tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post2733236245626407612..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Equal misery?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-41683964339098141592008-11-13T18:16:00.000+08:002008-11-13T18:16:00.000+08:00anon 933Re: the public vs private education argume...anon 933<BR/><BR/>Re: the public vs private education argument.<BR/><BR/>It boils down to the compact of whether or not systems deemed "public goods" can be supplied by private enterprise acting in a free market. In my belief they not only can be, but <I>should be</I>.<BR/><BR/>We can all agree that <I>many</I> (not all) "public goods" do confer benefits to individuals and society as a whole. (Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64616766690598320332008-11-12T21:33:00.000+08:002008-11-12T21:33:00.000+08:00I'm fortunate enough not to be acquainted with any...I'm fortunate enough not to be acquainted with any hardcore Keynesian (birds of a feather flock together I guess). And my anonymity allows me to do some verbal sniping online without due consequences =)<BR/><BR/>Keynes might have reeled in horror had he known of Krugman's doctrine i.m.o. Unfortunately Krugman has a Nobel as well as MIT/Princeton attached to his CV - which allows him to throw his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66991538700955913002008-11-12T14:11:00.000+08:002008-11-12T14:11:00.000+08:00I think it is best to move away from ad hominem at...I think it is best to move away from ad hominem attacks on Keynesians. I can understand the frustration of people like Goh KS, and thus understand an outburst of his, but labelling your intellectual opponent "lesser minded" is hardly a valid argument.<BR/><BR/>That also doesn't mean I'm innocent of labelling people. Hardly. I have a very foul mouth. When comes down to seriously defending ideas Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-53117684305787686562008-11-11T19:53:00.000+08:002008-11-11T19:53:00.000+08:00"I don't understand these Keynesians - I believe i..."I don't understand these Keynesians - I believe it was Einstein who said that the definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results. How can mainstream economics be so wrong?"<BR/><BR/>And it was Goh Keng Swee who once said those who indiscrimninately applied Keynesian ideas were 'lesser minds'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-31652783631385743722008-11-11T19:42:00.000+08:002008-11-11T19:42:00.000+08:00re: matilah_singapuraKrugman had an article today ...re: matilah_singapura<BR/><BR/>Krugman had an article today entitled 'Franklin Delano Obama?' vouching for a new New Deal. Obama in fact hinted that he'll be taking his cues from the New Deal in his victory speech.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand these Keynesians - I believe it was Einstein who said that the definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60380437455886582022008-11-11T15:57:00.000+08:002008-11-11T15:57:00.000+08:00anon 503Yes, that is absolutely true. Not just in ...anon 503<BR/><BR/>Yes, that is absolutely true. Not just in S'pore, but all over the world — especially the developed world.<BR/><BR/>One can excuse people from bum-fucked countries to blame "exploitative" capitalism — because if these impoverished people figured out capitalism they wouldn't be shit-poor in the first place; but one would think that people in the developed world ought to know Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50226689495873463762008-11-10T17:03:00.000+08:002008-11-10T17:03:00.000+08:00The official verdict on the financial crisis is th...The official verdict on the financial crisis is that capitalism and free markets have failed - so the sheeple are clamouring for a return to under fascism. Being under the watchful care of Big Brother gives a sense of security.<BR/><BR/>Man, I so want a Swiss citizenship.<BR/><BR/>On the bright side, it takes a Carter to get a Reagan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64672121103516832872008-11-10T16:35:00.000+08:002008-11-10T16:35:00.000+08:00the PAP cadre will be singing songs of "solidarity...the PAP cadre will be singing songs of "solidarity"so that everyone is "equal" in their misery.<BR/><BR/>State-owned enterprises will get bigger, stronger and continue to suck the life out of the sheeple.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69111047956632868472008-11-10T16:25:00.000+08:002008-11-10T16:25:00.000+08:00Haha, they are saying we will have a expansionary ...Haha, they are saying we will have a expansionary budget next year. Then maybe the idea of employing people just to dig holes along the beach may come true. <BR/><BR/>You know, there seems to be a habitual digging and tiling going on in various places encircling Hougang, sometime don't know what the dickens for, like for fun. It's the resident's money being spent on unneccessary beautification toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-80293287960137105312008-11-10T15:27:00.000+08:002008-11-10T15:27:00.000+08:00Maybe some posters here could come up with a petit...Maybe some posters here could come up with a petition, for state enterprises to cut down on profit - even making losses - and employ more workers. Order people to dig holes along the beach, or something.<BR/><BR/>Living in lofty quarters, it's easy to be enamoured with Marxist ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83477120995415546822008-11-10T15:16:00.000+08:002008-11-10T15:16:00.000+08:00What is so insensitive about letting people know w...What is so insensitive about letting people know what the truth is?<BR/><BR/>Private companies are private property. They didn't get rich over night. The people in the companies — owners and workers — had to work very hard for a long time to grow the companies. No one gets mega-bonuses unless the company was big enough to afford such pay outs anyway. Do you think this "growth" happens instantly?<Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-57591253180925943242008-11-10T02:43:00.000+08:002008-11-10T02:43:00.000+08:00frakking shareholers... greedy idiots. without the...frakking shareholers... greedy idiots. without the ants and bees (cheap labour) how the frak you get wealth... inheritance is it or robbing like the ceo, just because you have some wealth doesn't make you intelligent, do you employ people or run a businees(wrst thief ceos). you the shareholders sound like a person who make money by investing money(however you come to it, smart) has no rights. booAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74180552051659369222008-11-09T20:27:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:27:00.000+08:00read this news report:http://www.channelnewsasia.c...read this news report:<BR/>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/<BR/>singaporelocalnews/view/388696/1/.html<BR/><BR/>>>Speaking to reporters later, Mr Heng said<BR/>the downturn will affect job growth and security. <BR/><BR/>talk is free, talk and talk, can PAPP talk the problems<BR/>away, I cannot believe the tactlessness of the PAP politicians<BR/>its as if the workers do not know thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-78357446856931832862008-11-09T20:16:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:16:00.000+08:00even my internet traffic also monitor, what I type...even my internet traffic also monitor, what I type into google and yahoo also monitor, to try to scare me, right? no way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68781426186257690172008-11-09T20:14:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:14:00.000+08:00leisurely PAP politician intelletual discussions w...leisurely PAP politician intelletual discussions while the low-income earners are suffering like hell<BR/>this is currently the extent of suffering on the ground level, the Singapore mass media is totally pro-PAP until crazy, like the totalitarian communist mass media, I cannot believe the extent of media control here in Singapore, let all this out so more people knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17030251729889290202008-11-09T20:07:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:07:00.000+08:00matilah, stop your insensitive comments at the wro...matilah, stop your insensitive comments at the wrong time, your ar always making insensitive comments at the wrong time when others are furious, make people angry furtherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-46805771701893082772008-11-09T20:04:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:04:00.000+08:00daily-wage income earner see no pay increase but p...daily-wage income earner see no pay increase but prices all around keep increasing, PAP politicians just stand by and watch people die, no only that PAP put fear in others to stop people from protesting, oppressing the peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59928083248564182882008-11-09T20:02:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:02:00.000+08:00Here we go again with "the world owes me a living"...Here we go again with "the world owes me a living" entitlement-welfare mentality.<BR/><BR/><I> > Companies have a social obligation to their employees and to society to avoid such drastic and destructive measures. < </I><BR/><BR/>In your dreams pal.<BR/><BR/>Companies have no such obligation - regarless of the hallucinations yoiu might be experiencing.<BR/><BR/>Companies can internally Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84072182006414810212008-11-09T20:01:00.000+08:002008-11-09T20:01:00.000+08:00PAP/ISD is tapping telephone conversation, smses a...PAP/ISD is tapping telephone conversation, smses and other communication in Singapore to know what Singaporeans is talking about, the level of surveillence is amazingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-40745276469563513652008-11-09T19:58:00.000+08:002008-11-09T19:58:00.000+08:00public library users cannot keep their noise level...public library users cannot keep their noise level down, must be repeatedly told to do so by librarians. shows the extent of the ungraciousness in SingaporeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-38310970596429270342008-11-09T19:56:00.000+08:002008-11-09T19:56:00.000+08:00Go and let your PAP MP see you and give him or her...Go and let your PAP MP see you and give him or her an earful!<BR/>I am furious! I cannot believe the extent of uncompassion among<BR/>Singaporeans, those holding good jobs and good income. Not a cent<BR/>from them to the lower income groups. While the low-income earners<BR/>are working long hours to the point of sickness, bus drivers with 3<BR/>kids to feed only take 1 day off per month, the PAP Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-88446565724069383462008-11-09T15:46:00.000+08:002008-11-09T15:46:00.000+08:00you people are learning extremely fast. stop parro...you people are learning extremely fast. stop parroting can?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-48926362829852891872008-11-09T15:39:00.000+08:002008-11-09T15:39:00.000+08:00Yes, yes it's true. Without DBS there will be no j...Yes, yes it's true. Without DBS there will be no jobs for anybody. Same argument as: without the oracle there will be no Singapore. Same argument as: without foreign workers, Singaporeans will have no jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-48246517381946381382008-11-09T14:52:00.000+08:002008-11-09T14:52:00.000+08:00At the end of the day,when it has been all said an...At the end of the day,when it has been all said and done, it is the shareholders that must come first. Without the share holders there will not be a DBS. Without a DBS there will not be any jobs for anybody. Therefore the bottom line and the shareholders' profit that must come first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-40076573867836489992008-11-09T14:46:00.000+08:002008-11-09T14:46:00.000+08:00Few months down the road DBS may be hiring again, ...Few months down the road DBS may be hiring again, at lower salaries of course. It is an old trick, but you can't fool an old horse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com