Do you really understand the poor and what they want? You sure pap policies affect them the worst?
The poor is the bottom 5% or 10% of the society and these group benefits from all the bits of welfare (govt grant, bursaries, cheaper rented housing, etc) that the government gives out. Yes, when cost of living goes up, food and other basic necessities get more expensive for them as for everyone else. However, this group does not feel that it's because of pap, they are not political aware (even for many not poor and well educated ones), they may think it's just a way of life and thank goodness with all the pap goodies or their lives could be worse. Try to volunteer to man election booths, you will see how many of these including the old limping fools in tattered clothes who drop their votes into pap boxes.
It's those lower and middle lower income groups who are worst affected. Some of whom are sandwiched generation with poor unemployed parents to take care of. Sg did not have dole program for the old and the responsibilites fall onto their low-middle income children to pay for them. Again, these people aren't politically aware.
Those who are politically aware are a small portion who cares about the country and their fellow countrymen and those who used to be financially comfortable but became disadvantaged when the policies changed to affect them negatively. How to change sg like that?
