The hypocrisy of Opposition supporters who attack anything they perceived to be elitist in PAP and yet fawn over the elitist lifestyle of the WP MPs.
Tag: Elitists
If minimum wage is the magic solution, the PAP Government would have implemented it long ago to make themselves very popular.
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It took time and hard work to roll out the progressive Wage models. Because for something to work, you have to convince and bring every stakeholder on board. You have to take into account the needs of the industries, the interests of both employers and employees.
All of these require careful considerations and study. It is not like setting a min wage where you decide on what you think is an acceptable wage without due considerations for all other aspects.
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Jamus repeated himself that union leaders had only beliefs and opinions on the minimum wage.
They did not work with data.
Jamus repeated himself that union leaders had only beliefs and opinions on the minimum wage. They did not work with data.
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Disrespectful. Insulting. Elitist. Discrediting years of hard work.
That's how union leaders feel about Jamus' thoughtless remarks.
Disrespectful. Insulting. Elitist. Discrediting years of hardwork. That's how union leaders feel about Jamus' thoughtless remarks.
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Unionists with folksy wisdom? They are the real heroes, helping REAL people doing the real ground work!
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The idea that growth & carbon reductions are somehow "complementary" is absurd, unless we are able to produce goods & services without energy consumption. Trade-offs should be honestly acknowledged by environmentalists rather than obfuscated, he said.
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Jamus Lim demonstrates the difference between an economist who is an academic and those who are practitioners.
Netizens are shocked and outraged by his suggestion of an environment tax on SIA.
Jamus Lim demonstrates the difference between an economist who is an academic and those who are practitioners. Netizens are shocked, and outraged by his suggestion of an environment tax on SIA.
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When diversity is of the sort where politicians make suggestions without any grasp of reality, Singapore is weakened by it.
This is the kind of diversity Singapore does not need.
When diversity is of the sort where politicians make suggestions without any grasp of reality, Singapore is weakened by it. This is the kind of diversity Singapore does not need.
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Workers' Party should say explicitly if the universal minimum wage they proposed applies to foreign workers in Singapore, including domestic helpers.
From a legal point of view, Singapore as a member of the International Labour Organisation cannot legislate a universal min wage while excluding foreign workers.
Will employer welcome paying a min wage of $1300 to employ a domestic helper? The beneficiaries of a universal min wage are low wage workers, most of whom are foreign workers.
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