What Economics Can Teach Us About The Irresponsible Fiscal Policies Pursued by Germany and Singapore
It is always remarkable how much praise Singapore gets from liberal or left-leaning economists who should know better. A few years ago the Nobel laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, held Singapore up […]
Singapore Does Badly in World Bank Report on Wealth of Nations
Just as you would not be able to judge the financial soundness of a company by looking at its income statement but would need to see its balance sheet (and […]
State Media Attempt to Bamboozle Singaporeans Yet Again With Fake News
Singaporeans have grown used to the PAP’s media monopoly on a regular basis citing studies showing Singapore topping one or more global indices or statistics proving that we are one […]
Han Fook Kwang Softens the Ground for Unnecessary and Regressive Tax Increases
A couple of days ago the State Times published an article by Han Fook Kwang titled “Time to introduce a wealth tax in Singapore?“. Han was formerly the Political Editor […]
US Tax Reform Could Raise US GDP by 1.4%. But How Much Will It Lower Singapore’s GDP?
The Republican tax plan is now almost certain to become law by the end of this year. As I write it has been passed by the Senate and the House […]
Another Wayang From Our Fake News Government
Two days ago the State Times, our Government Fake News Mouthpiece, announced proudly that Singapore was rolling out its first electric car-sharing programme in conjunction with the Bollore Group. Khaw […]
Heng Swee Keat Studied Economics With Me at Cambridge. Yet These Days He Seems to Have Forgotten Most of What He Learnt in His Eagerness to Parrot His Master
Recently I put out a blog article questioning why PM Lee needed to raise taxes, “Hey Lee Hsien Loong, Where’s Our Money Dude”. I pointed out that given the size of […]
Broadcom’s Move Back To The US Spells Trouble For The PAP’s Economic Strategy
Today the WSJ reported that Broadcom, a major semiconductor company, announced that it was moving its headquarters back to the US. It had become a Singaporean company after it was […]
Does China Have What It Takes to Lead The Global Economy?
I just saw a headline in the WSJ, “China Says Prepared to Lead Global Economy if Necessary“, quoting a diplomat in the Chinese foreign ministry’s office of international affairs. President […]
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