GPGT - Singapore's outsized defence spending

[wongkc]

Our defence spendings feed a lot of GLCs... ST Logistics... ST Kinectics... SATS... etc... to ensure TH got healthy revenues and profits...

left hand right hand thingy...

 

[junjie433]

Actually already got so many underpaid conscripts, the cost should be reduced drastically already what.

How come still so high?

Pay for protection fee in the form of buying expensive toys?

 

[plexxor]

Cause we almost free labour. Can spend big money on high tech.

 

[yesman2978]

It's good, get paid to do nothing! But coming purely from a defence spending point of view it's not optimal hahaa

But that's the nature of defense, or protective sector work mah

Is like hiring security guards, or engaging cybersecurity firms to protect your company's network.

Just because most of the time nothing happens, it doesn't mean security not necessary

 

[Tloslm]

SG too small to last a long war.
This makes the big spending becoming a joke, spending for nothing, result is still the same in the end

 

[DragonFire]

Of the top 6, 4 are actually involved with conflict, or have ongoing security concerns to address.
3 are actually involved, directly or somewhat indirectly in hot conflict.

 

[Kunkka]

We have to pay all the soldiers well.

oh wait.. national service is a a privilege.

It's not a privilege hor according to Calvin Chrng

 

[swenson]

It is a necessary spending as a form of both deterrence and defence.

If we had not openly announced our defence spending (to the point of declaring what big guns we have to the public) right at the beginning, all of us would be holding malaysian or Indonesian passports by now.

 

[Kunkka]

SG too small to last a long war.
This makes the big spending becoming a joke, spending for nothing, result is still the same in the end

Sg even if can even last, it won't be long. all critical infra staffed by foreigner. If war come, All balik kampong sg will die whether the nsf defend or not.

 

[nasfieldjohn]

Jlb silver serpents paper generals parachuted yet

 

[swenson]

SG too small to last a long war.
This makes the big spending becoming a joke, spending for nothing, result is still the same in the end

we are not meant to conquer or fight a long war. We need to make sure that whoever the aggressor is, it will be a very painful and costly attempt on their part

 

[Elnoxv]

It is a necessary spending as a form of both deterrence and defence.

If we had not openly announced our defence spending (to the point of declaring what big guns we have to the public) right at the beginning, all of us would be holding malaysian or Indonesian passports by now.

I agree with your statement above on "deterrence and defence" but your last statement (all of us would be holding malaysian or Indonesian passports by now.) is too exaggerating lah.

 

[buttbERry]

defence is important

 

[randyap]

Reservist is a bladdy waste of money. 60% of the time waiting for things to happen or sleeping in bunk

reservist is essential for singapore, it is just badly executed by our leaders

 

[Kohliemliem]

Actually already got so many underpaid conscripts, the cost should be reduced drastically already what.

How come still so high?

they never include opportunity cost of lost earnings otherwise it will be world highest worlds most militarized state worse than north korea.

 

[swenson]

I agree with your statement above on "deterrence and defence" but your last statement (all of us would be holding malaysian or Indonesian passports by now.) is too exaggerating lah.

Not true. The Indonesian Konfrontasi was a real example of what might have happened. Singapore is a good base for indonesia to get to malaysia for forming the Federation of Malaya.

Though we are not strong then compared to now, it is still a lesson that everyone have to learn from to not take things for granted.
I am grateful to sleep peacefully at night so thank you to the effort of generations of SG males

 

[HellriderZD]

Spend so much but open leg big big for jhk to flood in then defend what ah?

 

[Eliwood]

I agree with your statement above on "deterrence and defence" but your last statement (all of us would be holding malaysian or Indonesian passports by now.) is too exaggerating lah.

If no credible army, do u think we still have water to drink? How long can u go without water....

 

[Eliwood]

Spend so much but open leg big big for jhk to flood in then defend what ah?

The jhk here mainly to do the jobs SC dun want to do....

Which SC want to do work below 3.6kpm?

 

[Elnoxv]

Not true. The Indonesian Konfrontasi was a real example of what might have happened. Singapore is a good base for indonesia to get to malaysia for forming the Federation of Malaya.

Though we are not strong then compared to now, it is still a lesson that everyone have to learn from to not take things for granted.
I am grateful to sleep peacefully at night so thank you to the effort of generations of SG males

Having strong defence is great, as you said, it acts as a "deterrence and defence" but over spending is not when we are unlikely to be attacked by our neighbours.

And i don't think that will ever happen now, given the state of the world.