care because it pays its office holders million-dollar salaries based on this flawed vision of success. Because... 

I refer to the article “Parliament: New measures to help unemployed Singaporeans and employers who take them on” (Straits Times, Apr 8). 21% of jobs over $3,300 are foreigners? It states that “Nationwide, 21 per cent of jobs within the Employment Pass salary range of $3,300 and above are filled by foreigners, and the growth...