Bloomberg Article - Singapore's Population bubble

[Duckduck]

my question is: at 2030 if say we have 6.9M, n p@p forecast we dont have enough young pple again... then wat another higher target? 8M? 10M?

 

 

hahaha sardine can indeed. if we dont have a national identity now, at =>50% FT, Confirm plus chop this place will feel more like a hotel than a home

Edited February 18, 2013 by Duckduck

[macrosszero]

Some of my own thoughts on this migration issue......

 

Don't migrate and expect the other place to be like Singapore. If you start comparing, you might as well not migrate.

 

Be very realistic with yourself whether its a push factor (away from Singapore) or a pull factor (to any other country). Don't leave Singapore just because you don't like it here. The grass is greener on the other side, till you see the bullsh!t that fertilizes it.

 

If you truly feel Singaporean, stay and make your vote count. True-blue Singaporeans leaving will only leave Singapore in the hands of more and more new migrants.

 

That being said, Singapore isn't like what it used to be when I was growing up, where Singlish was making the headlines for being uniquely Singapore (before the catchy STB phrase came about), Mr. Kiasu personifying the Singapore Psyche of competitiveness, and who can forget the seminal National Day songs like Five Stars Arising, Count on me Singapore, etc.

 

The only recent National Day song I can remember is Kit Chan's Home, and even that is not so recent anymore.

[Duckduck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHNJpvYxvT4

 

retro! but the lyrics r nice. will we ever sing this song with pride again?

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Royho1979]

I'm no Econ savvy. What happens if everything slows down? Doesn't everything gets cheaper or remain same priced for years, n our income stagnate?

 

This the effect of constantly chasing after growth or more $. Just like keep stuffing body with food to make it grow, in the end, get a fat body instead of fit body due to lacking of training n relaxation.

 

Agree.

 

Life can get better if the economy slows down if your population decreases at a faster rate. When that happens, the GPD per capital goes up. Japan has almost 20 years of economic stagnation. They have to regressed to lives of a third world country mainly because of that.

[Civic2000]

Sharing a commentary from Al Jazeera on Singapore Population plan.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/...9114441474.html