tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post139078908945191114..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: Inequality Starts At Birthhishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-4250224354985924492014-08-19T13:16:33.932+08:002014-08-19T13:16:33.932+08:00ooops........ Freudian slip showing there as in &...ooops........ Freudian slip showing there as in "dude" not "dud"<br /><br />Warrior 231Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-68326604453773501802014-08-19T13:14:26.206+08:002014-08-19T13:14:26.206+08:00"it barely resembles English" stream of ..."it barely resembles English" stream of consciousness...hahahahaha...those are good ones, dud. Bet Virginia Woolf would be lisping in her slumber...hahahaaaaaaaa! .<br /><br />Ah...by Jove, the mental cum moral contortions we affect to barely evade the reality barbs aimed at our immoral universe....hahaha. ;D<br /><br />Simple English = Inequality arises out of inequality, the solutionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-31023799390494032872014-08-19T10:34:53.413+08:002014-08-19T10:34:53.413+08:00@Warrior,
Actually what I'm referring to is y...@Warrior,<br /><br />Actually what I'm referring to is your writing styles. It's so dense, words jumbling and almost stumbling over themselves, almost a stream of consciousness approach; it barely resembles English.<br /><br />;Phishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-83314345367638503802014-08-18T12:48:55.711+08:002014-08-18T12:48:55.711+08:00@The Slug
I'm not aiming here for complete in...@The Slug<br /><br />I'm not aiming here for complete inequality of outcomes - that has never been the point.<br /><br />But to address some of the issues you've brought up - transferring benefits to our children certainly provides an incentive for parents to work harder and be more productive.<br /><br />But ask yourself, what does providing those benefits do to incentives for the hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-15986920778853505262014-08-18T12:41:26.612+08:002014-08-18T12:41:26.612+08:00@The Slug,
The problem with inequality is that un...@The Slug,<br /><br />The problem with inequality is that unless there are mitigating redistributive policies, it has a tendency over the long run to get progressively worse i.e. the proportion going to the less off actually shrinks, and income and wealth become increasingly concentrated at the top. Note that SG actually does have a fairly decent social transfer system. Nevertheless, this does nohishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-79972317411300992022014-08-18T12:31:22.681+08:002014-08-18T12:31:22.681+08:00@The Slug,
Talk, write, talk, write, talk, write,...@The Slug,<br /><br />Talk, write, talk, write, talk, write, until somebody listens. The more of us discussing this, the more we're likely to get it done.hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-1901439608745429322014-08-18T12:30:11.862+08:002014-08-18T12:30:11.862+08:00@Bane and Warrior
Selamat Hari Raya to you and yo...@Bane and Warrior<br /><br />Selamat Hari Raya to you and your families too.<br /><br />As for the rest of your comments, I'm not at all sure what you guys are trying to say. <br /><br />Absolutely agree that a true approach to abolishing inequality has to be holistic - the above post is one, tax policy is another, affirmative action is another still. None will be wholly effective without allhishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-60431586876177824582014-08-18T12:22:10.283+08:002014-08-18T12:22:10.283+08:00@anon2.18
The kursus kahwin has effectively zero ...@anon2.18<br /><br />The kursus kahwin has effectively zero parental education. Almost all the content relates to rights and obligations of each partner, not on how to develop children.<br /><br />On the boycott Israel campaign, I doubt there is much effect. It's too small and too limited, and most of the effect will be distributional rather than on growth e.g. you shift your fast food hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-1370477705901477202014-08-16T18:25:32.849+08:002014-08-16T18:25:32.849+08:00Bull's eye, Bane! Mindless commentary devoid o...Bull's eye, Bane! Mindless commentary devoid of real world facts masquerading as erudite, informed insights have been the bane (haha) of problem resolution. Its all part of the game, I suppose, something which Ed Bon succintly encapsulated here:<br /><br />"Yes. "Games". Politicians play games. If cant stomach the game or win, don't play it. As professionals a game is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-49949042016320218952014-08-15T23:39:41.374+08:002014-08-15T23:39:41.374+08:00Aye Warrior!, As you know humbugs, chatterboxes, h...Aye Warrior!, As you know humbugs, chatterboxes, hypocrites, dolts, toolheads, condescending POSeurs privileged charlatans and Big time Charlies and their like will crawl out of the woodwork and have a field day showering us with their idiotic views, inane theories, imbecilic postulations, half baked mouldy assertions while conveniently forgetting historical realities, ethnic misbehaviour, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-78498446469527356202014-08-15T19:04:56.825+08:002014-08-15T19:04:56.825+08:00Oh, and if you will bear with me, could I just giv...Oh, and if you will bear with me, could I just give my further views. Remember my analogy of the track team? One of my views is that not only can inequality never fully be eliminated, some inequality might actually be good as it can be a powerful motivating factor (see track cycling races where chaser often wins).<br /><br />But what I'm saying is that perhaps past a certain point of crucial The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-74802807427186865392014-08-15T18:31:55.854+08:002014-08-15T18:31:55.854+08:00Also, what are your views on the proportion of the...Also, what are your views on the proportion of the pie vs the size of the pie. I personally would prefer to have 5 and my peer 20 rather than 2 and my peer 1. It is my concern that some redistributive policies and campaigns have the effect of causing the pie to be smaller. Of course, if you are arguing that too much inequality will hinder the growth of the pie in the long run, that is a The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-48792638264872676412014-08-15T18:25:03.768+08:002014-08-15T18:25:03.768+08:00Hi Hisham, I remember we once had a discussion on ...Hi Hisham, I remember we once had a discussion on where and what intervention was required in the market and your views were something along the line of this article. I was going to, but forgot to, say that they sounded logical and novel but didn't strike one as the kind policy makers would ordinarily intuitively implement. How do you propose to facilitate that?The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-86634993727424241322014-08-14T13:16:50.731+08:002014-08-14T13:16:50.731+08:00"there is new biological evidence that a high..."there is new biological evidence that a high-stress environment for very young children does not simply affect cultural and psychological conditions that predispose the poor to failure; it can also affect the architecture of the brain, changing the actual neurological functioning and quantity of brain matter."<br /><br />The key is found in the phrase "high stress environment"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-76577978819155638822014-08-14T01:48:20.037+08:002014-08-14T01:48:20.037+08:00You said Singapore "didn't screw up the ...You said Singapore "didn't screw up the education system" that they inherited but instead "enhanced it" and their education system became "orders of magnitude better than what we have in Malaysia". On the other hand, you said that Malaysia "messed" with a "perfectly good education system" and that "consequences are being felt till now&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-24094353635253524092014-08-13T22:11:52.000+08:002014-08-13T22:11:52.000+08:00The Brits bequeathed a perfectly good education sy...The Brits bequeathed a perfectly good education system to us.<br /><br />Yet, in the name of anti-colonialism and nationalism, we decided to mess with said system.<br /><br />With consequences that are being felt till now.<br /><br />When will we learn to leave well enough alone?<br /><br />Singapore may have made many mistakes, but they didn't screw up the education system they were handed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-44222172675432018202014-08-13T14:18:51.521+08:002014-08-13T14:18:51.521+08:00For Muslim couples, there is a mechanism to introd...For Muslim couples, there is a mechanism to introduce parental education, which is during the mandatory kursus kahwin. However, how many classes is needed to really make the lessons effective? Weekly? Monthly? Any thing is good for now?<br /><br />Btw, can you comment whether the current boycott Israel campaign will have a negative impact on the national economy? Would love to hear an economist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com