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Singapore numbers ignore their underclass, which is significant. But you're right, if you're a westerner, Singapore's great.
by orwin 2mo ago
Singapore numbers ignore their underclass, which is significant. But you're right, if you're a westerner, Singapore's great.
- eru 2mo agoAny 'underclass' also contributes to GDP and consumes healthcare. How is any of this ignored? But yes, I agree that the US should let in more migrant workers. Good for the workers and good for the target country: cheap infrastructure is great!
- orwin 2mo agoBecause it is? Migrant workers get sent away when sick or hurt, they don't benefit from healthcare. They don't get treatment, and have to come back to their country. It's the same in the UAE, except there even if you're a westerner, if you work a manual job you will get sent to your country if you get seriously hurt (ask any sailor).
- eru 2mo ago> Migrant workers get sent away when sick or hurt, they don't benefit from healthcare. Sources?
- orwin 2mo agohttps://www.migrantdeathmap.sg/inaccessible-healthcare https://www.migrantdeathmap.sg/inaccessible-healthcare [Edit] btw I just talked to my sailor friend, I was wrong, it doesn't matter if you're a westerner or not, if you are a sailor or a docker in Singapore, you will have to pay from your own pocket for healthcare or get back home, same as UAE.
- rangestransform 2mo agoI wish the US could also use migrant labour like Singapore instead of the current system of turning a blind eye to illegal immigration out of necessity