All I can say is our good ole PAP are bankrupt of ideas, build a shitload of shopping malls, and becoz they jacked the price of land so high, the rental is sky high and the tenants are all the big retailers who have an outlet at every mall with good traffic. These days, you go Tampines, Boon Lay or Orchard, 80% of the tenants are the same. And don't get me started on the shit food served at the food courts which displaces the coffeeshops, these days you are more likely to get food poisoning than a nice tasting meal when you eat there.
We are following the exact same footsteps as the US of A, from a manufacturing powerhouse to a service based economy, and getting fucked by other countries. We don't have any natural resources, nor the necessary innovation amongst our human capital to create future drivers for growth. Building casinos, big spanking billion dollar parks and shopping centres won't drive growth when no one decides to visit them. And let's face it, it is only a matter of time before the other Asian countries, M'sia, Indon, Vietnam directly competes with us. If we continue under the PAP governance, we can be assured that when that day comes, they'll do their usual song and dance, do a little wayang and remind us to stay the fuck out of our own retirement funds.