MP Inderjit Singh on foreign talent

"For those who are committed to Singapore and treat Singapore as their own home, we should make it work; but for those who treat Singapore as a hotel to stay for a while and who use Singapore as a stepping stone for their future life somewhere else, we don’t have to bend backwards to give them citizen privileges."

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sing...l?cid=FBSG

Rather surprise our leaders just realized this ?

He didn't "just realize this", he is vocalizing and making it public the thoughts. =)

(28-05-2014, 09:38 AM)cfa Wrote: "For those who are committed to Singapore and treat Singapore as their own home, we should make it work; but for those who treat Singapore as a hotel to stay for a while and who use Singapore as a stepping stone for their future life somewhere else, we don’t have to bend backwards to give them citizen privileges."

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sing...l?cid=FBSG

Rather surprise our leaders just realized this ?

(28-05-2014, 09:51 AM)flinger Wrote: He didn't "just realize this", he is vocalizing and making it public the thoughts. =)

(28-05-2014, 09:38 AM)cfa Wrote: "For those who are committed to Singapore and treat Singapore as their own home, we should make it work; but for those who treat Singapore as a hotel to stay for a while and who use Singapore as a stepping stone for their future life somewhere else, we don’t have to bend backwards to give them citizen privileges."

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sing...l?cid=FBSG

Rather surprise our leaders just realized this ?

Now then vocalizing and making it public the thoughts

Citizens have to have their priviledges. That makes a lot of sense because the stakes are different. That is vastly different from discrimination due to color or language. Romans realised that 2000 years ago.

Inderjit continues to impress me. I'm wondering if Singapore is ready for a Singh DPM or he will go down the path of Tan Soo Koon. I'm hoping for Singapore and PAP sake he will go far

He pointed out an extremely important socio-psychological impact from foreigners that is diluting our culture, as I have also posted before:
"The influx of immigrants has "diluted" or even "eradicated" the sense of common identity, Mr Singh wrote, with many treating Singapore "as a hotel". Such groups threaten to destabilise foundations upon which the country has built its success, he said.

Yes, you vocalize in relation to a topic that is ongoing. In this case, the topic is on "Tackling the cost of progress" which is the ongoing discussion.

In my opinion, if you are a politician or public figure, you have know when to say what to get the appropriate effect.

It might be just my opinion, but I have seen Inderjit as more a rebel than a "yes" man.

(28-05-2014, 10:04 AM)Lancelot Wrote: Now then vocalizing and making it public the thoughts

(28-05-2014, 10:04 AM)Lancelot Wrote:

(28-05-2014, 09:51 AM)flinger Wrote: He didn't "just realize this", he is vocalizing and making it public the thoughts. =)

(28-05-2014, 09:38 AM)cfa Wrote: "For those who are committed to Singapore and treat Singapore as their own home, we should make it work; but for those who treat Singapore as a hotel to stay for a while and who use Singapore as a stepping stone for their future life somewhere else, we don’t have to bend backwards to give them citizen privileges."

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sing...l?cid=FBSG

Rather surprise our leaders just realized this ?

Now then vocalizing and making it public the thoughts

Election coming?

Quote:-
"The progressive wage model is a good start in legislating a sectorial minimum wage, I urge this Government to further develop the model and include more sectors. Ensuring that all Singaporeans earn a decent living wage would promote self-sufficiency and reduce their dependence on the Government for assistance even to achieve a basic standard of comfortable life."

Unquote:-
Has any policy changed for the good of the people trace back to him?
Or he is just the "Good Guy" who balance the "Bad Guy" in the any story?
Has any good policy, really due to him?

90s Singapore Inc mentality is worse. Treat Singaporeans like worker bees in a bee colony.


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Its just sad that S'poreans are not given priority. I am all for foreigners to boost the economy, but it should not be at the expense of locals.
We need to bear in mind, they are here for their own benefits as well, not just for the economic growth or benefits of SG.
After all, this is Asia's century now. Businesses need a gateway to Asia and it is SG.
We still offer one of the best business environment in Asia.
Workers in the region flock here for better pay.
I tend to believe that even if some restrictions are put in place to benefit locals first, foreigners will still come.

I have seen first hand how foreigners are given preferences over locals for jobs, just because the hiring manager is from the same place.
Just sad.

The full article and some snippets that I agree. Indeed as Temperament noted, would be good to see if as a minister he can execute as well as he can observe.
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/05/...gaporeans/

BTW BJP lost the Indian election in 2004 because even when GDP grew strongly and they were confident enough to call for early election, the poor was left behind. Hopefully this time round they learn.

"The growing income disparity coupled with stagnant wages at the bottom and a sudden increase in population has put undue pressure on lower income Singaporeans. Of course the rich are very happy – high end restaurants and places of entertainment are always busy and full. We must ask ourselves, are all the amenities and entertainment places we built in the last 10 years being enjoyed by mainly Singaporeans or by new arrivals and foreigners? I really wonder whether this is what we want as a nation. "

"The government in the early days of Singapore was well known for its long term scenario planning. They would plan such that they had considered all potential problems and would ensure that such problems are avoided. And even if these problems do crop up, they would already have thought of viable alternatives, which they could implement immediately. They certainly did not spend years fire-fighting to solve problems. So what happened to all our scenario planners in the government? Why are we fighting fires because of poor planning?"

"In 1967 Dr. Goh Keng Swee in an interview for a Straits Times article entitled “Stop Behaving like Computers, Goh Tells the ‘Egg-Heads’”. He admonished that, “If the intelligentsia want to make a contribution to society, they must first understand what kind of society they live in. By society, of course, I do not mean the high society of snobs and socialites, but the people at the grassroot level: how they live, how they work, what they do in their leisure time, what they think of the world, their hopes, their fears and aspirations…because the intelligentsia are puzzled over the nature of the society they live in, such views as they express from time to time relate to abstract principles in vacuo”

"We need the best people for the respective jobs not necessarily the best academically qualified for all the jobs. As the largest employer in Singapore, the Public Service should lead the way in talent management."