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possibly to do with their deeply socialist ethos No, it has to do with the fact that Singapore is a small place, which would completely choke if they would not
by CaptainZapp 7y ago
possibly to do with their deeply socialist ethos
No, it has to do with the fact that Singapore is a small place, which would completely choke if they would not restrict the use of private cars via heavy levies.
And regarding socialist ethos: Singapore is, arguably, the most capitalist and business friendly place in the world.
- ptah 7y agosocialism is not business unfriendly. china is super business friendly
- cmrdporcupine 7y agoYou're confusing socialism with 'government involvement' -- admittedly a mistake many Americans seem to make. 'Socialism' in the classical sense is definitely business unfriendly. Its foundation is a critique of private ownership of factories, workplaces, and other 'means of production' Socialism means social management of the economy. That need not involve the state at all. And it may not describe China at all, depending on your definition of 'social', regardless of what the Communist Party says about itself. "Socialist" certainly does not describe Singapore, which neither calls itself socialist, nor acts socialist.
- H4t5YVm4aP 7y ago"Socialism is when the government does things"
- imtringued 7y agoChina took off as soon as they added capitalistic laws.
- ptah 7y agoalso explain to me how their blocking of EV's is business friendly
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoThat is one subset of one industry. You don't have to be friends with everyone to have lots of friends.