I
can see where Amy Khor was coming from when she told Foo Mee Har that foreigners
first in employment was a bad policy. She is a living example of how good it is
to place foreigners first ahead of Sinkies when the foreigners are super
talents. If we don’t have this policy we would not have the privilege and
benefits of having her as a minister in Parliament. We would surely lose her to
our competitor country and would therefore be disadvantaged. And the other
foreigner turned Sinkie ministers and MPs are all living proofs of how good
this policy is.
Let’s
take this policy a step further. In this competitive world, not having enough
foreign talents is unacceptable as the foreign talents that we rejected would
go to our neighbouring countries to compete against us. We have no choice. Then
look at the good side, if all the world’s talents are here, even replacing most
of the Sinkies that are less talented, Singapore will definitely benefit
from their contributions to our economy and prosper.
Sinkies
who have been displaced by these foreigners need not worry as there will be
other jobs created for them. The finest choice is to be their own boss, as the
infamous Sinkie taxi drivers. The rich and talented foreigners would be their
customers to give them good tips for good services. And they can be very nice
to their foreigner customers to show to the world that Sinkies are not
xenophobic.
For
those Sinkies that still could not find a decent job, they can look forward to
workfare handouts by the govt. And for those who are more entrepreneurial, they
can emigrate, sell their HDB flats and take out their CPF savings and live like
a king in Batam, Bintang or JB. Johore is looking more attractive with the
gargantuan Iskandar project. Sinkies can live there and work there. But with
the withdrawal of their CPF and the selling of their flats, they don’t really
need to work at all. They can retire there and no need to come back anymore.
Singapore will prosper with all the
talented foreigners flooding into the island. Sinkies can go elsewhere if they
are not good enough, not competitive enough, not talented enough. That is life.
For the losers, what can you expect? You have to look after yourself or blame
yourself. You have to be responsible to your own life. For the survival of Singapore as a prosperous city
state, only the best are needed. If Sinkies are second best and cannot find a
place here, just too bad. Singapore must be the best place to
live for the best people in this world.
Sinkies
that are not the best, please do not begrudge this practical policy of foreign
talents first. Singapore must prosper as the best city for the rich and talented.
Kopi Level - Green