Singapore's success is partly due to the absence of minimum wages and also the use of migrant workers like Qatar. Take that away....
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It's also literally a tax haven.
Yes... partly due, or minutely due. It's not like they're building their success overnight. Their main sector is service, and partly manufacturing which used to be their main sector. And have been building strong reputation that's good enough to attract expats. Take the expats away, they can still thrive. They've got very competent locals breeded from their hight quality school system and many top 50 universities, which is a lot considering their size.
For the low skills needs they import the migrant workers. Take that away... no worry, many other will come. They threat their workers well - not like the middle eastern counterpart.
They are like night and day compared to Qatar/UAE.
So, to get back to your last sentence: Take that away... no big deal.
p/s: this is my rational view as their overlooking neighbour.
This incredibly inhumane. What horrible and despicable people leading this crusade. I really don't understand how a bunch of them can proceed with this barbarity and continue lifting their heads proudly.
History will forever condemn them for this.
I imagine they'd cite their society's success with stringent laws.
I don't agree with them, mind, I'm a pot smoker, I don't travel for pleasure to countries that criminalize people like me. But I have been to Singapore for work. It's an amazing multicultural society with fantastic food. In order to get these groups to co-exist politely, you can't say things about religions, they prohibit Charlie Hebdo, for example.
Considering the tiny land area and enormous population density, strict and often, what people in the west would consider anti-free-speech policies are probably the only way to make things work.
I don't begrudge them their policies but won't support their economy with my business. I feel for anyone living there, but can't control where people are born. Being born in a rich, educated, and vibrantly multi-cultural country like Sinagpore is probably an enormous leg-up compared to many other countries, in terms of QOL.
Not trying to change any opinions, just offering some nuance.
America is just as bad
What a disgrace Singapore is.
Something tells me the rich people in singapore have no problem getting drugs.
You don't have to be rich lol I lived there for a few years and it was pretty easy to get Molly/k/weed.
it's their country. It's not like these laws are secret, these people are hoping to make a large reward from a large risk.
I see this like I see people buying cheap homes next to the airport and complaining about the noise. Or buying a really nice house in a HOA and then complaining about the fees.
If you don't like it, leave. But that's how those people are choosing to live.