America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Economic Shocks

Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Thursday February 19, 2026 @10:19PM (#47083246)

> The entire country runs on Chinese goods in shipping containers going to the US. It’s a tax state.

If that's true: tell me, why do people in the US or China pay for an expensive transit in Singapore?

> (be on the street at 2300, it’s poor people running power washers everywhere you go).

What?

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by quibono on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:13AM (#47086515)

If you go out into the street at 11pm you'll see poor people running power washers everywhere you go

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:26AM (#47086624)

I've lived here since 2017. I have yet to see the poor people running power washers at night.

Which neighbourhood do you suggest I visit for this spectacle?

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by quibono on Friday February 20, 2026 @07:02AM (#47086961)

By the way I'm not GP, I just wanted to clarify what they said (or attempted to). Apologies.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Saturday February 21, 2026 @06:14AM (#47099689)

No worries. I understood perfectly well what they said. I just couldn't believe they said something so stupid.

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