[tgs]

SINGAPORE: Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has said the national conversation on the future of Singapore will involve bloggers, social commentators and members of the opposition.

Mr Tan, who is part of the committee tasked to drive the conversation, was responding to comments on his Facebook page.

Mr Tan said it is important not to neglect the rest of society and groups who may not always speak up, especially on social media.

Some people had asked why the committee driving the conversation did not include opposition party members, while someone said the conversation should avoid turning into a "political football" game.

Also weighing in on the national conversation was Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Goh invited people to contribute to the conversation by focusing on "what's dear" to them.

Meanwhile, Minister in Prime Minister's Office, Lim Swee Say, said Singaporeans do not have to wait for the committee spearheading the national conversation to dictate the outreach channels.

Mr Lim said his grassroots leaders, residents and the labour movement will be generating a series of dialogues among themselves, as many people have different good ideas.

Mr Lim was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a community health screening event on Sunday.

He said that in retrospect, the previous national conversations like Singapore 21 and Remaking Singapore have brought up interesting ideas that have also led to some constructive outcome.

He urged sceptics to join in the conversation as the future of Singapore depends on all Singaporeans coming together.

- CNA/ir

[doctorzlo]

oh, really?

[Fegasderty]

I see the income-exp=savings, I know we are doomed. If you go by old farmer economics, it will always be deflationary and not growing. This year go big big food harvest, price drops, GDP drops. This year harvest bad, price may go up but GDP drop. Since they are already using the inflationary HDB price adjustment model, I cannot see why they cannot fund a lot of proper welfare infrastructure. Limbeh come and teach arh?

[MannoFr]

Meanwhile, Minister in Prime Minister's Office, Lim Swee Say, said Singaporeans do not have to wait for the committee spearheading the national conversation to dictate the outreach channels.

Mr Lim said his grassroots leaders, residents and the labour movement will be generating a series of dialogues among themselves, as many people have different good ideas.

You know this whole thing will not be a success when you have Zorro Lim and his loyal lackeys giving ideas..


Mr Lim was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a community health screening event on Sunday.

He said that in retrospect, the previous national conversations like Singapore 21 and Remaking Singapore have brought up interesting ideas that have also led to some constructive outcome.

He urged sceptics to join in the conversation as the future of Singapore depends on all Singaporeans coming together.

Soon after the completion of the Remaking Singapore report, we saw a huge amount of Foreign Trash into our country..

[Peptobismol]

I see the income-exp=savings, I know we are doomed.

me always operate on this equation: income - savings = expenses
Tuan, is this ok?

[Big A]

me always operate on this equation: income - savings = expenses
Tuan, is this ok?

in a debt driven world economy, you will be the loser. Most people think save money and wait for timing to invest will invariably lose to a person who borrows when the timing is right and cheap and invest. If you borrow at 2% to buy something that gives a 5% return, you will be ahead of the guy that buys after he accumulates the capital - by then it will be more expensive to buy then now. The maths is simple as is this single case example. Problem comes when this is done on a larger scale and international level. USA is best at playing this as their currency is defacto international currency. Your forefathers came here save by penny to play the property game building shit houses and selling double and triple the price. That was easy as the people in SE Asia are very laid back and happy with a full stomach of lucious food. This is now superseded by the US MLM method that is creating debt internationally to fund their capture of assets by others. In the US, you buy a farm and break your bread to till it. A company borrows at a nice low interest rate and buys over your farm and makes you his slave
and takes over your rates of return - how cool is that? Ultimately, the entire whole will suffer, but not the few rich, unless you start a revolution and take back the wealth from them and redistribute wealth to recalibrate. However, entire wealth still has suffered though everyone is now more or less equal at a lower plane. But you know a piece of bread and water is what you need to get by everyday.

[Lillie_Steins]

in a debt driven world economy, you will be the loser.

Tuan,
terima kasih!

[Lt_Apple]

I see the income-exp=savings, I know we are doomed.

me always operate on this equation: income - savings = expenses
Tuan, is this ok?

Its more like Expenses - (Income + govt grant) = loan from ah long

[Peptobismol]

Its more like Expenses - (Income + govt grant) = loan from ah long

AKA bank and financial fiduciaries?