Crumbling of Singapore?

[TracyTan866]

Thats your problem Tracy866. You like many other Singaporeans just refused to accept the "wonderful country we live in".

That's not my problem...

I dont have a problem..I am blessed and enjoy my life. Does that sound like a problem to you?

The problem is that I am saddened that the new pap leaders are mismanaging SG, favour foreigners and neglect Singaporeans. If singaporeans dont speak up and dont try to do our part, SG will crumble in the future.

Look at how the pap privatise profits to benefit itself and its cronies but pass down the costs to all singaporeans..that's just one of pap's mismanagement and abuse.

[TracyTan866]

Thats your problem Tracy866. You like many other Singaporeans just refused to accept the "wonderful country we live in".

Some Singaporeans think like you. They see Singapore on the surface and for what it is. They lack the ability to see deeper, beyond the surface, and look into the future. Is Singapore what it is because of wht LHL did? Is Singapore as utopic as what you see? Thankfully, more Singaporeans are waking up ...and this can be seen over the last two years and the momentum has gathered pace and is accelerating...come next GE and you may find yourself to be in the minority.

I agree with you that I have a wonderful life. But I disagree with you that I shd not be against the new pap. I can have what I want and where I want to go. But I choose to stay in SG and try to help stop the rot.

Some Singaporeans have also said I shd migrate if I disagree with the new pap. That's silly argument. I hv as much right as LHL to decide what kind of Singapore I wish in the future. If I disagree with LHL, I hv every right to stay and fight for the SG I want. No one shd taunt me to migrate if I disgree with pap.

I went to Changi Airport yesterday to send a friend off..the airport was crowded, not because of passengers but because many singaporeans hv no where to bring their children and decided to bring them to the airport for a day's outing. It's bad that Singaporeans work so hard but have no place for recreation except the airport or other shopping centres. Is 6.9 m population going to make life better for these Singaporeans?

After the airport I drove to East Coast beach. The slip road from ECP to Lagoon was jammed with cars and the Lagoon carpark was full. It took me more than an hour to clear the slip road and park my car at Lagoon. What kind of quality life Singaporeans hv when we work a full week and most recreation areas are full and packed on weekends.

Why want a 6.9m population when facilities and infrastructure are already bursting and Singaporeans quality of life is bad?

SG is resource scarce and we depend on imports for our foods. With 3m population, our imports from neighbouring MY and Indon may be sufficient to feed pur population and prices will be reasonable because of their proximity to SG. But with 6m population, MY and Indo may be insufficient and we hv to go further away to import our food. Because of their distances, food from Vietnam, Argentina, Spain, Italy, USA, etc will cost more. So per unit price of food to feed 6m people will be much higher. So is a more populated Singapore better for us? The same for water. With more people we hv to pay more to generate more new water and so water price will be much higher.

so we must tell the pap to recognise that a more populated SG is not good for singaporeans. It shd not take the easy way out by just importing cheap foreigners.

Unless we speak up against bad pap policies, SG and Singaporeans will suffer in the future and will crumble.

It wont affect me because I hv enough. but it will affect Singaporeans who are happy and contented with the pap now and are blinded by the present facade..they will find later that they are played out and betrayed by the pap. Will you feel betrayed later?

[Ritchie]

Closer to 2020, the Government will review the population projections and policy settings again to decide how much more to slow down beyond 2020.

"We are not deciding on a population of 6.9m by 2030 now. The paper makes it clear. But it has been taken out of context and it took on a life of its own," he said.

eh, PM Lee already clarified that the white paper makes it clear 6.9m is not a target, but you all take it out of context. next time read things read properly leh....

I thinks there are too many scholars working for the Government.
It is not the size, type of population and quality of the people alone that matters. Our scholars thinks through their small brains which have little or zero experience of knowledge.
During LKY time, we think through our stomach and immediate needs, not just projected figures.
Things like these can create epidemic, social ills and destroy the entire economy and country.
Why not grow at a pace that we can control. that we can afford and that we can understand and appreciate.

A predictable, compassionate, empathetic and passionate government will develop a stable and peaceful living atmosphere, so that the quality of mutual caring and loving as one united people will be further flourished and strongly rooted eternally. If the non ruling parties are not ready but taken over as ruling party, there may be a lot of uncertainty that will be a disadvantage for Singapore collectively