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Black sheep or white sheep, you are still sheep

Friday, February 9, 2007

Deng Xiaoping had this famous quote attributed to him, which goes something like this:
“No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.”「不管白猫、黑猫，逮住老鼠就是好猫。」
And I realised that this could be easily adapted for our Singaporean context, but with a twist in the [...]

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How to Choose Your Own Destiny

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Technically speaking, its not wrong to say that its a good thing to “disbelieve” the government. That however, is only half the answer. It is incomplete and unsatisfactory, because it assumes that the government is trying to lie to you (they are not), and it provides no actual guidance to answering the question.
When the government [...]

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Why Mr Wang is wrong: telling only half the story

Friday, January 19, 2007

Mr Wang says:
On labour freedom, the study gives Singapore the world’s highest score, and makes the following comments:
“The non-salary cost of employing a worker is low, and dismissing a redundant employee is costless. Regulations on increasing or contracting the number of work hours are very [...]

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What “the market” demands

Thursday, December 14, 2006

This post is cross-posted at Singapore Angle.
Globalisation and neo-capitalism have little regard for talent and merit that do not help sustain them. Hence, while Singaporeans believe that all our talents will be justly rewarded, globalisation is a fussy benefactor that only rewards what the market demands.
– Terence Chong
This post examines three issues: the “old” social [...]

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The Myth of Singapore’s Lack of Resources

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Anyone of my generation would recall the copious amounts of indoctrination being applied upon us in school. There is this particular piece of Malthusian absurdity which I would like to debunk today. It is called
“Singapore has no natural resources, and the only thing we have is people, therefore we must make full use of [...]

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