Comments on: Why not a living wage? http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anthony http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911&cpage=1#comment-3017 Anthony Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:28:48 +0000 http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911#comment-3017 Interesting piece, if not at all rather elusive and irrelevant many areas. But you're suggesting something which the late Milton Friedman already championed 50 years ago in the USA. It didn't work then, and it seems doubtful it will now. Some sort of living wage sounds socially desirable though. Perhaps you might venture to suggest some measurement by which this definition should be defined? It certainly seems interesting to see how this can be calculated. Interesting piece, if not at all rather elusive and irrelevant many areas. But you’re suggesting something which the late Milton Friedman already championed 50 years ago in the USA. It didn’t work then, and it seems doubtful it will now.

Some sort of living wage sounds socially desirable though. Perhaps you might venture to suggest some measurement by which this definition should be defined? It certainly seems interesting to see how this can be calculated.

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 12 http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911&cpage=1#comment-2968 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 12 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:55:14 +0000 http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911#comment-2968 [...] ..”the liabilities of entrenching a generation of Singaporeans who are ‘barely have their heads above water’ have dire social and economic consequences for the next generation.” Ian Choo [...] [...] ..”the liabilities of entrenching a generation of Singaporeans who are ‘barely have their heads above water’ have dire social and economic consequences for the next generation.” Ian Choo [...]

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 19 Mar 2010 http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911&cpage=1#comment-2955 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 19 Mar 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:01:52 +0000 http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=16911#comment-2955 [...] 2010 Debate - New Asia Republic: Why not a living wage? - Gerald Giam: Tackling income inequality should be Govt’s top priority - Ian On The Red Dot: [...] [...] 2010 Debate – New Asia Republic: Why not a living wage? – Gerald Giam: Tackling income inequality should be Govt’s top priority – Ian On The Red Dot: [...]

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