On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, J. Lasser wrote:
And Singapore survives quite well being a totalitarian capitalist society. Sure, you can pick nits and claim that Singapore's not entirely capitalist, but it's more capitalist than this country and certainly less free, too.
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,266,00.html In some ways, Singaporeans are more free than U.S. citizens. Income taxes and sales taxes are lower. Prostitution is legal. The government does not impose rules on whom private landlords can and can't rent to. Unlike some cities in the states, Singapore has no curfews. Being able to walk outside safely at night in any area of the city, even the poor excuse for the city's red light district, has its attractions. -Declan