Already, Singapore has one of the highest (if not the highest) population density in the world. We are so crammed in our HDB flats and these are getting smaller over the decades too. MRTs are perpetually crowded to the brim with commuters and our universities’ enrolments are maxed out.

Now the government wants to grow the population by another 2 million over 40 to 50 years. So where will all these people come from? Not surprising that most of them are not going to come from increased efforts to encourage procreation by Singaporeans. The majority of this 2 million has got to come from foreign immigrants.

This is bringing things a little too far. Singapore is such a tiny island. It worries me that if we squeeze another 2 million people in, we are going to just sink into the ocean, just as an overweight ship do. It also proves that the Singapore government will continue to welcome foreigners with open arms, to the dismay of Singaporeans – many who are already unhappy with the current foreign talent policies.

Is it really for the better that we need the additional 2 million population? Will the pros really outweigh the cons? I can only think of sustaining economic growth as the only advantage to a growing population. In terms of quality of life, environment and personal space… they will go down.

It is not going to do any good in terms of job competition as well. We will see stronger competition for both skilled and unskilled jobs. For the males, we will be serving NS to protect at least 1 million more immigrants – assuming that Singaporeans’ procreation contributes to 50% of the targeted growth.

Question is – did the government consult citizens on their willingness for such a system? Did they ask our opinions on what kind of Singapore do we want to live in? Do they understand the plights of the people?

The only people that are going to benefit from such a policy are the capitalists. It is no secret that Singapore is a capitalist state. Economics principles tell us that people act in their self-interests. This is what is going on. Such a policy can only be thought of by people who feel that there will be benefits in it… benefits in a more competition job market (read: ability to pay lower wages), benefits in a stronger demand for property (read: property developers), benefits in a stronger demand for transportation services (read: our govt-linked transport companies).

Alas, those people who are going to benefit make up probably only 20% of Singaporeans – those who are earning 80% of our wealth… at the expense of the other 80%

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