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Given its more than 90% parliamentary control, the PAP knew it had no problem bull-dozing the Population White Paper through. However, it probably did not expect such degree of strong heat from the ground. Men in the street were angry, women were unhappy, students were talking about it and the cyber-world was fuming! A friend... 

Many Singaporeans would be feeling despaired, disappointed and disillusioned after yesterday evening’s announcement that the population White Paper has been passed in parliament by majority vote. The high level of interest this Paper has generated in the past two weeks is almost unprecedented. Criticism, debate, suggestions... 

The great John Maynard Keynes famously said that "practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist." The debate on the Population White Paper has surfaced a number of myths and fallacies that seem to dominate the current discussion on...