I would like to clarify on my previous post, as i fear that chester has misunderstood what i was trying to say. When i spoke about the majority voting for a policy, i was trying to bring across
the point that firstly, the people may be more concerned with what may benefit them, rather than what may benefit the country.

For example, if there was a policy that completely shut off all foreigners to Singapore, would the majority vote for it? I think they would, as it would decrease the stiff competition experienced here by locals when competing for jobs. In this case, would this really be good for the country? It would affect many aspects, such as development in science, marketing schemes etc, as we lose the foreign talent.

In the above case, it would result in a decline for the country, as it stubbornly refuses to hire outside help. Singapore has a similar situation to this, as more and more locals are complaining about foreigners taking up jobs. Thus, this could be a good example to look at.


Chia Chen Wei (7) 3B