Our income gap reflects the unequal power distribution in our society
I looked around the Internet forums, blogs and spoke to a number of people about the debate surrounding the proposal by Professor Lim. Some people are angry with the responses from our ministers because when it comes paying low income workers more, they say that productivity needs to be raised, company revenues needs to...
Public row between Prof Lim and Govt over wage shock therapy
A call by former National Wage Council chairman Lim Chong Yah to close the wage gap between the lowest paid and high-income earners has developed into a public row with the government. (Synopsis: How many people know that Mr. Lee Kuan Yew ordered a cumulative pay hike of 30% in 1979-81 to push out cheap manufacturing as...
Professor Lim is right!
Prof Lim Chong Yah (Photo ST) The wage shock therapy proposed by Professor Lim Chong Yah had generated quite a bit of excitement for Singaporeans. A poll conducted by Yahoo! News found that 65% of the participants supported this proposal with only 16% against it and 19% needing further thoughts [Link]. Some of our Ministers...
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