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Big questions for Singapore: HDB, foreign workers, and the Singapore social compact

Economy
Singapore
Started April 17, 2026

Housing affordability, foreign labour policy, and whether Singapore's growth model still works for everyone.

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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Singapore's inequality, while lower than in many comparable cities, remains high relative to its level of human development.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The government should more actively regulate cost-of-living pressures, not only manage them through targeted subsidies.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Singapore should introduce a property gains tax to reduce speculative investment in HDB resale and private residential property.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The CPF system is a strong model for retirement savings that should be strengthened rather than dismantled.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
HDB flats have become too expensive for young Singaporeans entering the property market for the first time.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Singapore relies too heavily on low-wage foreign workers in ways that suppress wages and conditions for Singaporean workers.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Singapore needs a more progressive tax structure in which the wealthiest contribute proportionally more.
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