'If we are content to be average, we will fail' - LHL

[Confuseous]

Some have called for slower economic growth, arguing that we have enough material success and should shift the focus to social considerations. While he respects their views, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cautioned that, without growth, there is "no chance of improving our collective well-being".

"Growing too fast generates growth pains and stresses and strains. Growing too slow produces many other serious headaches," he said, acknowledging the dilemma.

"And we've always got to maintain the balance between economic and non-economic objectives and ensure that the fruits of growth - enough of it - are invested for social purposes which benefit our society and the wider population."

In his 40-minute speech, the Prime Minister posed the question: Where do we want Singapore to be in 20 years' time? "Do we want Singapore to be up among the global cities, or do we want to remain where we are today, while the world moves ahead?" he asked.

He believed most people would want the former. "Being near the front means Singaporeans can enjoy a quality of life comparable to what people in advanced countries will be enjoying in 20 years' time.

"Being near the front means that our children can look forward to better lives than our generation."

It also includes intangible aspects: Citizens showing more grace and compassion to each other, a greater appreciation of the arts.

Responding to criticism that not enough is being done for the lower-income here, Mr Lee said the reality is that more is being done than the Government gets credit for - for instance, it has emphasised boosting assets more than incomes.

Still, he pledged to progressively build on some of the new schemes introduced in this year's Budget, such as the Goods and Services Tax vouchers scheme for the low-income households.

He reiterated that a prospering, growing economy was necessary to investing in "making life better for all of us". It will be important for Singapore to maintain the virtue of always striving to be the best and not taking success for granted.

"If we just set our ambition to be above average in the league of cities, then we will fail. That is the greatest danger if we tell ourselves, 'Let's slow down, enjoy life today, don't worry about tomorrow'," Mr Lee said.

- http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120609-0000052/If-we-are-content-to-be-average,-we-will-fail

 

[halsey02]

We are already failing, we have below average minister in his cabinet, shall we name them?

 

[borom]

The problem is not with being average-but being mediocre.

Instead of importing high quality immigrants who build factories/start companies and create jobs for locals, we import low quality ones with fake qualifications.
A good sign is in the housing markets where top quality home prices are falling while middle price homes are being driven up by foreigners competing with locals for basic housing priced below a million.
Why is the PAP unable to attract top quality foreigners who can buy houses of $3 million and above?

In the past Foreign Talents meant Americans, West Europeans and Japanese who bring in 3M,Philips, Siemens, Sony, ect2 that created thousands of jobs for locals.Malaysians include many top students who top the Universities here and became top doctors, lawyers, engineers ect2.

Now FT's means trash from PRC's, India and Philippines who swamped sillipore with their fake papers and steal jobs from locals.
They also compete with locals for basic housing and make housing unaffordable.
At least 20% of places in educational institutions are reserved for them although many are of poorer calibre than locals they displaced.
Of course the final insult is where new citizens and PR's do not need to serve NS while sons of sillipore are dopping dead one after another.
Why should a local send his son to die during NS so that a short and obese Pinoy with fake degree can take away his job?

Why are we not bringing in top quality immigrants with degrees from Havard,Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ,École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,Utrecht University ,National Taiwan University, University of Tokyo or Seoul Univerity?

Are they going for quality or simply numbers to boost their political base.
Are the 60% so dumb?

 

[Conqueror]

We Have Already Failed - Badly !

We are already failing, we have below average minister in his cabinet, shall we name them?

Yep, that's what I told my friend about this : "we are now going below average". The mother of all lies and rhetoric only rubs salt into the wound. Fascism !

We have already failed (badly) !


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