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Singapore’s Population Bubble -

bloomberg.com 15 Feb '13, 12am

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Singaporeans are raring to do something extraordinary: protest. That might not seem like a big deal with the Arab Spring uprisings; Chinese journalists taking to the streets; and thousands of typically docile Japanese rallying against government policies. But tropical Singapore is the land of quiet brooding, where mass street demonstrations are as common as snowstorms. What has people so riled up? Well, people. The impetus for the Feb. 16 march is a report that the tiny island’s population may rise by as much as 30 percent to 6.9 million by 2030. This seems to be the government’s answer to the question of how to sustain prosperity in one of the most crowded and expensive cities in the world. The signs of overcrowding and urban stress are palpable to any visitor. Prices are surging, public services in a nation famed for nanny-state tendencies are slipping and some of the fi...

Full article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/ponzi-schemes-bu...

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@souterrain » 12 Mar '13, 3pm
Just read this piece by William Pesek. Totally hits the nail. Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] #sg #sgpolitics
@NeonTigerSG » 22 Feb '13, 3am
Singapore’s Population Bubble - Has the island city run out of ideas for growth? [link] thought provoking #singapore
@thedanielmay » 20 Feb '13, 12am
Singapore’s Population Bubble - Bloomberg [link] (via Instapaper)
@jadedrocks » 19 Feb '13, 2am
Economics 101----Singapore’s Population Bubble - Bloomberg via @BloombergNow [link]
@Motherthefilm » 17 Feb '13, 12pm
"Singapore may well serve as a case study for what happens when leaders try to offset slowing economic growth... [link]
@GlenColton » 16 Feb '13, 3pm
RT @growthbusters: Growthbuster Alert: Kudos to @WilliamPesek for rational view of Singapore’s Ponzi demography [link] via @BloombergView
@benjaminbland » 16 Feb '13, 10am
RT @debbsliew: Singapore’s ponzi demography - a population bubble waiting to burst [link] via @BloombergView
@debbsliew » 16 Feb '13, 10am
Singapore’s ponzi demography - a population bubble waiting to burst [link] via @BloombergView
@mkkovac » 16 Feb '13, 7am
Singapore’s Population Bubble - Bloomberg via @BloombergNow [link]
@Leadrick » 16 Feb '13, 3am
Singapore’s Population Bubble will burst - [link] via @BloombergView”” no mention of this article in any national papers.
@keeseng » 16 Feb '13, 2am
Singapore’s Population Bubble. What if 6.9 million take to the streets? [link] via @BloombergView
@sgdeal33 » 15 Feb '13, 11pm
RT @kaymccaffrey: Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView. HT @jacobarluck
@kaymccaffrey » 15 Feb '13, 11pm
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView. HT @jacobarluck
@DismantleFed » 15 Feb '13, 8pm
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] #PonziDemography
@sgdeal33 » 15 Feb '13, 8pm
RT @richryan55: Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView #UK #Europe #Asia
@richryan55 » 15 Feb '13, 8pm
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView #UK #Europe #Asia
@StockholmNative » 15 Feb '13, 8pm
Ponzi Demography in Singapore? [link] #NeoMalthusianism
@KevinWiyarnanda » 15 Feb '13, 6pm
RT @tzeyung: Singapore will protest tomorrow 16feb [link]
@UnityPolitics » 15 Feb '13, 5pm
Interesting column on population politics in Singapore: [link]
@voiddecker » 15 Feb '13, 4pm
Bloomberg: Singapore’s addiction to population growth shows it has run out of ideas to increase economic vitality | [link]
@rtulshyan » 15 Feb '13, 3pm
Wow #Singapore's first protest??? @WilliamPesek says overpopulation may cause our first "uprising" [link] @BloombergNews
@tzeyung » 15 Feb '13, 3pm
Singapore will protest tomorrow 16feb [link]
@BloombergView » 15 Feb '13, 3pm
RT @davidjshipley: Pesek: Will Singapore's population boom be a bust? [link]
@saqeram » 15 Feb '13, 2pm
Ponzi demography [link] This is about Singapore, but it’s valid in the Gulf. (Via @rzj)
@davidjshipley » 15 Feb '13, 2pm
Pesek: Will Singapore's population boom be a bust? [link]
@NewPuteri » 15 Feb '13, 2pm
Harsh words abt #Singapore population policy [link]
@MosecLuiss » 15 Feb '13, 12pm
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView #MosecLuiss
@keithmfitz » 15 Feb '13, 12pm
The simmering issue in Singapore that will only become more of a challenge as numbers increase and tempers rise... [link]
@nmsharhan » 15 Feb '13, 12pm
"@edchng: Singapore "6.9 million saga" covered by Reuters and Bloomberg! [link] & [link]" embarrassing much
@KeithGareth » 15 Feb '13, 10am
RT @edchng: Singapore "6.9 million saga" covered by Reuters and Bloomberg! [link] & [link]
@husseinb » 15 Feb '13, 9am
Singapore’s Population Bubble: Bloomberg [link] #gold
@thepicturestory » 15 Feb '13, 9am
Singapore's dilemma. [link]
@edchng » 15 Feb '13, 9am
Singapore "6.9 million saga" covered by Reuters and Bloomberg! [link] & [link]
@gilberttants » 15 Feb '13, 9am
6.9 million people in Singapore by 2030 is not sustainable and is a ponzhi scheme... [link]
@KaysterBuster » 15 Feb '13, 9am
Scary shit. “@NeilHumphreys: Singapore’s Population Bubble will burst - [link] via @BloombergView”
@syafiqsams » 15 Feb '13, 9am
RT @NeilHumphreys: Singapore’s Population Bubble will burst - [link] via @BloombergView
@asiatrader » 15 Feb '13, 9am
"Ponzi demography" BUBBLE. NOT TO FORGET CPF & PROPERTIES... RT @clemtan: "#Singapore: era of easy growth is over." [link]
@claudia_jng » 15 Feb '13, 9am
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView #fb
@juicydollaread » 15 Feb '13, 7am
Paul Krugman once postulated that growth in Singapore ain't sustainable. Now a #BloombergNews column agrees. [link]
@tkytrader » 15 Feb '13, 7am
RT @clemtan: "#Singapore needs to find another way. The era of easy growth is over." [link] #demography
@socialdoodle » 15 Feb '13, 7am
Singapore’s Population Bubble, will it burst? [link]
@tauism101 » 15 Feb '13, 6am
Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView #whitepaper #singapore
@artistofideas » 15 Feb '13, 4am
RT @yourSDP: "Singapore’s addiction to population growth sends a simple and disconcerting message: The country has run out of... [link]
@yourSDP » 15 Feb '13, 4am
"Singapore’s addiction to population growth sends a simple and disconcerting message: The country has run out of... [link]
@orcasquall » 15 Feb '13, 4am
Bit disconcerting RT @danielgoh: Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView
@myapplemenu » 15 Feb '13, 4am
"[Singapore] has run out of ideas to increase economic vitality… Ponzi demography, indeed." [link]
@howellschris » 15 Feb '13, 3am
RT @danielgoh: Singapore’s Population Bubble [link] via @BloombergView
@wesleygunter » 15 Feb '13, 3am
Our population ponzi scheme explained [link] #sgpolitics #singapore
@rzj » 15 Feb '13, 3am
RT @BaFana3: Singaporeans are raring to do something extraordinary: protest. / #Singapore’s Population Bubble [link]
@sginfomap » 15 Feb '13, 3am
[News] Singapore's Population Bubble: ... to the streets; and thousands of typically docile Japanese rallying a... [link]