Singapore's population could hit 6.9 million by 2030
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Originally posted by SMB145B:
SPP - 5
WP - 12
SDP - 4
NSP - 4
hmm another few more SMCs and/or 1-2 more GRCs
confirm can deny PAP of 2/3 majority
that is what you predict. wait to be seen ...........
diehard PAP supporters will not give up voting for them so easily
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if i hang outside i get 50% discount from the usual fare?
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Now that the Population White Paper is out and is likely going to pass thru the parliment what do you think will be the benefits to the ecomony and the problems to the society from business point of view? Don't just look on the negative aspect of it since we have no say in it liao.
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as a singaporean, u are not supposed to have an opinion.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
as a singaporean, u are not supposed to have an opinion.
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From Biz pt of view, with the increased in population, more land will be reclaimed, more houses will be build, more hawker centre will be build, more child-care will be build, more schools will be build, more road will be widen, more mrt will be build these will benefit constructions, teaching, hawking, transportation....
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more reliance on hawker centre for food, more oily food, more heart disease and more hospitals and clinics needed, more medicine,....
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From the people point of view. Transport will be more pack, wages will be suppressed (due to supply and demand), competition will be more intense, ppl more stressed, identity will be more blur,,,,,
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any benefits for locals .......... ?
I look at it as yes, benefit locals particularly the miw the pay and pay gang.
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From nature point of view the endangered Singaporeans are on the way to extinction by invasive foreign aliens.
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Probably this is part of their destruction plan.
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We wun go extinct...........we might be kept in enclosures like the animals in the zoo It's Animal Farm all over again
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
We wun go extinct…........we might be kept in enclosures like the animals in the zoo
It’s Animal Farm all over again
Sgreans are like the dodo, too dafts.
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Can they build 30,000 homes in 1 year?
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F&B sure ho tan.
everyone needs to eat mah
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which means more people are having unprotected sex. 5 kids to one woman
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no link
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
Now that the Population White Paper is out and is likely going to pass thru the parliment what do you think will be the benefits to the ecomony and the problems to the society from business point of view?
Don’t just look on the negative aspect of it since we have no say in it liao.
no difference...
more people = more businesses/shops = same thing as usual just hell of a lot more crowded...
disposable income doesn't change... number of shops vying for the similar ratio of people...
only thing that changes is the absolute number of the GDP... it'll go up..
but GDP measures goods as well as bads.. if i break a leg, i go to hospital and pay for the medical fees, it all goes to the GDP, good or not.. if there's crime and they need to pay for more CCTVs, security guards and all that, it all adds to the GDP too...
in the end, it's all about the MIW and their need to collect taxes, increase GDP so that they can give themselves bigger bonuses.. for the people and businesses, nothing
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
From Biz pt of view, with the increased in population, more land will be reclaimed, more houses will be build, more hawker centre will be build, more child-care will be build, more schools will be build, more road will be widen, more mrt will be build
these will benefit constructions, teaching, hawking, transportation….
a bigger population may benefit businesses. businessmen get richer. but the key issue is how does it benefits common citizens?
it doesnt.
take the millions of people we added the last few years as example. did it translate to benefits to common citizens? things are more expensive. inflation is at all time high. trains breakdown more frequently. the whole country is so crowded.
people are more unhappy.
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The people are unhappy. But they agree with this as they had given the elites the mandate. The people deserved the government they have.
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
From Biz pt of view, with the increased in population, more land will be reclaimed, more houses will be build, more hawker centre will be build, more child-care will be build, more schools will be build, more road will be widen, more mrt will be build
these will benefit constructions, teaching, hawking, transportation….
Exactly who benefits?
Construction companies, private education centres, hawkers, SMRT and SBST.... but not the common man.
In the end the common Ah Lim , Ahmad and Muthusamy all lose out. They still have to contend with too many people chasing too few jobs (leading to depressed wages), a severely strained transport system (even after all the upgrades and new MRT lines), too many people chasing too few goods and services (leading to inflation).....
I noticed one thing from the government's proposal: it's all about the money. Money, money, money, money. Intangible things like quality of life and national identity have been swept aside.
And if there's one thing I've learnt about money, it is this: you only need it up to a point. All the rest is for showing off.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Exactly who benefits?
Construction companies, private education centres, hawkers, SMRT and SBST.... but not the common man.
In the end the common Ah Lim , Ahmad and Muthusamy all lose out. They still have to contend with too many people chasing too few jobs (leading to depressed wages), a severely strained transport system (even after all the upgrades and new MRT lines), too many people chasing too few goods and services (leading to inflation).....
I noticed one thing from the government's proposal: it's all about the money. Money, money, money, money. Intangible things like quality of life and national identity have been swept aside.
And if there's one thing I've learnt about money, it is this: you only need it up to a point. All the rest is for showing off.
I agree, it seem that this white toilet paper isn't about population but their KPI the GDP growthWhat not clearly mentioned about job creations to keep these new 6.9m population. And these new population will grow old in decades time. What next? -
really sinkapore.
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
I agree, it seem that this white toilet paper isn't about population but their KPI the GDP growthWhat not clearly mentioned about job creations to keep these new 6.9m population. And these new population will grow old in decades time. What next?And who'll take up these jobs? Mostly migrant workers, one would expect. And we'll be to blame ourselves if we don't like the hawker food we get.
Can we our businesses off cheap labour? Can these jobs be made more attractive with some basic rights and favourable working conditions?