Understanding the US government shutdown
Dr Christopher Balding I have been getting questions from Chinese and Singaporean readers about the US government shutdown, so let me try and simplify and answer some of the questions I have been getting. Why did the US government shut down? The US government is marked by a strict separation of powers. The President heads the...
The real CPF scam
Dr Christopher Balding Let me pose a not-so-hypothetical scenario. I am an investment manager and you have retirement savings you want to invest. Like any informed consumer you ask me how much I will charge you to be the investment manager. I reply, if you invest your money with me, I will keep most of the money you make and...
Letter inviting PM Lee for coffee
Dr Christopher Balding Dear PM Lee, As a responsible and humble academic, I would like to extend an olive branch to the dear leader of Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Despite my best efforts to avoid it, I will be transiting through one of the best airports in the world Changi International Airport paid for and built...
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