23. Buddhist 1% - $160M Cultural preservation, national pride 3% GDP growth; $2.31B

This $160m.

We will allocate it to our communities based on population shares.

So if 10% of the population are Muslim, a proportional share would be directed to them.

We can support the construction and upkeep of mosques with community input.

There are funds for Hindu kovils.

And for Catholic churches.

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I think these projected gains are relatively high.

They are somewhat optimistic projections.

But they could be attainable with a well-designed strategy.

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A democracy tends to involve different, often slower, processes.

In Singapore's case, if the PAP had lost power, some progress might have been delayed by several years, affecting development timelines.

Significantly.

It might have meant losing about five years of gains multiple times, resulting in a substantial cumulative delay.

If people said, "We tried PAP, LEe KAuN Yew's approach isn't for us"

"We'll try the Singapore Communist Party"

They could have experienced significant setbacks during 15–20 of 70 years.

GDP, investor confidence, and political stability might have been affected.

Adversely affected.