Quote from: Shen Li on Today at 12:06:24 AMSingapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

This contrasts with Canada, where it actually enjoyed a trade surplus with the US.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

Actually Shen Li Shen, if that's the case, why the fuck is the United States imposing any tariffs at all on Singapore? With respect to the US, Singapore is a net debtor, not creditor.

this is unbelievable that Trump would want to go after Singapore - especially in light of how strategically located and important they are to the Western World. Plus they have this strong tie with Taiwan.

Why is Trump punishing Singapore? If anything, they should try to cut your adopted country some slack.

In fact, why are YOU even cheering on the USA? Like Australia, Singapore is being kicked in the teeth by Trump.

Jeez no wonder the Prime Minister of Singapore was so upset with those tariffs, when he made a speech directed at the United States.


Given that it has a trade deficit with America, Singapore is actually subsidizing the United States, not the other way around.

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 10:45:21 PMJo Jo you beautiful silly goose. Unlike Canada, Singapore has real leadership. Their prime minister will negotiate a deal with America like 100 other countries have to avoid punitive tariffs.

And unlike Canada under the Liberals, Singapore is not dependent on only one market. America is not even Singapore's biggest trading partner.

So nice try Sweetie, but this an apples to tractor tires comparison.

Singapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 09:46:31 PMBut one thing you forget is how dependent Singapore in particular, is dependent upon the well-being of other nations and its trading partners Shen Li Shen.

and if Donald Trump raises Tariffs on Singapore by 10-15 it's like a punch in the gut for their Economy too.

Singapore doesn't live in a bubble, nor is it an Island unto itself.

In that regard, Switzerland - another well off nation- is a stronger, more stable model than Singapore.

There are some YT channels by Singaporeans:

BTW, these guys are very entrepremeurial, conservative and rich.

so they don't see things from a leftist narrative, Shen.

You might tune into some of their prodcasts as I think they're quite representative of Singaporan political views.

These guys, Sean Foo and Henry Loo are always aware of Singapore's vulnerabilities and dependence on the outside world

Jo Jo you beautiful silly goose. Unlike Canada, Singapore has real leadership. Their prime minister will negotiate a deal with America like 100 other countries have to avoid punitive tariffs.

And unlike Canada under the Liberals, Singapore is not dependent on only one market. America is not even Singapore's biggest trading partner.

So nice try Sweetie, but this an apples to tractor tires comparison.

Quote from: Shen Li on July 31, 2025, 09:21:01 PMNo fucks are given. It is just a forum and we still have a 2-3 dinosaur trolls.

I could see what was happening, I knew it was bad for the future and I decided I wanted my sons to have no part of Canada's suicide mission. It was a good decision and I'm not looking back.

However, I will be in Canada for 2 weeks in the second half of August. I like the mountain parks. They are among the few places left in Canada that have not been taken over by homeless junkies with litter everywhere.

But one thing you forget is how dependent Singapore in particular, is dependent upon the well-being of other nations and its trading partners Shen Li Shen.

and if Donald Trump raises Tariffs on Singapore by 10-15 it's like a punch in the gut for their Economy too.

Singapore doesn't live in a bubble, nor is it an Island unto itself.

In that regard, Switzerland - another well off nation- is a stronger, more stable model than Singapore.

There are some YT channels by Singaporeans:



BTW, these guys are very entrepremeurial, conservative and rich.

so they don't see things from a leftist narrative, Shen.

You might tune into some of their prodcasts as I think they're quite representative of Singaporan political views.

These guys, Sean Foo and Henry Loo are always aware of Singapore's vulnerabilities and dependence on the outside world

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 12:09:37 AMHoneybunch, what did I tell you after you performed oral sex on me this morning about responding to what people are actually saying.  Your response has nothing to do with what Ms Li is talking about.

Everybody that lives in Canada or who has fled from it acknowledges the reality that Canada is in free fall by almost all economic and quality of life metrics. What makes people much younger than yourself so upset is that it is being done by design.

Canada was an amazing country. The new LPC got it's hands on it and squeezed out the juice that made it an amazing country that gave people the opportunity to flourish.

We all know countries have ups and downs due to international or domestic market conditions. It is undeniable what is happening in Canada is not a decade and counting drought. It is something far more sinister.

Sugarplum you are one of those much older Canadians who are in denial about the reality of Canada. The state of the country has changed and many people want to move to countries that are like what Canada used to be.

Understand this reality Sweetie or do you need to fall to your knees first.

No fucks are given. It is just a forum and we still have a 2-3 dinosaur trolls.

I could see what was happening, I knew it was bad for the future and I decided I wanted my sons to have no part of Canada's suicide mission. It was a good decision and I'm not looking back.

However, I will be in Canada for 2 weeks in the second half of August. I like the mountain parks. They are among the few places left in Canada that have not been taken over by homeless junkies with litter everywhere.

Quote from: Dove on July 31, 2025, 04:05:15 AMMy grandmother raised me and we were never on government assistence. My grandmother refused to accept it. She said it was a trap. She wasnt wrong.

 She sent me to a private Pentecostal school and we didnt have a lot but we had what we needed and were grateful for it. I got my first job at 14 and i have worked all my life - aside from a few years here and there i stayed with my children.

 My grandmother was absolutely a Reagan supporter.

And yet I understand that the 80s must have really been hard on your parents Dove Dove.

I was in my 20s in the decade you were born and it was a Mean Decade & there was a brutal recession aroudn the time our were born. As Charlie Munger, one of the wealthiest men of his generation remarked "That was a Horrible Recession (:40 of the clip):


So if yer Mom 'n Dad had a Hard Time, I understand why.

Governments everywhere at the time were chipping away at the Welfare state & pulling the supports from underneath young familes and mothers. It parallels what's going on in the economy today, 40 years later. And yes Trump & the Republican party is doing what Reagan did back in the 80s. Only Trump is doing Reaganomics on steroids. Cutting back on the welfare state and the social supports to help the working class.

Feel free to disagree and offer your own version of events but that's the why I see it.

Quote from: Thiel on July 30, 2025, 11:57:03 PMSweetie, you are so jealous.

One hundred percent.

Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 12:42:34 AMY'know Shen Li Shen, the one who posts here who I think had it tough growing up is Dove Dove

Because the year she was born was when the economy tanked and things got tough & government took the axe to many social programs. I remember that. It was as if somebody turned out the lights.

If her mother had a hard time & her children I can see why.

It was no longer the free n easy 1960s/70s.

That was the time Reagnomics and Thatchertism and it was brutal.

It was also brutal in Canada and it felt like we were being cut off at the knees.

That was a hard time for a lot of young people too.

In most places, the economy was shitty and the job market was bad.

It was like a Depression. Unemployment in Vancouver was like 15%.

If today's youth are facing a tough economy, it was tough back then too.

Many went to Japan to teach ESL cuz those were about the only jobs available.

So essentially, it's an economic cycle repeating itself every 40 years.

And it's a time of uncertainty and we're in a trough right now.

Reaganomics was great! My parents did fantastic in the 80's and the economy was booming.

As usual, you dont know WTF you're talking about.

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 12:09:37 AMHoneybunch, what did I tell you after you performed oral sex on me this morning about responding to what people are actually saying.  Your response has nothing to do with what Ms Li is talking about.

Everybody that lives in Canada or who has fled from it acknowledges the reality that Canada is in free fall by almost all economic and quality of life metrics. What makes people much younger than yourself so upset is that it is being done by design.

Canada was an amazing country. The new LPC got it's hands on it and squeezed out the juice that made it an amazing country that gave people the opportunity to flourish.

We all know countries have ups and downs due to international or domestic market conditions. It is undeniable what is happening in Canada is not a decade and counting drought. It is something far more sinister.

Sugarplum you are one of those much older Canadians who are in denial about the reality of Canada. The state of the country has changed and many people want to move to countries that are like what Canada used to be.

Understand this reality Sweetie or do you need to fall to your knees first.

josephine JOEJ , message from Thiel!

Quote from: Thiel on July 30, 2025, 11:57:03 PMSweetie, you are so jealous.

Yes, your boyfriend is jealous and nosy. And the most whiniest whiner on these forums.

He should find a hobby that doesn't make him cry. To quote cc la femme, picking posies might be safer hobby for him.

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 12:48:54 AMSugarbuns, you are doing it again. You are derailing the discussion by not replying to what people say.

Ms Dove agrees with Ms Li that Canada's decline is manufactured. She said would leave a country that was doing that too if she had the resources.

 I agree with Shen but what i said was i would NOT leave my country even if i had the resources. I was born here and ill die here.

 If it goes down, im still an American and there is a pride in that that is hard to make others understand if they are not from here. 

 But yes i agree with Shens politcal beliefs absolutely.

Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 12:42:34 AMY'know Shen Li Shen, the one who posts here who I think had it tough growing up is Dove Dove

Because the year she was born was when the economy tanked and things got tough & government took the axe to many social programs. I remember that. It was as if somebody turned out the lights.

If her mother had a hard time & her children I can see why.

It was no longer the free n easy 1960s/70s.

That was the time Reagnomics and Thatchertism and it was brutal.

It was also brutal in Canada and it felt like we were being cut off at the knees.

That was a hard time for a lot of young people too.

In most places, the economy was shitty and the job market was bad.

It was like a Depression. Unemployment in Vancouver was like 15%.

If today's youth are facing a tough economy, it was tough back then too.

Many went to Japan to teach ESL cuz those were about the only jobs available.

So essentially, it's an economic cycle repeating itself every 40 years.

And it's a time of uncertainty and we're in a trough right now.

 My grandmother raised me and we were never on government assistence. My grandmother refused to accept it. She said it was a trap. She wasnt wrong.

 She sent me to a private Pentecostal school and we didnt have a lot but we had what we needed and were grateful for it. I got my first job at 14 and i have worked all my life - aside from a few years here and there i stayed with my children.

 My grandmother was absolutely a Reagan supporter.

Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 12:42:34 AMY'know Shen Li Shen, the one who posts here who I think had it tough growing up is Dove Dove

Because the year she was born was when the economy tanked and things got tough & government took the axe to many social programs. I remember that. It was as if somebody turned out the lights.

If her mother had a hard time & her children I can see why.

It was no longer the free n easy 1960s/70s.

That was the time Reagnomics and Thatchertism and it was brutal.

It was also brutal in Canada and it felt like we were being cut off at the knees.

That was a hard time for a lot of young people too.

In most places, the economy was shitty and the job market was bad.

It was like a Depression. Unemployment in Vancouver was like 15%.

If today's youth are facing a tough economy, it was tough back then too.

Many went to Japan to teach ESL cuz those were about the only jobs available.

So essentially, it's an economic cycle repeating itself every 40 years.

And it's a time of uncertainty and we're in a trough right now.

Sugarbuns, you are doing it again. You are derailing the discussion by not replying to what people say.

Ms Dove agrees with Ms Li that Canada's decline is manufactured. She said would leave a country that was doing that too if she had the resources.

Y'know Shen Li Shen, the one who posts here who I think had it tough growing up is Dove Dove

Because the year she was born was when the economy tanked and things got tough & government took the axe to many social programs. I remember that. It was as if somebody turned out the lights.

If her mother had a hard time & her children I can see why.

It was no longer the free n easy 1960s/70s.

That was the time Reagnomics and Thatchertism and it was brutal.

It was also brutal in Canada and it felt like we were being cut off at the knees.

That was a hard time for a lot of young people too.

In most places, the economy was shitty and the job market was bad.

It was like a Depression. Unemployment in Vancouver was like 15%.

If today's youth are facing a tough economy, it was tough back then too.

Many went to Japan to teach ESL cuz those were about the only jobs available.

So essentially, it's an economic cycle repeating itself every 40 years.

And it's a time of uncertainty and we're in a trough right now.

Quote from: JOE on July 30, 2025, 10:04:42 PMY'know after reading countless posts, I think all you Canada Haters complain too much Shen Li Shen

My parents went through the Great Depression & the War.

And TBH, I think today's generation of Kids are spoiled and weak, Shen.

If moving to another country is what they need to do, then do it.

It's not the first time a generation has had to be mobile to further their prospects.

The 80s and 90s were a difficult time for Canadian youth as well.

High unemployment and many went abroad to teach do jobs outside of Canada.

But they didn't whine nearly to the extent that today's spoiled brats do.

and many of the the trials Canadians/youth are going through Americans are feeling as well.

Downward mobility, layoss, high cost of living, tough job market.

It's not just Canada that's feeling the pinch.

I just have to provide you with some context Shen

sometimes a dose of reality helps Shen.

Honeybunch, what did I tell you after you performed oral sex on me this morning about responding to what people are actually saying.  Your response has nothing to do with what Ms Li is talking about.

Everybody that lives in Canada or who has fled from it acknowledges the reality that Canada is in free fall by almost all economic and quality of life metrics. What makes people much younger than yourself so upset is that it is being done by design.

Canada was an amazing country. The new LPC got it's hands on it and squeezed out the juice that made it an amazing country that gave people the opportunity to flourish.

We all know countries have ups and downs due to international or domestic market conditions. It is undeniable what is happening in Canada is not a decade and counting drought. It is something far more sinister.

Sugarplum you are one of those much older Canadians who are in denial about the reality of Canada. The state of the country has changed and many people want to move to countries that are like what Canada used to be.

Understand this reality Sweetie or do you need to fall to your knees first.