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Interesting to read the articles in the link below...when they first implemented it 10 yrs ago, the elites there said will not work and will bankrupt the country. It turned out to be a spectacular success. 99.5% of citizens have insurance covering both primary care and catastropic illness...

Re: No Minimum Wage ; No Need Poverty Line – Huat Ah Sinkies always above both lines If you use same criteria as hong Kong, we have 15% below poverty line

After using a 7.9" you find a 7" screen too narrow and small. You forgot most important specs...how much?

I am well aware of the global) trend and what is happening else where. The problem is the pap system just worsens the effects. Yes income gap is widening everywhere but it has widened in Singapore much faster than in other developed countries that counteract the divide with strong measures.

The pap can live and die by the market, if that is what they want. We will have to find our own way out if they can't get the job done. There are lives at stake here.

A system build for exceptions will only be supported by exceptional pple.

No. Market will be up until yr end.

http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?166017-Where-is-S-pore-on-the-Gatsby-Curve-k I was looking through the social mobility data of Singapore more or less one of the worse among developed countries. Not only do we have the most unequal society, the ability to climb up from lower classes up...

Books could be written about this topic. And books have been written about this topic. In The Healing of America, T. D. Reid explored why American medicine falls behind other countries in quality while it races far ahead in cost of care. Near the end of the book, Reid expands on two big...

.....cancelled........

Try breaking a leg and going to American hospital ....doing a few x ray put on a cast, .....30K. That why healthcare and insurance is spinning out of control. They really need Walmart of healthcare to bring down prices. Some Mexican Americans would go back to Mexico for medical just like...

1. True that website were buggy in the first 2 weeks but now they are up and running. Try it yourself www.healthcare.gov 2. It is more expensive in states that had deregulated insurance that allow insurance companies reject people with preexisting conditions. But it is much cheaper in places...

Can someone summarize in a few simple points what is going on? Gilbert Goh talking about a people's movement and all that is almost delusional . . Whether we should productively highlight they sins, misbehavior, incompetence and misconduct of foreigners is ....may not be a wise thing to do...

Produces nothing but a set of guidelines and rules that can be easily circumvented. To hold this up as the strategy to give opportunities to Singaporeans now facing rejection by employers and severe structural unemployment is a waste of time. The way to do it is cut off over time employer's...

PAP keeps saying they wages cannot go up unless productivity rises. But will wages go up simply because productivity rises? Watch this video. Productivity gains does not translate to wage increments but why does the pap keep insistiing on productivity gains to raise wages? Because they...

He is a nobody sure sack one. Why would anyone stand up to defend him and his job? Anyway, I find it interesting how Singaporeans are so harrsh and moralistic to demand punishment for these people. The law for under 17 prostitution is meant to protect the minor from exploitation. In this case...

Please don't anyhow politicise and say opposition supporter this and that. Latest on S. Korea procurement :f next generation fighter: http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/08/20/f-35-and-eurofighter-eliminated-from-s-koreas-fx-iii-competition/ Both euro fighter and f35 eliminated...

They are a really incompetent....

My analysis shows the HSI is setup for a BIG up day on Monday. I have no specific target but will put in a trailing stop exit once I decide risk is too high.

http://www.airforcemag.com/DWG/Documents/2013/July%202013/072913Carlisle.pdf US General Carlisle reveals to the Defense writers group. Japan and S. Korea are likely to give F35 a miss due to high cost. As a Singaporean, it sickens me to hear this. Here we are struggling with inadequate...