LKY School Prof: Singaporeans are “protesting†too much that
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LKY School Prof: Singaporeans are “protesting” too much that foreigners are taking away their jobs
An economist and associate professor from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Dr Tan Khee Giap has lashed out at Singaporeans for complaining about foreigners taking away their jobs.
Echoing PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew’s views that Singaporeans are “champion grumblers”, Dr Tan claimed that Singaporeans are “protesting too much” at a roundtable session at the Tax Academy of Singapore’s annual Budget seminar yesterday.
He told the audience presence that figures last year showed that about three out of ten job vacancies had been unfilled for at least six months which implied that Sinagporeans are turning away the jobs.
Dr Tan did not provide any explanation as to why the unfilled jobs are not accepted by Singaporeans. Perhaps the pay is too low and the working hours are too long.
The PAP and the state media have been busy trying to portray Singaporeans are being “fussy” in job application to deflect blame from their discriminatory labor polices which favor the foreigners.
In the last few weeks alone, the Temasek Review has published job advertisements put up by companies based in Singapore seeking foreigners for positions which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans.
Dr Tan accused some Singaporeans of being “voluntarily unemployed” and suggested that “every resident worker who is unemployed for more than three months should be made to register with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which will have to help him find a job based on his last drawn pay.”
“The WDA can then track how many times each unemployed person turns down a job – much like the statistics the Housing Board recently revealed of new flat buyers turning down flat options,” he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
He believes that WDA rejection rate will be “fairly high” without substantiating his statements and that this will “quash the perception there are not enough jobs to go around for Singaporeans.”
“WDA should work actively to help citizens get jobs. When these people turn down jobs once, twice, three times, the Government then doesn’t have to make apologies about bringing in foreign workers,” he added.
Being an economist by training, it is appalling that Dr Tan is not aware of the basic fact that having jobs alone is not enough – the jobs must pay reasonably well to ensure a decent standard of living for Singapore workers.
The PAP has opened the floodgates to foreign workers without putting in adequate measures to safeguard the interests of Singaporeans. It is impossible to expect Singaporeans to compete directly with the cheaper foreigners while remaining “cheaper, better and faster” at the same time.
Despite recent promises made by PAP leaders to “slow” the inflow of foreigners to placate angry Singaporeans, Dr Tan continues to call for foreign workers to spur Singapore’s growth:
“Foreign workers, while unpopular, are necessary for Singapore’s growth, which may not be able to rise on higher productivity alone. This is especially so as the Government has been spending more than it earns – for instance, on help for the needy – and running budget deficits for a number of years now,” Dr Tan said.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, the relentless influx of foreign workers in recent years has depressed the ordinary wages of Singaporeans, increased the cost of living and led to an overall decline in the standards of living.
It is pretty obvious that there will not be any major overhaul of the PAP’s disastrous liberal immigration and pro-foreigner policies so long it remains in power.
Unless Singaporeans reclaim their rights as citizens of their country and vote out the despotic PAP regime in the next general election, they will soon be relegated to second class minorities in their own homeland with the males having to serve two years of National Service to protect the lives and wealth of the PAP elites and the immigrants.
TR mar 23 2010
See letter and reply from Kojak and Tan Khee Giap on Pages 2 and 3 of this thread
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Tan Khee Giap is a new member of the Pariah Family.
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there would be 3 cars with men in black suits waiting for mr tan outside the schoolyard.....think they would force him to eat 3 bags of dog poo.its considered a good lesson for a educated man of his status.
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I think until now the PAP is still trying to save "Face" this is another one of those propaganda.....I am sure he is a PHD with a brain so..........
the problems is that if you want your name to be on a top school list.......u have to be neutral and objectives and not stick to the Gun addmit the mistake of excessive influx of foreigners and move on.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
I think until now the PAP is still trying to save "Face" this is another one of those propaganda.....I am sure he is a PHD with a brain so..........
the problems is that if you want your name to be on a top school list.......u have to be neutral and objectives and not stick to the Gun addmit the mistake of excessive influx of foreigners and move on.
damage control.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
I think until now the PAP is still trying to save "Face" this is another one of those propaganda.....I am sure he is a PHD with a brain so..........
the problems is that if you want your name to be on a top school list.......u have to be neutral and objectives and not stick to the Gun addmit the mistake of excessive influx of foreigners and move on.
Follow the leaderfor
promotion
salary increment
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Originally posted by Avfyrais satkäring:
Dr Tan accused some Singaporeans of being “voluntarily unemployed” and suggested that “every resident worker who is unemployed for more than three months should be made to register with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which will have to help him find a job based on his last drawn pay.”
Dr Tan is very funny, I would dare him to grap all those who are unemploy for more then 3 months and auto find jobs that salary is based on their last pay !!! He suddenly resolve singapore employment issue by his big mouth.
He still does not understand the people out there even when they take a huge pay cut still cannot find jobs !!!! -
Reinforcing the unimportant minute . . . .. .......
petty damaging pricky act of injustice done by inward looking fascists.
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Dr Tan Khee Giap, associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, yesterday cited figures showing that as of last September, about three out of 10 job vacancies - or 10,140 openings - had been unfilled for at least six months.
This was roughly the same level as the year before and implies that Singaporeans are turning their noses up at some jobs, he said at a seminar on Budget 2010.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20100323-206177.html
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Tan motivated to impart wrong knowledge
Living in his own world.
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Daft punk should create a new song 'Hardier, cheaper, better and faster' xD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGECJP3phyY
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Wait a minute,who let the Lee's dog out of the cage n anyhow bark ppl?
Isnt LKY should try to keep his dog away from the public area?
Maybe they should put a sign stating "No dog is allowed in Media Corp Building".
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Is he trying to cause more damages to the Party? =.=
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Well, of course Dr Tan Khee Giap have nothing to gripe about, i can bet he drives a high end car back to his landed property and may be dine out a few times a month in a posh restaurant.
Another idiot who believes in preserving the status quo. Only the elites dictates policy, the rest of us must shut up and take it in. Too bad we now do not have a communist bogey man to fear about. All of us are free to express an opinion.
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whenever they can't defend the errors make, they put the blame on the citizens
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As usual, blame it on the Citizens. Another foreigner lover.
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It is easy for the observers living in their ivory tower to pass irresponsible remarks about singaporeans being choosy and complacent.
There are still lots of singaporeans that worked their sweat and blood for their salary.
Not like some one who sky openly on national TV during his job hour.
Why should the local singaporeans not voice out their unhappiness ?
Why should they shut up and invite more foreigners to take advantage of the empire that they have built up ?
Are the people in the ivory tower scared of a little feedback or they are afraid to be made to look like a fool with the boo boo that they have created so far ?
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I bet this prof will even sell his mum just to get promotion and wealth...
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What have we Singaporeans done wrong to provoke the Lee and his empire? They have been pushing blame on us conveniently and unreasonably. We are not worth quarter of a cent to them. We are so hated by LKY and his empire.
It is as though a crime for citizens to voice out their unemployment problems. Citizens are scrutinized by the elites and "talents" for doing so.
Tell us, Mr Lee ky and team, what have we done to deserve such? Don't citizens have the right to speak up about their rice bowls?
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Originally posted by Avfyrais satkäring:
LKY School Prof: Singaporeans are “protesting” too much that foreigners are taking away their jobs
An economist and associate professor from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Dr Tan Khee Giap has lashed out at Singaporeans for complaining about foreigners taking away their jobs.
Echoing PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew’s views that Singaporeans are “champion grumblers”, Dr Tan claimed that Singaporeans are “protesting too much” at a roundtable session at the Tax Academy of Singapore’s annual Budget seminar yesterday.
He told the audience presence that figures last year showed that about three out of ten job vacancies had been unfilled for at least six months which implied that Sinagporeans are turning away the jobs.
Dr Tan did not provide any explanation as to why the unfilled jobs are not accepted by Singaporeans. Perhaps the pay is too low and the working hours are too long.
The PAP and the state media have been busy trying to portray Singaporeans are being “fussy” in job application to deflect blame from their discriminatory labor polices which favor the foreigners.
In the last few weeks alone, the Temasek Review has published job advertisements put up by companies based in Singapore seeking foreigners for positions which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans.
Dr Tan accused some Singaporeans of being “voluntarily unemployed” and suggested that “every resident worker who is unemployed for more than three months should be made to register with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which will have to help him find a job based on his last drawn pay.”
“The WDA can then track how many times each unemployed person turns down a job – much like the statistics the Housing Board recently revealed of new flat buyers turning down flat options,” he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
He believes that WDA rejection rate will be “fairly high” without substantiating his statements and that this will “quash the perception there are not enough jobs to go around for Singaporeans.”
“WDA should work actively to help citizens get jobs. When these people turn down jobs once, twice, three times, the Government then doesn’t have to make apologies about bringing in foreign workers,” he added.
Being an economist by training, it is appalling that Dr Tan is not aware of the basic fact that having jobs alone is not enough – the jobs must pay reasonably well to ensure a decent standard of living for Singapore workers.
The PAP has opened the floodgates to foreign workers without putting in adequate measures to safeguard the interests of Singaporeans. It is impossible to expect Singaporeans to compete directly with the cheaper foreigners while remaining “cheaper, better and faster” at the same time.
Despite recent promises made by PAP leaders to “slow” the inflow of foreigners to placate angry Singaporeans, Dr Tan continues to call for foreign workers to spur Singapore’s growth:
“Foreign workers, while unpopular, are necessary for Singapore’s growth, which may not be able to rise on higher productivity alone. This is especially so as the Government has been spending more than it earns – for instance, on help for the needy – and running budget deficits for a number of years now,” Dr Tan said.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, the relentless influx of foreign workers in recent years has depressed the ordinary wages of Singaporeans, increased the cost of living and led to an overall decline in the standards of living.
It is pretty obvious that there will not be any major overhaul of the PAP’s disastrous liberal immigration and pro-foreigner policies so long it remains in power.
Unless Singaporeans reclaim their rights as citizens of their country and vote out the despotic PAP regime in the next general election, they will soon be relegated to second class minorities in their own homeland with the males having to serve two years of National Service to protect the lives and wealth of the PAP elites and the immigrants.
TR mar 23 2010
This is why we the people need a minimum wage law.
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This so-called Dr. Tan does not know what he is talking about.
He is out of touch with what is happening on the ground.
When LKY says sit, he sits.
When LKY says stand, he stands
When LKY says "fetch boy", he fetches.
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He earn high salary, he will NEVER know how ordinary pple life are. How ordinary pple are struggling with all the costs and with new low salary. He will NEVER know. He will throw back the problems to us and said we too fussy. Ordinary pple have problems, tell you, and yet you throw the problem back to us.
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As far as check it out, LKY school of public policy still need a Dean, and basically, Dr Ah Tan is looking forward to it. Well, you can't be that blind to see it, and you can't be so unkind to him, he is merely earning a living.
The question this Dr failed to address is the paid, singaporeans are choosy, not just because of transportation, or shift work, or dirty jobs, but rather most will balance themselve between cost of living here and the paid given, if the paid justify a deficit impact to the cost of living here, how on earth, is a local going to take the job?? It will end up pay and pay to the govt, resulting in no saving, not enuf the spent, and certainly, poor condition.
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maybe the dr tan should go werk in jurong shipyard as a welder ...and maybe fall off from a ship with faulty scaffolding!
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Better dun, later the safety officers get sacked and also the yards may close down for a week for investigation, then alot of foreign and local workers got no job...he wants to die, go ahead, but dun mess up other people life.