There is an ongoing discussion in the Straits Times about foreign workers taking jobs from Singaporeans. The standard response from the authorities has always been that foreign workers are used for jobs shunned by Singaporeans.
The latest article by Jeremy Au Yong "They're doing jobs Singaporeans shun" again took the official line claimed that Singaoreans reject $1,300 jobs which foreign workers are willing to do for $800. (Straits Times 18 Jan 2010 http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_478655.html?sunwMethod=GET)
Au Yong seemed to have gone along with the authorities in ignoring the fact that Singaporeans cannot live on $1,300 while foreign workers can return to their country and live well on $800.
It seems that Singapore has to lower the standard of living if not the costs.
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