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economics

  1. bic_cherry

    GST rate linked property taxes for a progressive nation state.

    GST rate linked property taxes for a progressive nation state. Increasing residential property tax across the board to MATCH GST will certainly go a long way to curb property price speculation.Pls charge property tax at EQUAL to the GST level but with rebates for Singaporeans. The Annual Value...
  2. Rogue Trader

    [The Economist] Indians will keep moving out of India becos their economy sucks

    <hgroup class="typog-content-header main-content-header" style="margin-bottom: 5px; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27.5px;">The Indosphere Made outside India As growth slows and reforms falter, economic activity is shifting out of India...
  3. bic_cherry

    Tsunami of immigrants from Europe/ USA immigrants to SE Asia? But are Singaporeans pr

    [Prepared?]Tsunami of immigrants from Europe/ USA immigrants to SE Asia? But are Singaporeans prepared? Today, there is alleged inflation due to capital outflows from USA(FED) Japan due to their aggressive Quantitative Easing (QE) aka print $$$ policies. Today these large countries export $$$...
  4. bic_cherry

    Money printing (/borrowing) by Singapore government- how much is too much?

    Money printing (/borrowing) by Singapore government- how much is too much? Briefly, M1= printed SGD in circulation + some more, M3= quasi money= everything including government bonds (treasuries) etc (people will pay U money for these at whatever is market rate(much is sold to CPF so Temasek...
  5. bic_cherry

    When the banks fail, Singapore will surely follow suit....

    When the banks fail, Singapore will surely follow suit.... [emphasis in quote mine] Zimbabwe borrowed $$$ thinking that their GDP will balloon so much, they'd easily return the foreign currency that they borrowed, Greece I believe thought the same. Zimbabwe ended up printing Z$ with the...
  6. bic_cherry

    USD/EuroZone 'Rating downgrade - beginning of the end, hyperinflation next'

    USD/EuroZone 'Rating downgrade - beginning of the end, hyperinflation next' [alt link] Will communist China next rule the world, will we have hyperinflation and then the rise of a new world government and the rise of a new world currency? Prey tell, what are the challenges facing the new...
  7. bic_cherry

    [Top of The News] DPM Teo CH's textbook gift to Reuben Wang - may I please have a cop

    [Top of The News] DPM Teo CH's textbook gift to Reuben Wang - may I please have a copy too? 'Top of The News': "Mr Teo gave the teenager a book on economics and autographed it...": "Mr Teo said he had avoided simply giving students answers as he wanted them to think deeply about the...
  8. bic_cherry

    Ruben Wang's 5 min summary on the Eurozone Financial crisis- what do U think?

    The Eurozone crisis in 5 minutes: By A Singaporean Cynic, dated approx late May2012 The following is a salvaged cache version (previously posted at personal [blog] but now unavailable, see reasons @ bottom). So with the Greek crisis on the tip of everyone’s mouths, I...
  9. bic_cherry

    Examples of GDP as a weak measure of progress/ productivity.

    GDP: an inadequate measure of progress/ productivity. Just sharing here, my response regarding the same topic at another forum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GDP: an inadequate measure of progress/ productivity. Hi Mike...
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