Singapore has one of the world's highest government debts! Narrated by Tom McKay Video Edited by Iyanbriandi Inquiries: behindasian@gmail.com Brought to you by the Behind Asian Team.
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@BehindAsia3 ай бұрын
What do you think about Singapore's massive debt? Let us know down below!
@mingz3 ай бұрын
best country in the world😇
@aeri8783 ай бұрын
Who cares? Singapore is one of the cleanest, safest, beautiful country in the world, objectively, that is.
@chanboonkwee3 ай бұрын
You mixed up United States with Singapore. Get your facts straight
@fanlie15763 ай бұрын
Nice explanation! Thank you. It's a good debt, not bad debt. Singapore has a prudent and forward thinking approach to manage its financial position.
@moh64103 ай бұрын
its not a big deal just tell us what country have no debt ?
@HodgeChrisАй бұрын
For boomers and senior citizens, the current market and economy are unnecessarily harder. I'm used to simply purchasing and holding assets, which doesn't seem applicable to the current volatile market, and inflation is catching up with my portfolio. My biggest concern is whether I'll survive after retirement.
@Pamela.jess.245Ай бұрын
Just buy and invest in Gold or other reliable stock , the government has failed us and we cant keep living like this.
@brucemichelle5689.Ай бұрын
Yes, gold is a great investment and a good bet against the devaluating dollar, been holding some for awhile now, I’m grateful my adviser’s moment by moment changes in the market are lightening quick, cos who know how much losses I would’ve had by now.
@PatrickFitzgerald-cx6ioАй бұрын
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@brucemichelle5689.Ай бұрын
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@genming53173 ай бұрын
In simple term, think of Singapore as someone who borrow to buy properties vs US as someone who borrow to pay for its increasing credit card bills.
@pjs20thetube3 ай бұрын
Not inaccurate, but too simplistic model. For start properties can be a risky "investment", think negative equity. Or interest rate hike to make your mortgage payment worst. You could also increase the credit card bill to help you pay for repairs of your house to increase its value and when sold off pay back your credit card loan. Or buy a car to get a higher paying job.
@alanchiam45463 ай бұрын
Leveraging
@azmanrahim92263 ай бұрын
Towkay, have extra money invest in export based manufacturing in Malaysialah and hire Malaysianslah...sorry to disturb....
@deschan22463 ай бұрын
😂 in short, Singapore is badly managed by current govt
@genming53173 ай бұрын
@@deschan2246 sorry what?
@jennyle63953 ай бұрын
I think , Singapore regulates their own money domestically from many sources , without needing to borrow from abroad. They’ve calculated very carefully to always have profits since the founding of the country 👍
@jameschern48763 ай бұрын
😅
@taipangwong3563 ай бұрын
Warren Buffet and Karen crossover
@NazriB3 ай бұрын
Lies again? MILF Division USD SGD
@rabinraj152 ай бұрын
@taipangwong356 😂😂😂
@peanut0brain3 ай бұрын
Let me get this straight : Singapore borrows money to invest in assets (anything that helps to make more money), whereas the US borrows money to pay liabilities (anything that takes money away from you). So Singapore is smart and responsible with the money they borrow vs the US which is totally irresponsible !
@tenglim44063 ай бұрын
No, it's more of type of items spent on, and the methods of debt management in general?! Meaning, the spending of borrowed money on projects that could generate more current or future returns than on things that have little or no values at all - but sometimes might be of essential services i.e. the emergency services. In turn, the returns are then being re-invested, and/or used to repay the debts made earlier?!
@peanut0brain3 ай бұрын
@@tenglim4406 dude you are saying exactly the same as what I'm saying...spend money on things that brings more money in...lol
@tenglim44063 ай бұрын
@peanut0brain No?! I focused on what the benefits, both tangible, and intangible, could be brought to both the US, and SG, and its peoples in the future, via the investment of borrowed money, and proper debt management?! Through the construction of public housing, and community facilities, for instance, it could say, significantly improve the overall housing affordability, and standard of living of peoples rather than on those "white elephant" projects or excessive welfare benefits for its people?! Moreover, I explained on how the "borrowing" works in reality, and what the benefits are through the borrowing by the US, and SG in general, in which they differ both in terms of methods, and attitudes? On the other, you only (briefly) discussed the nature, and the attitudes of borrowing by the US, and SG?! So, it's entirely in different perspective?!
@pjs20thetube3 ай бұрын
@peanut0brain Not that simple. Investment could go sour too. Don't forget Singapore investment includes US treasury bonds too. So effectively holding US debt. Often people use the term "investment" to sound nice as if investment equals guarantee income. That's not always the case. The US uses the money to fund defense so you could say it invests in the long term ensuring that no one can invade it. And because of this money flows to the US when other countries are in trouble.
@iankuah86063 ай бұрын
The US is the only country with 'exorbitant privilege' so it can print money to honour debt obligatiios. No other country can do that, especially China whose debts are mounting at a frightening rate as theur property sector implodes and their Belt & Road Initiative has ground to a halt, leaving serveral third world countries in a debt trap.
@graceair31183 ай бұрын
Singapore can only plan long term if the Government remains more or less the same. If the Government keep changing like the USA, planning will be short term for quick wins to please voters.
@coolfer22 ай бұрын
Yup, this is a massive downside of democracies, unfortunately. Social benefits programs are crowd pleasers, so they are a tool for politicians to quickly garner supports. I'm not from the US btw, but I'm starting to worry that my country is heading to the similar direction, while we are not even nearly as wealthy as the US.
@linhwang66513 ай бұрын
Singapore operates like a bank which borrows money from the savers to obtain profits.
@gavinlew82732 ай бұрын
The biggest problem is that most of the projects financed can only reap profits by jacking up and inflating prices. Which does not solve the issue of inflation.
@hundrethnameofalli2 ай бұрын
regulatory arbitrageur
@linhwang66512 ай бұрын
@@gavinlew8273 , No project, no progress.
@linhwang66512 ай бұрын
@@gavinlew8273 ,Inflation is common in most countries. It hit harder in poor countries.
@user-xb8kz2my7d3 ай бұрын
singapore debt is investment debt ie. tie to assets. which generate revenue or sold for cash. usa debt its for consumption which future generations has to pay
@lngkfan3 ай бұрын
In naive term !!! All ventures, including all investments are risks. In the simplest meaning, risks = gamble, bet, wager, speculation, stake. The higher the risks, the higher the potential return. No risks no gain. Simply, ???
@lngkfan3 ай бұрын
@@jameschalkwig787 Consumption? Doesn't it mean external sources of funds are channelled into some sort of investment portfolio??? Risks involved, you wouldn't know exactly how much is the realizable value at any given time. Meanwhile, more importantly, you need to maintain cash flow, and also service the external fund. These are rudimentary procedures and no Nobel is required.
@Jack-mz7ox3 ай бұрын
US debt are paid to US companies which provide healthcare/technology etc, so private corporations get the revenue rather than the government. While essential funds and corporations in Singapore are mostly government owned.
@panzermora9022 ай бұрын
😂
@jeffs-uw6hr2 ай бұрын
Don't you worry about Singapore 😅😂 Just pay off the US$34trillion debt 🙄
@yong96132 ай бұрын
How to pay off? Or you mean write off? How to write off? Simple, no CPF payouts at all... HDB reaching zero years, just mandate it as zero dollars COE basic price should start at 1mil dollars
@lkl70452 ай бұрын
Title should change to Good Debts vs Bad Debts
@mmojave2 ай бұрын
like Good Cholesterols & Bad Cholesterols.
@slysterАй бұрын
Lol not a good click bait name
@zero7472 ай бұрын
Hi @BehindAsia , how did you get all the figures and data?
@fxrisxmxli2 ай бұрын
7:51 My grandad got flashbacks of WW2. Nice job editing 😂
@chincheong73412 ай бұрын
Borrowing to earn more in the future is smart . Borrowing to pay off more n more increasing debts n consumption is unsustainable.
@LanceKuan2 ай бұрын
No one knows how Temasek and GIC invest Singapore's reserves. Hence, exactly how much reserves the country has.
@abrahamdsl2 ай бұрын
I think they know but it's state secret - to prevent the dituation of the likes of Soros exploiting GBP then.
@williamwong56272 ай бұрын
Only God knows.
@jessieang56042 ай бұрын
And which is best to stay this way. Be it in war or business, you wouldn't want your enemy or competitors to know how much and how far you can stretch your resources, do you?
@kuanwengchi47702 ай бұрын
Why did they stonewalled former President Ong Teng Cheong telling him they need 59 man years to collate the info? You mean they don't audit their accounts annually? Oh.....in case you aren't aware, Ong Teng Cheong wasn't given a state funeral!
@_Urahara_Kisuke_Ай бұрын
I think one of Singapore's minister did touch on this, saying that for the obvious reason of national security, the exact amount shouldn't be made publicly available.
@localvisitor883 ай бұрын
present in percentage. Can give actual value ?
@Tungku663 ай бұрын
I think if I am not wrong, Singapore consider foreign deposit as external debt
@pjs20thetube3 ай бұрын
Technically yes.
@azureliteyahoo3 ай бұрын
@@pjs20thetube that's basic accounting entry.
@kentng9793 ай бұрын
absolutely right
@Amacherasu2 ай бұрын
Main character yarn? You think you saw you conquer yarn?
@tinyblackmage3 ай бұрын
Singapore has seemingly high gross debt, but in reality it has ZERO 0️⃣ nett debt. They borrow to earn even more profit 💵, not because lack of budget / fiscal room
@shukriramlee3 ай бұрын
Liar 😂
@Patroclus272 ай бұрын
@@shukriramleesingapore considers foreign investment as debt. So yes the debt will look high on paper. We have no issues with money.
@shukriramlee2 ай бұрын
@@Patroclus27 No, debt is debt and fdi is fdi.
@hisamjan78422 ай бұрын
if zero debt why increase gst, water tax, electricity cost. Debt is debt it have to be paid by someone which is the citizen. Pls dun give brainwash reason such as to pay back country reserved.
@edwinpoon2 ай бұрын
@@shukriramlee looks like you don't understand the nett debt situation, you poor boi. It's very simple: Debt value minus asset value = nett debt. Singapore actually has negative nett debt.
@lingth3 ай бұрын
Did they know out of the Top 10 Sovereign Wealth Funds in the world. Singapore has not 1 but 2 in the Top 10? GIC and Temasek
@HMTattiPalosa-mc6jo3 ай бұрын
What will happen to those countries,who are with high debt ,if there will be financial crises like 2008....
@edmundtan85062 ай бұрын
ssb and sgs bonds and T-Bills. COE is also considered a tax. Certificate of entitlement to drive in Singapore. (luxury). ERP is also traffic tax only in certain areas
@mmojave2 ай бұрын
plus alcohol & tobacco tax...
@AlphaQ922Ай бұрын
Nope.. SSB and SGS are not considered as tax ..
@nhatthegioi102Ай бұрын
Hello admin, I was also making videos about Singapore recently when I accidentally saw this video.... thank you admin for providing some useful information!!!
@ghostJammerzАй бұрын
Still, one of the smallest country with the highest debt in the world.. mind-blowing
@MichaelnguWookuok3 ай бұрын
Will singapore currency depreciate to pap of usd soon???Or appreciate it to equal value of an USD note soon.
@selvinlouw2 ай бұрын
Maybe they keep reserves offshore and borrow agains the offshore assets. Like Most large companies do.
@liveisgreatlivenotdie92683 ай бұрын
If Singapore issued non tradeable bonds to CPF, then what did they do with the fund they received from CPF which bought the Government non-tradeable bonds.
@waisinglee15093 ай бұрын
Most likely, the money is invested elsewhere for a higher return than what they pay out in interest.
@teerificbitch2 ай бұрын
Invest in higher yield assets to pay for the endowments
@user-db2ob2jc2f2 ай бұрын
Singapore Has Zero Net Debt The Singapore Government has a strong balance sheet with assets well in excess of its liabilities. This is why international credit rating agencies like Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poors give Singapore the highest short-term and long-term credit ratings of AAA.Jan 22, 2024
@gggboy77Ай бұрын
That's what they tell you. Like the vaccine is safe. Keep believing the liars
@ziq21883 ай бұрын
Why worry about debt ??? , where assets are more than visible !!! Hidden and intangible alone . With their prudence for over 50 years in managing financial handling, To WORRY, you are just ignorant, they don't need foreign funds for their infrastructure . Got it, that's. 😄👋🏼
@dickychow39863 ай бұрын
It's funny how some Malaysians who don't understand the economy always poke fun at Singapore's high debt.
@davidlim53 ай бұрын
They know nuts???
@shukriramlee3 ай бұрын
Because it's funny 😂 No matter what nationality you are 😂
@deschan22463 ай бұрын
They r correct. The funny thing is lots of people are still ignorants.
@cnachopchopnewsagency3 ай бұрын
Thats why they are stoopid to remove Najib because "he make malaysia alot of debt"😂 When actually during Najib, he bring in alot of FDI and he use national debt luke how Singapore did but yeah, Malaysia too stoopid and think every debt is bad when in reality EVERY country have national debt😂 And now, Malaysia have one of the slowest economic growth in ASEAN😂😂😂 They vote in current people just because if empty promise and populism🤣🤣🤣
@avrental3762 ай бұрын
That is why they are working for us lol
@tenglim44063 ай бұрын
Fun Facts: Currently, both the Temask, and GIC, have a combined value of close to 1 trillion USD, and maintain different investment approaches to achieve investment returns, on the various projects in different fields, for the Government of Singapore (and, in turn, Singaporeans too).
@silentbliss76663 ай бұрын
Have you checked how the value of USD$1 trillion has been derived? Most likely it is based on unrealised gains. And what are the 'different' investment approach which you know? I bet they are all investment on market derivatives
@jogo7983 ай бұрын
Does it include the MAS gold and forex holdings
@NewmaticKe3 ай бұрын
@@jogo798yes
@tikiewel3 ай бұрын
1 trillion dollars is more than enough to repay 850 billion
@tsgu87283 ай бұрын
It's actually $2.2t as of end 2023
@tikiewel2 ай бұрын
What does this mean for Singaporeans ?
@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735Күн бұрын
Random thought; If every country is in debt, who owes who money?
@thatsyouandme2 ай бұрын
For example. If one borrows money at 4% annual interest rate to fund projects that grow 10% or more in the long term. This is sound borrowing. Using other's money to generate income while using your own money for other money making channel that will be higher then what you pay in interest, this is the fundamentals of sound financial planning. Unlike US, they borrowed to cover the hole.
@AmbientWalking2 күн бұрын
Wow. I did not know that.
@halilbinzainee19452 ай бұрын
Marvellous
@Souchirouu3 ай бұрын
What?! Investing in the long term benefit of your people is a good idea?! Naw, that can't be true! Short term profit for the few is the premium economic model!
@lazarusguan23883 ай бұрын
"Short term profit for the few" got many empires and dynasties overthrown.
@ziqilim14442 ай бұрын
I think he’s being sarcastic
@sklai19072 ай бұрын
Good debt helps you to build future wealth and financial strength. Bad debt is an evil cycle to bring you down.
@canineatnight60263 ай бұрын
So basically the entire countey was playing rhe investment charty
@ktan67383 ай бұрын
sg debts are mostly debts to cpf pension n foreigner deposits. hence the higher the debts the better as it means sg has more pension cash n also more foreign deposit.
@deschan22463 ай бұрын
Higher the debts the better???😂🤣😂🤣😂
@vieworama81883 ай бұрын
Also because foreign investor's bank deposits in singapore are simply written in the balance sheet as "debt", the bank owes u money because u deposit with them, therefore technically you lend the bank money, so in P&L it's written as debt.
@aravvind2 ай бұрын
They follow Rich Dad poor dad concept
@fidelcatsro69482 ай бұрын
This is nuclear physics simply incomprehensible🤔
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
cos its rubbish propaganda thats why make shit sense
@PRSerАй бұрын
As a Singaporean. I myself am amazed how Singapore has become very rich and very expensive. I'm just a normal guy who has very very limited financial knowledge about how my country handles it's money. I do understand that it's much easier to manage an island sized country rather than a country the size and complexity of the US
@kita_komen43912 ай бұрын
think Dubai UAE is also like that..., but anyway...as long as you owe somebody money, you're not really independent
@elemental_gaming2 ай бұрын
8:03 bro just made an imperial japanese flag
@muhammadkhairulizatАй бұрын
SGS or SGX??
@veliking31752 ай бұрын
USD is the reserve currency of the world, it is in US's interest for other Countries, people, institutes to hold US debts. When you are holding US's debts (even if you don't directly hold any, almost everyone holds some US debts indirectly), would you want US to default on those debts? US can just borrow as much as the world can lend it, until another currency becomes a potential new reserve currency. ;)
@De-tw7byАй бұрын
If USD is going down then there will be problem for Singapore.
@user-sx6xb5nq9l3 ай бұрын
That's mean ok for some government bebt they pay back more long term stragic
@singapaul124 күн бұрын
The Singapore Government has a strong balance sheet with no net debt. Its financial assets are well in excess of its debt. This net asset position is reflected in the net investment returns generated on its reserves, which is made available for Government spending via the Net Investment Returns Contribution. In addition, its strong balance sheet explains why Singapore receives the top credit rating of AAA from the three leading international credit-rating agencies (S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch). The Singapore Government does not borrow for recurrent spending needs. Instead, the Government issues debt to meet specific long-term objectives
@rrron2 ай бұрын
If the US insists all 401k plans must purchase 30% of all notes and bonds issued by the US Treasury, I doubt u would call it a forward looking country.
@nicb.1213Ай бұрын
The system theoretically sounds good provided there is no misappropriation. There is no explanation on disbursement of the one trillion debts.
@aizatkassim24912 ай бұрын
The first thing that was mentioned in US spending is military expenses. ☠️
@doel89Ай бұрын
Basically singapore is growing by shorting with margin.
@SUNTZE132 ай бұрын
Singapore has no debts, i just goggle, so which is correct?
@LupinIII173-SilentMan2 ай бұрын
It's far better managed fiscally than many countries around the world.
@seph46672 ай бұрын
Uncle Sam is a very wealthy counterfeiter. He welcomes the poor into his mansion. What could possibly go wrong? Please answer.
@Akideoni3 ай бұрын
Correction high debt does not exactly mean great concern. More appropriately a low credit rating can be a more alarming concern. But again in practice it likely does present imbalance somewhere in in-between during otherwise peace time.
@mohdpolaris34032 ай бұрын
US debt 34 trillions and 1 trillions every 100 days , Singapore 800 Billions is small in comparison.
@parryyeo77663 ай бұрын
Pap gov said will take 50 years to determine sgp reserves..
@rebootmyth87532 ай бұрын
It’s hyperbole, but certainly will not be easy to get an accurate number. Reserves include state land, assets like offices, tools, and infrastructure. etc. But if you’re looking at purely fluid ones, just look at the value of Temasek and GIC. Temasek especially should be public information.
@richardliu749929 күн бұрын
They can pay. They use debts to leverage the world currency/ecomony.
@Zelenskyy93 ай бұрын
Sounds like $800B debts will becomes $800B credits in the future, si beh hor 💪
@Hazeman.2 ай бұрын
Ukraine 👎
@waynethorpe13413 ай бұрын
Pure Projection
@Rob-lq2ny2 ай бұрын
That's the US defense budget figure!
@_Urahara_Kisuke_Ай бұрын
Singapore is "built different", in every sense of the term. It has to be. Otherwise she wouldn't have survived this long, much less thrive.
@dextershaman71543 ай бұрын
Its still risk if thres another outbreak.morr debt definitely.
@rebootmyth87532 ай бұрын
The Gov of Singapore did not borrow (i.e get into debt) during the 2019-2021 pandemic, but instead simply drew from savings. I’d imagine they’ll do the same in another crisis.
@reichen6092 ай бұрын
6:00 7:34
@twnetf2 ай бұрын
Japan was 261% by 2022, should be lot higher now.
@babibrain3 ай бұрын
Smart debt.
@etphonehome69502 ай бұрын
Malaysia with mysterious money missing.
@CCLow-jr7um2 ай бұрын
Explanation not entirely correct. What he left out is the aspect of money creation which is very complicated.
@gangstagummybear34323 ай бұрын
Debt matters, if it didn't these countries with high debt would be alot cheaper to live in.
@gavinlew82732 ай бұрын
If it were cheap, then how would those investments by the government reap a profit ! Greedy Corporate Singapore!
@wuqs54583 ай бұрын
High quality people come out with high quality methods
@shukriramlee3 ай бұрын
High quality your ass! 😂
@PIT721002 ай бұрын
Viva Singapore 🇸🇬🙏💪👏❤️
@MrJchang27Ай бұрын
Sometimes, you need to borrow money to make money. If you put money into the right things, then you gain. Average Singapore salary is $46K US a year. However, everything is cheaper in Singapore.
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
but what is your investments make losses?
@dailydaze77Ай бұрын
by the word itself and the meaning that comes with it, a debt is still a debt and nothing will change that. A debt still needs to be paid back 🙄
@jailanimerchant97643 ай бұрын
Perhaps Spore borrow due to its costly land reclamation project for Tuas mega port and changi avition hub. Anyway, spore govt is stable and has full political support from its citizens.
@davidlim53 ай бұрын
Philippines bloggers.???
@cb250nighthawk3Ай бұрын
If I take a loan to buy a house, it's a debt and if I can't repay the loan and the interests on it, I'm in big trouble, no matter what. 🎉
@user-dw3od3jo6mАй бұрын
If you don't borrow money, you are limited by your initial capital which is $0, which means your investment return is $0, because you have no investment. If the interest payment is $5 but the investment return is $20, that's $15 of pure profit. If the interest payment is $50 but the investment return is $20, pay it off immediately and you'll never make a loss. Singapore takes on loans when it has money. You take on loans when you have no money. 😂
@cb250nighthawk3Ай бұрын
@@user-dw3od3jo6m I don't know what is it about my comment that you cannot understand! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@cb250nighthawk3Ай бұрын
@@user-dw3od3jo6m 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
@@user-dw3od3jo6m but what if your investment loses money? Ever thought of that? If every investment is a sure win, everybody will be rich aldy
@markbrzezinski88893 ай бұрын
O god, it's a tax haven?
@mahandranparamasivam732 ай бұрын
yes all 4 you Singaporean
@jimmylee1776Ай бұрын
Debt to GDP measurement does not reflect the true situation. Looking behind the scene the net debt of Singapore is zero. The government is very smart in managing the country’s debt. Let’s hope this continues for years to come. A change of government may change this situation. So Singaporeans have to think carefully about changing their government. A new government may not have the knowledge & skills to manage the country’s debts.
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
how you know net debt is 0? you dont even know what is your reserve size..
@fs60862 ай бұрын
All citizen of singapore are the biggest SSGS funding. I'm one of them
@XiuMexiubill-fq1lp3 ай бұрын
It is the important thing that the debt is definitely smaller compared to national reserves 💪💪
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
how you know
@paschallim55392 ай бұрын
Smoke & mirrors excuses for incurring debts.
@patricknhester47703 ай бұрын
Singapore government has always given the impression that the country has a high reserve and has always been very generous with handouts when there is an economic crisis. Now you are saying that the net debt is zero. Essentially, you are saying that it has as high a debt as its reserve. So after financing all the development, there is actually no money in the bank and everything is into assets? Who has been blowing smoke? Puzzled... And I have studied economics.
@deschan22463 ай бұрын
Does Impression equate to reality? 😂 Generous with handout? 😂 R u sure? 😂
@gavinlew82732 ай бұрын
In a wealth driven society like Singapore, people are considered capital assets. 😒
@rebootmyth87532 ай бұрын
How did you come to the conclusion that all the debt is equal to reserves. The size of the reserves is a national secret so it’s not publicly known. Even if you consider Temasek Holdings and GIC, you need to consider 1. Debt for investment is not zero value. It usually has a value unto itself (can be sold off for less than initial projected value). 2. SG reserves also include gold, foreign currencies held, and land.
@gggboy77Ай бұрын
A tiny island with a massive debt what can go wrong😂😂😂
@tonykwok97633 ай бұрын
MAKE MONEY IN SINGAPORE SPEND MONEY IN JOHORE
@pkchow25802 ай бұрын
Smart nations 👍
@SimplyAwesomenessАй бұрын
If it's really in high debt, it doesn't show. Singapore is safe and clean, has good education, and great infrastructure. The US has failing infrastructure, homelessness, many mass shootings, so many drug issues, corrupted politicians (including the presidents), declining education, and overcrowded prisons.
@mpdmpd81182 ай бұрын
SG is money makes money
@norman64993 ай бұрын
Im singaporean, remember rule no 1. Never pay full cash to buy property. Singapore is the number 1 in the world in managing finance. Try again, "Behind Asia"
@shukriramlee3 ай бұрын
Yeah, you can't even enjoy your CPF money since the government pegs it with national debt. 😂
@kenzong84273 ай бұрын
financialization is a real problem. I'm no economist, but I think economics has quite clear definition on "FINANCIALIZATION" and "REAL PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY", esp after 2007/2008 crisis....quite a lot of resource. Hope after self education, we'll be able to understand the " HYPERINFLATION" for the past years......
@waisinglee15093 ай бұрын
SG has hyperinflation? You're certainly no economist.
@gavinlew82732 ай бұрын
Agreed. Singapore wants to be in a position where money does all the work of making more money. The finance sector makes up much of the GDP (Is finance really part of the GDP?!?). But over-financialising the economy has repercussions in the long run. What happens in a society where money made money for everyone else and nobody needs to do any work? Think about it.
@daraz-amazing-finds3 ай бұрын
Interesting as not very far there is Hong Kong that has one of the lowest Debt to GDP ratio
@flaviomulatojerkin3 ай бұрын
The bank deposits are very misleadings
@DarkPa1adinАй бұрын
They are good debt
@actualfacts10552 ай бұрын
Borrowing money to invest to earn money actually makes money.
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
if the investment makes money, what if it makes a loss?
@actualfacts1055Ай бұрын
@@miadelle528 That's the risk that you take, nobody said that it was easy.
@cjsamtab73 ай бұрын
Better be prepared to be POFMA'd.
@gavinhcc2 ай бұрын
No matter how you explain it, a debt is always a debt.And with the debt stood at 170% of it's GDP, it's scary to see how it can pay its debt at times of extended crisis.Chances of Sing Dollar collapsing in extremely high and when it happens, it will shoot straight down like a falling knife.
@vganad3739Ай бұрын
Debts today will writeoffs tomorrow. But only some know.
@eilselgna7208Ай бұрын
Singapore reserves reads as US$434 billions. Remind me again, what debts?
@mrj475Ай бұрын
Its foreign money not singapore
@miadelle528Ай бұрын
your garmen dont even dare tell you much left in their kitty..lol