I’ll be commenting on the issue of how Singapore is becoming a aging population. In light of that, the government decides to open its doors and plans to bring in more foreigners. Their purpose is to have enough people to keep the economy of Singapore going. With a aging population, lesser young people have to support more older people, resulting in a decrease in economic growth as there is less people working in the society. Thus the government brings in people to “help” us.

Singapore is a very stressed society. Since young Singaporeans are forced to compete and do well academically, fighting for that limited number of space in the better schools, from primary school all the way to university. We are forced to go through a structured education system which kills creativity. On top of that we have to face a huge number of foreign talents to compete with us. The government’s stand is to prepare us for the global workplace, to reduce tension from the stress of supporting a aging population. However these actions have a backlash in conservation. We are causing overpopulation.

The issue of foreign talents coming to Singapore has been a problem deep rooted into Singapore’s society. With many people complaining why the government is spending so much money to give them scholarships while forcing students in Singapore to go into debt just to get a education, this battle seems to be never-ending.

I feel that the problem should not be that the people are complaining against the government that there are too many foreign talents taking away their jobs, spaces in schools and houses, but rather the focus should be on the environmental stress it creates through the influx of people. This issue is merely a by product of the true terror which would harm all humans of all countries. People’s mindset are too narrow and micro to notice that If we continue to overpopulate the earth, More resources would be consumed, more pollution would occur, and ultimately, the earth would die out on us. As long as we are fixated in these micro issues of lack of jobs, lack of houses, we will never see the big picture which is slowly but surely killing us all. It would not matter if you are the richest man on earth or a poor man living in poverty, when the earth is destroyed, everyone goes with it. That should be the worry. That should be the focus.