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Re:Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singap... by thisrod on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:01AM (#9249442)
> set up his 'wealthy, modern' state by money laundering for Burmese junta

D'oh! I've been wondering how Singapore's low-taxing government accumulated all the capital that it invested, and that answer is so obvious: they took it from people somewhere else. Would you mind pointing me to a book that fills in the details?

Re:Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singap... by thisrod on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:37PM (#9260577)
I found the real answer: the low taxes were all lies, and Mr Lee actually took half of everyone's salary for his family to invest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Provident_Fund

Re:Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singap... by contingencies on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:48AM (#9249536)