When the PAP threatens / scares the citizens

[True Believer]

Beyond increasing exports, what exactly are the intended wider economic advantages for S'pore and S'poreans from the CECA with India? The PAP tells us there would be potential benefits in areas like investment, services and overall economic growth. Unfortunately, the average S'porean does not see or feel any of these so-called benefits. To most of us, the immediate benefits of CECA seem to favour India and its citizens in terms of work and investment opportunities. Locals just do not see the specific mechanisms or long-term strategies supposedly in place to ensure that S'poreans also gain substantial and equitable benefits from this agreement. Are there any
concrete official justifications for the SG govt's assessment that CECA ultimately serves S'pore's interests? The PAP has never adequately addressed our concerns about the potential negative impact on local PMEs. All we have witnessed are hundreds of thousands of foreigners taking white collar jobs that could have gone to locals. Evidence of true blue locals being retrenched to be replaced by CECAs have been circulating for close to 2 decades, but the PAP has chosen to look the other way.

 

[dr.wailing]

Unfortunately, the average S'porean does not see or feel any of these so-called benefits. To most of us, the immediate benefits of CECA seem to favour India and its citizens in terms of work and investment opportunities. Locals just do not see the specific mechanisms or long-term strategies supposedly in place to ensure that S'poreans also gain substantial and equitable benefits from this agreement.

Did Sinkies feedback to their MPs about not being able to see the [sic] specific mechanisms or long-term strategies supposedly in place to ensure that S'poreans also gain substantial and equitable benefits from this agreement? That's what MPs are for, yes?

The PAP has never adequately addressed our concerns about the potential negative impact on local PMEs.

I'm not siding with the PAP but did Sinkies feedback to the PAP about the [sic] potential negative impact on local PMEs?

Evidence of true blue locals being retrenched to be replaced by CECAs have been circulating for close to 2 decades, but the PAP has chosen to look the other way.

I wish to stress that I'm not pro-PAP but it's not quite fair to accuse the PAP of looking the other way.

By May 4, 2025, you will see that the PAP will have a CLEAR MANDATE from Sinkies to be the government. As Kenneth J. once said, Sinkies have made their choice and the latter should not whine and complain that the PAP's policies have jeopardize their livelihoods.