The alternative news in 1 day? (part 56) – $177 Workfare buy $1,600 computer?
New series on how the Budget helped Singaporeans? I refer to the article “$ The Budget and me” (Straits Times, Feb 13). Increase in Workfare?…
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Negative real wage growth last 13 years?
Update on wage statistics? Using the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) statistics cited in David Wan and Ong Chin Huat’s paper “Compensation systems in Singapore” (July/August…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 57) – “Propaganda” news?
I refer to the article “Mentoring programme to help Malay and Muslim workers level up” (Straits Times, Feb 13). Help workers from low-income families become…
Jobs created to Singaporeans declined from 45 to 10+%?
I chanced upon an occasional paper, Employment of Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Foreigners 1997 – 2006, published by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Jobs…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 54) – How many ex-offenders?
I refer to the articles “More ex-inmates reoffend within 2 years of release” (Straits Times, Feb 12) and “Jailbirds that stray again face extra time”…
[Tax Infographics Part 10]: Singapore’s Rich Save The Most, Singapore’s Poor Lose The Most
thehearttruths.com Feb 7, 2014 http://thehearttruths.com/2014/02/07/tax-infographics-part-10-singapores-rich-save-the-most-singapores-poor-lose-the-most/ Leong Sze Hian and I have written a 10-part article on how much the taxes are that Singaporeans are really…
Job placements decline, despite record jobs, vacancies?
I refer to the Department of Statistics’s (DOS) Monthly Digest of Statistics January 2014 released a few days ago. Job placements declining? Under Employment Services –…
457,000 new citizens & PRs vs 431,200 jobs?
Thank you for pointing out my error Further to my article “The alternative news in 1 day? (part 47) – Foreign workers create jobs for…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 46) – Foreign workers create jobs for Singaporeans?
I refer to the articles “EDB: No loss in investment projects due to FT tightening” (TR Emeritus, Feb 1) and “PM: You’ll be sorry too…
[Tax Infographics Part 8]: Singaporeans Pay Higher Proportion Of Our Wages Into Tax Than Nordic Citizens
Jan 27, 2014 http://thehearttruths.com/ Leong Sze Hian and I have written a 10-part article on how much the taxes are that Singaporeans are really paying,…