LCY did not calculate the Gini. He is using the numbers are reported by DOS.
You mean LCY doesn't know that the figures included foreign workers?
This is not the first time that a former establishment member has taken on the monolithic PAP, neither will it be the last (hopefully).
Prof Lim's points are spot on, and they are highly embarrassing to the PAP as they expose clearly their lack of attention to basic human dignity and the right to fair wages for Singaporeans (NOTE: fair does not mean high, fair means you are paid fairly based on what you have done and you're not exploited by companies that don't follow the spirit of the law or cheated by unscrupulous wage structures and lack of union representation).
What distinguishes this from previous episodes is that there are elements within the estab sympathetic to Prof Lim's views and not happy that the government is still trying to shovel its mercenary attitude down peoples' throats rather than acknowledging that there is a real problem.
The cracks are forming, and those at the top know it. People like Lee Yi Shyan are only making matters worse by clinging on and harping on the old PAP doctrines like a broken record out of time and place.
Do you know what is gini? Do you know gini only includes singapore residents? How many classes did you skip for economics? 90% of your classes, except the first and last few lessons? No one counts in that way and Singapore follows the UN Accounting Systems for submission of statistics to the world. So is everyone and thing in the world spastics? I told you not sniff glue and gasoline when you were young and in your early middle age. Why are you sniffing it today?
FYI. Tommy Koh admitted it all about the problems.
http://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp/wp-content...t-Persons-Lecture-28-Feb-12-FINAL+Annexes.pdf
There's a school of thought that LCY has the backing of Old man to say that. Idea is to stick some spurs into govt inertia and test the market with contrarian provocations. kind of opinion balloons.
Why does the gini index include foreigners? Why is BS? Why is is it in bold? How would you know since you skip your lessons and fail economics? Did you take your medicine? Why are you so frustrated? Why are you such a failure? Getting angry won't change that? Why or why?
The Gini index calculations does include foreigners my dear. If you don't know, please don't BS.
You mean LCY doesn't know that the figures included foreign workers?
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090120/op-s15.pdf
Read page 6 and page 7 to better understand Gini index and why it does not include foreign workers as this forum still provides education to the thinking. There is just a bit of noise these days by insane and deranged monikers who are bitter that WP, LTK and Singaporeans cannot accept them.
The Gini index calculations does include foreigners my dear. If you don't know, please don't BS.
What diff does it makes. We have very healthy GDP but the poor didn't enjoy it.
There will always be poor people in any society. The poor in Singapore live much better than elsewhere. If you pity them and think govt did not do enough, why don't you donate?
How do you know? You live poorly elsewhere before?
Sure I will donate..but after the wage raise
Kinana said:You see, I know you never really cared for the poor. The govt does.
The contribution of the govt has gone down so low that you have to compare it with an individual person.
aurvandil said:DOS calculates the Gini based on Singapore resident households. It includes foreigners who are PR but excludes foreign workers like maids, construction workers etc.