“Why is the burden of competition put on ordinary Singaporeans yet again?”
LuckySingaporean

“The problem is that the ministers are asking workers to bite the bullet first.”
Ian

“We can no longer keep on churning out economic digits fit [only] for an industrialized society.”
Wong Wee Nam

“I can already imagine how someone will quote this one freaking incident and use it to justify that Singapore new media cannot be trusted.”
DK

“Productivity is only an economic indicator. By improving productivity, what do we seek to achieve?”
Donaldson Tan

“We have become addicted to government subsidies.”
Yawning Bread

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“For a nation priding itself on knowledge, science and technology, to have productivity fall over 10 years is horrifying.”
onedimensionalman

“If I get to vote in the next election than I will go ahead and just be daft.”
Insane Polygons

“Today, I hardly touch local newspapers anymore.”
theinkhorn

““Govt does not decide characteristics of Singapore’s markets: SM Goh”.. Well, who is looking into it, if not the government?”
Twasher

“The fact that we worry of productivity is symptomatic of how society in general is suffering a systematic dehumanisation and degradation of human dignity. It should send a chill down ones spine that human resource has become a means to a productive end.”
zachisaiahchia

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“..we have to understand that identities exist before policies; no amount of coercion or social engineering can remodel that, but only subvert and suppress it..”
Howard Lee

“Globally, property prices have sunk, in part due to the greatest recession since the great depression and in part due to shrinking lines of credit. This property price paralysis is happening everywhere else in the world.. Except Singapore.”
Percevale

“..the concept of childlike faith (if it is even scriptural) should not apply to man.”
Terence

“Perhaps it is time to question whether excessive government intervention in the economy is the true killer of productivity growth..”
Ng E-Jay

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“Strong communities aren’t built on strong prisons.”
Choo Zheng Xi

“..Singaporeans would try and get rid of that which they do not understand. Instead of seeing the need for civil discussions, intellectual debates and exchange of ideas..”
Alvin Phoon

“Space Constraints? ..What of the dilution of our culture, of second class citizenship, of sports medals won but lost forever, of the implied superiority of foreign talents, of a lost sense of entitlement, of pink ICs doled out freely, of the insulting depiction of the new hard-working migrant pitted against now-lazy Singaporeans with their thick hides un-spurred?”
Liau Chuan Yi and Norvin Chan

“..while Singapore achieved self-rule only in 1959, the history of Singapore stretches back to the time of its founding in 1819. That’s 191 years of contiguous history which is close to two hundred years already. Yet we are still not a nation?”
trulysingapore

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“Surely the integrity of our journalists and our scholars are much more important than the need to tell one single version of what has always been a contested story.”
Anak Kancil

“..how would I deal with people who put down other religions without really finding out more about them? Follow Buddha’s teachings of calming the mind and looking at the true nature of things.. Whatever it is, I wish that they are well and happy.”
smile

“Forget Wee Shu Min. Forget Mrs Goh Chok Tong. Forget Ris Low. Rony Tan is the next person who is going to be cyber-lynched. That’s what disempowered Singaporeans with internet connection do any way. Nothing new.”
Sam

“..but what does our anger mean to them?”
Choo Zheng Xi

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“I think “who can do more for you” is a silly benchmark in choosing your future MPs because currently, it is more of a case of “who truly wants to do more for you” that matters.”
Fievel

““I am a Singaporean, you know?.. I come here to fish. What is wrong with that? Why they treat us like this?”
A homeless Singaporean

“The huge disparity in work hours and domestic purchasing power speaks volumes about the man on Main Street.”
Wakka Kong and Simeon Ang

“The premise of national survival, high levels of material prosperity as well as the East Asian culture of “group harmony” cannot deter the fundamental “desire for recognition” in Man from manifesting.. The accordance of full political liberties is an inevitability and it will be a journey that will define our country in the decades to come.”
The Buffet Table

“..those who deem themselves rational voices of moderation in public discourse.. are often complicit with the ideology of compulsory balance, probably the worst form of extremism, which denies other standpoints (particularly those that are against the status quo) by virtue of the fact that they are not judged to be balanced, rational, or moderate.”
Molly Meek

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