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Ms. Chua Mui Hoong’s (CMH) opinion piece  in the Sunday Times, 17 June 2012, filled up nearly half of its page 41 read - Myths in the go-slow debate – may be cutely politically correct but, to me, ultimately a disappointing discussion.  [ LINK ]. I am still, nevertheless, intrigued by her writing on this particular topic... 

In my last couple of posts, we covered the concepts of economic capture, the size, and duration of the government budget surpluses. In short, the government of Singapore is capturing an enormous piece of economic activity rather than allowing its people to enjoy the fruits of their labors.  While this economic capture of financial... 

Singapore, SWFs, and Other Countries: Part I A common question is: how does Singapore compare to other countries with regards to its finances both other sovereign wealth fund countries and other countries.  Let’s examine that question as they do nothing but further demonstrate fallacies about Singaporean public finances. From...