Recent content by eremarf

Interesting - thanks! :) Yet another area in which PAP might be improving. I think we should give the opposition more votes to encourage the PAP to keep doing the right thing.

But homes are considered an asset, so the CPF funds used to pay for a home can be reclaimed when the property is sold. Of course it's problematic because there's so much emotional attachment to homes. Plus it's very illiquid in a sudden crisis. But for long-term retirement - a house can be sold...

Thanks for info.. but what does it mean? I talk to you seriously you anyhow answer.. sigh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_good What's a public good? There are positive externalities to public transport use. Every person who moves from A to B using public transport reduces road demand. They also reduce air pollution. The price of smooth-flowing roads and clean air is hard to...

Thanks for clarifying (I read WP's article). So there is no flip-flop, right? WP's consistent stand on the issue is public transport should be nationalised, because they are natural monopolies. Yes?

Sorry ah, where is the flip-flopping? A quick google only shows me that the NSP has called for competition in public transport rather than nationalisation. AFAIK, WP has only called for nationalisation of public transport, not for more competition. If you have info, please share. Thanks...

Is it? I stopped talking politics to people, and have no idea how people feel about things. I do see some evidence that the PAP is attempting to fix some of their more problematic policies though - housing affordability won't be such a big issue in 2016 compared to 2011 (increased HDB supply...

Re: The Political Compass came back to browse and did the test again.. and found that i've migrated even further left on the economic axis.. (or has the test shifted to the right?) Economic Left/Right: -8.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.21

Hmm - I'm not really critiquing US' ability to innovate in future. I'm speculating more about how much more they can destroy the middle class and still have a strong economy (domestic consumption, skilled workers, etc), and avoid social unrest (the tougher problem). It won't be the first time a...

That's high praise from a major contributor like yourself! :o Yeah I was just banging my head on a wall trying to change it, I think. It's true about what parents want, what children want. It's perverse because like Chang Ha-Joon said - education becomes a sorting/signalling tool...

PAP has too many skeletons in the closet from their years of impunity and lack of public scrutiny. This isn't the first and won't be the last time we see how unreasonable they have been. I mean - look at how the PA has become a political appendage of the party (in spite of being taxpayer...

Well, the connectivity is good - which is why we are the regional financial hub. Which earns us money. But finance is dependent on the "outside world" like you say. I was thinking of our other industries - I think it's striking that any company owned by Singaporeans seems to be an SME. The...

Re: managing public perception - well it's good to know that "perception" is not "reality". I think Singaporeans are all aware of this, and skeptical of politicians... But we don't know where to get "reality". We lack a free press, and our academics don't comment much about Singapore (if they...

I think I said somewhere the US is exhausting its store of capital. English as world language - that's legacy capital - and it might get eroded (or not). Best universities - again that's legacy capital - continue to exhaust it without replacing it - and you won't have any left. I mean - the US...

Re: More Pics Of Ancient PA Awesome pics bro. Thanks for sharing some history. You can't really say "PA made life better" because PA is controlled by who? PAP right? So you can only say - the old-time PAP made life better for Singaporeans. So I am a bit grateful to the old PAP people (who...