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For the record, I don’t disagree with many of the current government’s statements and promises.
I am just waiting for them to be delivered. What happened to the Swiss standard of living that we were supposed to look forward to?
How can our problems be solved? I have my opinions, but they will take too long to expound. Besides, I am not the one in charge.
Suffice to say that I do see the value of attracting real foreign talent, having been coached by expatriate mentors from the UK, USA and Japan. I would welcome more of them.
And there are situations where a large foreign workforce can achieve what Singaporeans cannot.
At the time Raffles City was under construction we needed the Korean builders. They came, they lived in self-contained communities, did the job, and left without much adverse impact on society as a whole.
Foreign talent can build the flats we need – since such projects can be one-off requirements – and they can go home when they are finished.
But we cannot continue with a situation where those at the top, who are insulated from the inconveniences of crowding, enjoy the benefits of the GDP growth while the quality of life of those below is degraded by an endless stream of immigrants.
I will conclude by quoting what the learned Doctor Johnson said when asked by his followers when criticism could be justified. He replied: “You may not be able to make a table, but when you have paid a carpenter to make one, you have every right to criticise the work.”
- http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/02/rules-managers-turn-immigrants/
I am just waiting for them to be delivered. What happened to the Swiss standard of living that we were supposed to look forward to?
How can our problems be solved? I have my opinions, but they will take too long to expound. Besides, I am not the one in charge.
Suffice to say that I do see the value of attracting real foreign talent, having been coached by expatriate mentors from the UK, USA and Japan. I would welcome more of them.
And there are situations where a large foreign workforce can achieve what Singaporeans cannot.
At the time Raffles City was under construction we needed the Korean builders. They came, they lived in self-contained communities, did the job, and left without much adverse impact on society as a whole.
Foreign talent can build the flats we need – since such projects can be one-off requirements – and they can go home when they are finished.
But we cannot continue with a situation where those at the top, who are insulated from the inconveniences of crowding, enjoy the benefits of the GDP growth while the quality of life of those below is degraded by an endless stream of immigrants.
I will conclude by quoting what the learned Doctor Johnson said when asked by his followers when criticism could be justified. He replied: “You may not be able to make a table, but when you have paid a carpenter to make one, you have every right to criticise the work.”
- http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/02/rules-managers-turn-immigrants/
