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by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 08 Aug 2010 1:59 pm
Yes, it's normal during the run-up to the elections (latest guess is before Feb 2011) which they will call for when they feel the time is right. Normal? What is normal? That is a relative term is it not? As the electorate gets more and more savvy, they expect more and more from the government. As the gahmen here are primarily a nanny state but still have "elections" they have to ensure that they don't p*ss off the electorate and maybe give a frustration win to the opposition (who aren't credible but, sometimes the population votes with it's emotion and not with it's brains. So, the work in the kopi shops is that Singaporean are fed up with "foreigners" taking their jobs. Frankly, that is not what foreigners are supposed to be doing but in recent years, that is exactly what has been happening. The population is fed up as to what they perceive as a sort of favouritism of foreigner workers over local ones (with good reasons, frankly) but unfortunately, foreign "talent" in concept are supposed to be coming into Singapore to transfer technology or training the local workforce in new stuff and not just be economic migrants.
So, whether it will go back to the same old same old after the elections is anybodies guess. I doubt it will go back to the status quo, but will moderate slightly. At least I hope it doesn't go back, as the abusers of the system have screwed it for the long-timers as well. So needless to say, we aren't too happy about the way things were before either. There shouldn't be "competition" by foreigners at all, Foreign Talent should be head and shoulders above the rest and obviously so. If they are "competing for the same jobs, they they are economic migrants and should be kicked out. This island is small and crowded. Economic migrant? Go to Aust, NZ, Canada or the US where there is plenty of space and opportunity. My 2¢ worth
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers