tuga
Legal Alien
Singapore is probably the only 'benign' dictatorship in the world. It has many benefits but is not for everyone. It is a one party state. If you don't support that party you are 're-educated' or you leave. The prime minister is the son of the guy who took Singapore away from Malaya and earns $2.2 million a year. It works partly because of it's position and the fact that there is almost no unemployment benefit. Try telling a British 'fatty' that being over weight is not a disabilty and get a job or starve ... I spend time travelling in South East Asia and a lot of people in surrounding countries would like to live like Singapore but I don't think that model would work in a big country and there is probably only space for one or 2 Singapores in the world.I don't think the UK is one of them.
Such places work because there’s a lot of money to make them work.
I worked in Macau for a year as an employee ages ago and didn’t have to pay income tax. At the end of the year the Government distributed some of the gambling and prost money among the residents. My current account gave 8%/year. Yes, you need money to make it work.