Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[hallamblue]

You know in Singapore there are no homeless....everyone has a fair wage per job...even the cheap HDB buildings are nice inside...

Amazing safe infrastructure...everyone happy...no issues....family oriented.

You're sure about that bit are you? Also, pretty sure it's not far off a police state.

 

[orly]

People still getting taken in by the Zatmeister. Incredible

 

[Zatara]

130 economists disagree.

http://www.primeeconomics.org/articles/guws3cyv3ctq9g7vg754p2zyymvc2f

Got halfway down the list....university lecturers lol lol lol

 

[ashwuk76]

So what... for many years, the only stamps I had on my passport were for East Germany, Russia and the Ukraine, does that make me a communist ?

For the record, I went there to watch ice hockey and needed invitations to qualify for the visas

Nothing wrong with being communist comrade

 

[hallamblue]

Got halfway down the list....university lecturers lol lol lol

I don't know if you've studied economics, but what Labour are proposing, a mixed economy, is exactly what Keynes believed in. Are you familiar with Keynes? He was Margaret Thatcher's favourite economist.

 

[Zatara]

You're sure about that bit are you? Also, pretty sure it's not far off a police state.

hahaha youre kidding about the wages right?

Education is up there amongst the worlds best...people can be very highly qualified and push out to Cambridge/Harvard at their leisure...

There is literally no problems there, compared to the UK.

Look at the way they've handled the different races there also, mingling together...

 

[Zatara]

I don't know if you've studied economics, but what Labour are proposing, a mixed economy, is exactly what Keynes believed in. Are you familiar with Keynes? He was Margaret Thatcher's favourite economist.

I'm not sure how to take you seriously (in this thread) when you quote university lecturers regarding the economy.

You realise they have a vested interest to vote labour right?

 

[Little Ralphy]

hahaha youre kidding about the wages right?

Education is up there amongst the worlds best...people can be very highly qualified and push out to Cambridge/Harvard at their leisure...

There is literally no problems there, compared to the UK.

Look at the way they've handled the different races there also, mingling together...

Is this where you live? Where you need security cos your neighbour bumped in to you?

 

[Connor]

Singapore la.

https://freedomhouse.org/blog/china-and-singapore-models-not-follow

China and Singapore: The Models Not to Follow

Rapid economic growth in both countries has come at the cost of basic labor rights, and the ride may soon be over without political liberalization.

 

[hallamblue]

hahaha youre kidding about the wages right?

Education is up there amongst the worlds best...people can be very highly qualified and push out to Cambridge/Harvard at their leisure...

There is literally no problems there, compared to the UK.

Look at the way they've handled the different races there also, mingling together...

Minimum wage in Singapore is about £7k a year, as opposed to £15k here.

 

[Zatara]

To be fair, its' not a question of there's so much wrong with it. Brown and Blair messed up the economy, instead of taxing people they borrowed vast amounts of money. Instead of renationalising utilities they cosied up to big business. They also got us involved in wars in the Middle East. You can't exonerate them from blame. You can, however, exonerate Corbyn from this as he voted against all of this. Labour now is not "New Labour", and you can't blame the son for the sins of the father.

Why would you ever want to nationalise utilities? Just create rules so there cant be a monopoly and its fairly priced and well serviced...

By all means take a small stake but nationalise?? no way

 

[hallamblue]

I'm not sure how to take you seriously (in this thread) when you quote university lecturers regarding the economy.

You realise they have a vested interest to vote labour right?

I'm not quoting a lecturer mate, I'm quoting arguably the foremost economist in the history of the world.

 

[Zatara]

Singapore la.

https://freedomhouse.org/blog/china-and-singapore-models-not-follow

China and Singapore: The Models Not to Follow

Rapid economic growth in both countries has come at the cost of basic labor rights, and the ride may soon be over without political liberalization.

migrant workers la...they swim with the fishes....

But, having said that...of course there are mistakes with such rapid growth...look at the country now. impressive

 

[Zatara]

I'm not quoting a lecturer mate, I'm quoting arguably the foremost economist in the history of the world.

Quote me then...

 

[Zatara]

Minimum wage in Singapore is about £7k a year, as opposed to £15k here.

And the housing / food / living costs
To live in paradise.

Btw how many people in SG are even on minimum wage? Also, the family homes shoulder a lot of the burden for the elderly.

it is illegal to not support the elderly family members