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Honestly speaking during LKY days, so call " foreigner talents already here " Partly due to we need Foreigner investors come set up factory , office here thus locals got job.

my parents use to work in a HK factory last time. They told me all the top management inside are hong kong people since the boss is from hong kong.

One thing why our parents times still can endure even the top management are foreigners. No doubt pay is not say a lot but come daily needs still can able to afford. Even come hawker foods. I still remember my parents per month roughly 3 to 5 times buy satay come back home and is not just like 20 sticks is 50 to 100 sticks including rice. Gravy also give alot till next day I even can use a sauce for my bread.

Imaging now you buy 100 sticks cost now much? Now heard one stick cost 1 dollars beside some cost 90 or 80 cent. You hardly can find satay seller in SG sell one stick like  less than 80 cent. Even there is the meat surely thinner.

Now is no doubt you pay increase but you pay even more come daily needs even come Hawker foods. Do note is Everyday when you go work , come lunch time. Next now a days a lot never cook thus also will buy for dinner

one month you can go count you already spend how much on Hawker foods, or foods at food courts.

next the HDB flat. Last time HDB flat is reasonable price and affordable to the people as is it a Public housing.

Last time ratio of  housewife is much higher, now there is significant more female in labour workforce.
Govt also actively ask female to work after child birth.

Currency depreciate is world wide phenomenon. Especially currencies are all not peg to gold.