tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post211982129286900442..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The monopolistic competition myth continues in ParliamentChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-58244933818147027962009-10-20T14:07:39.775+08:002009-10-20T14:07:39.775+08:00Jetreroy, nice to have you back after a long absen...Jetreroy, nice to have you back after a long absence. <br /><br />oh, the HDB part was my illustration. Tuck Yew did not say that. but both were kind of bad examples of free market. monopolistic markets peddled as free market, free competition. yes wtf.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-80514440151760850352009-10-20T13:55:16.713+08:002009-10-20T13:55:16.713+08:00What kind of idiot will use HDB as an example for ...What kind of idiot will use HDB as an example for competitive pricing? Most probably the kind which has no idea of the people's sentiments...Jetreroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962153046074917992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-10303154205823247252009-10-20T12:19:50.400+08:002009-10-20T12:19:50.400+08:00hi anonymous, i hope the MPs will ask Tuck Yew to ...hi anonymous, i hope the MPs will ask Tuck Yew to do a feasibility study on satellite TV as the next competitor or explain why it cannot be done. singaporeans no need to be protected by priests and monks any more.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-91292980349833242642009-10-20T11:03:53.449+08:002009-10-20T11:03:53.449+08:00Hi Redbean,
U made a gd pt on satellite TV as a s...Hi Redbean,<br /><br />U made a gd pt on satellite TV as a source of competiton. <br /><br />This EPL addiction is a global phenomenon. Maybe u can take this issue further and throw some light on how other 'enlightened' countries (Korea, Japan, Thailand?? I dunno, maybe even Malaysia?)tackle this issue succesfully. A media insider like yourself can also shed light better than a layman Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33809091237786938262009-10-20T10:13:31.440+08:002009-10-20T10:13:31.440+08:00Exactly. People will do what they like and define ...Exactly. People will do what they like and define the world suka-suka.<br /><br />However, forget about meaningful discourse then. It's like chicken talking to duck.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66862401310550321212009-10-20T09:17:36.828+08:002009-10-20T09:17:36.828+08:00matilah, i believe we should be using the generall...matilah, i believe we should be using the generally accepted textbook definitions. but indeed, people may use their own definitions.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-21324091082270838872009-10-20T09:07:20.173+08:002009-10-20T09:07:20.173+08:00One has to make a distinction between privatizatio...One has to make a distinction between <b>privatization</b> and <b>marketization</b>. When a govt "privatises" a service there is no true competition because the govt still imposes barriers to entry and can — as its own cartel still engage in price fixing etc.<br /><br />In marketization, the forces of the free market and the free choice of individuals — both consumers and would-be Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-31392335084694814582009-10-20T09:00:21.849+08:002009-10-20T09:00:21.849+08:00haha, be careful, mr awaking aka directless rubber...haha, be careful, mr awaking aka directless rubber aka liberally nonsense, may become angry with you for saying this : )Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74784939678844611692009-10-20T08:47:55.078+08:002009-10-20T08:47:55.078+08:00In Singapore? Never !!!!
Government controls every...In Singapore? Never !!!!<br />Government controls everything, from how you live, how you think, what your children learn at school, to how you will die. Your life has been charted for you and there is not much you can do about it. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com