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[h=1]Lee Kuan Yew speaks about Singapore’s changing demographics[/h]Lee Kuan Yew speaks about Singapore’s changing demographics
SINGAPORE: Singapore former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said a country that does not grow its population risks dissolving "into nothingness".
Mr Lee was speaking at a wide—ranging dialogue session organised by Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday evening.
Joining Mr Lee for the dialogue was former chairman of the US Federal Reserve and former chairman of US President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Paul Volcker.
This was the first time Mr Lee was speaking about Singapore’s changing demographics since the Population White Paper was endorsed in Parliament.
The paper, which projects 6.9 million people by 2030, charts the country’s strategies in managing a shrinking and ageing population.
A question on Japan’s ageing society during the dialogue triggered the discussion.
Mr Lee noted how Japan refused to take in migrants and that led to the situation it is facing today.
Mr Lee said: "So I see a nation reduced to half in 20 years, and if it still continues with the same policy, reduced to a further half, and eventually, it is all over!
"To have a nation, you must have people and you must have young people to be able to drive the economy and young people buy the products — all these gadgets and fine dining — and if you don’t have that, and you refuse migrants as the Japanese do, you will just dissolve into nothingness! I think before that comes, they may change (their) policy."
=> Fancy this broken helicopter is looking only at Ponzi Population creating income opportunities and votes for his Familee + FAP Traitors while the citizens' livelihood is being jeopardized by his scorched earth FTrashisation, thereby leading to even lower fertility rates. Those who still harbour the hope that the FAP will ever change should have their brain examined. In functioning countries, the Traitors would have been toppled in a revolution long ago!
A question on China’s one—child policy was also raised during the dialogue.
Mr Lee said China is headed in the wrong direction with this policy as a shrinking and ageing population will mean assets, such as property prices, will go down.
=> What about his own two-child policy leh? Who is paying for his mistake while he and his Familee are still reaping billions from the people?
"Property prices will go down, assets will go down. There is no younger generation to put the pressure up so I think it is heading towards the wrong direction," said Mr Lee.
He added Singapore is in a similar position with its low total fertility rate but the difference is that Singapore takes in migrants to make up for the numbers.
=> Nah! The FAP Traitors are bringing the FTrash in such big numbers that shows that the real motive is to ensure the New Shityzens are able to outvote SGs to perpetuate one-Familee rule and milking of SGs from cradle to grave!
Mr Lee pointed out that authorities here maintain a "certain quality of control" and that is one reason why he feels other emerging ASEAN economies are unlikely to surpass Singapore anytime soon.
=> Nice joke!
Mr Lee said: "They will make progress but if you look at the per capita they have got, the differences are so wide. We have the advantage of quality control of the people who come in so we have bright Indians, bright Chinese, bright Caucasians so the increase in population means an increase in talent."
=> And not forgetting the 60% daft SGs to boot!
SINGAPORE: Singapore former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said a country that does not grow its population risks dissolving "into nothingness".
Mr Lee was speaking at a wide—ranging dialogue session organised by Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday evening.
Joining Mr Lee for the dialogue was former chairman of the US Federal Reserve and former chairman of US President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Paul Volcker.
This was the first time Mr Lee was speaking about Singapore’s changing demographics since the Population White Paper was endorsed in Parliament.
The paper, which projects 6.9 million people by 2030, charts the country’s strategies in managing a shrinking and ageing population.
A question on Japan’s ageing society during the dialogue triggered the discussion.
Mr Lee noted how Japan refused to take in migrants and that led to the situation it is facing today.
Mr Lee said: "So I see a nation reduced to half in 20 years, and if it still continues with the same policy, reduced to a further half, and eventually, it is all over!
"To have a nation, you must have people and you must have young people to be able to drive the economy and young people buy the products — all these gadgets and fine dining — and if you don’t have that, and you refuse migrants as the Japanese do, you will just dissolve into nothingness! I think before that comes, they may change (their) policy."
=> Fancy this broken helicopter is looking only at Ponzi Population creating income opportunities and votes for his Familee + FAP Traitors while the citizens' livelihood is being jeopardized by his scorched earth FTrashisation, thereby leading to even lower fertility rates. Those who still harbour the hope that the FAP will ever change should have their brain examined. In functioning countries, the Traitors would have been toppled in a revolution long ago!
A question on China’s one—child policy was also raised during the dialogue.
Mr Lee said China is headed in the wrong direction with this policy as a shrinking and ageing population will mean assets, such as property prices, will go down.
=> What about his own two-child policy leh? Who is paying for his mistake while he and his Familee are still reaping billions from the people?
"Property prices will go down, assets will go down. There is no younger generation to put the pressure up so I think it is heading towards the wrong direction," said Mr Lee.
He added Singapore is in a similar position with its low total fertility rate but the difference is that Singapore takes in migrants to make up for the numbers.
=> Nah! The FAP Traitors are bringing the FTrash in such big numbers that shows that the real motive is to ensure the New Shityzens are able to outvote SGs to perpetuate one-Familee rule and milking of SGs from cradle to grave!
Mr Lee pointed out that authorities here maintain a "certain quality of control" and that is one reason why he feels other emerging ASEAN economies are unlikely to surpass Singapore anytime soon.
=> Nice joke!
Mr Lee said: "They will make progress but if you look at the per capita they have got, the differences are so wide. We have the advantage of quality control of the people who come in so we have bright Indians, bright Chinese, bright Caucasians so the increase in population means an increase in talent."
=> And not forgetting the 60% daft SGs to boot!
