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i would like to applaud the NTUC for so speedily helping 194,000 union members affected by the recession this year . however , as NTUC has about 500,000 unionised members , this means two out of five members are affected by the recession and need assistance . with a total resident workforce of 2 million . this could mean 800,000 workers are similarly affected by the reccession and are need of assistance .
out of the $23.3 million set aside to help the needy . $7.6million will be used for "family bonding initiatives " as well as to help the elderly . this means that only $15.7million is used to help the 194,000 members who need help . this work out to an average of about $80 per year per member or $6.66 per month per member . indeed , it seems this is not very much once the number are broken .
how much of this $7.6million will be used to promote family at the 6 carnival to be held this year at the NTUC club's downtown east facilty ?
we should also not forget non-NTUC members who are affected and need help , and try to find some way of helping them too . to qualify for NTUC assistance , one would first need to become a member of the NTUC . this means one would have to pay a member fee of $117 annually . does it make any sense then to become a member , and pay $117 for membership in order to receive $80 in assistance ? :oIo::oIo:
out of the $23.3 million set aside to help the needy . $7.6million will be used for "family bonding initiatives " as well as to help the elderly . this means that only $15.7million is used to help the 194,000 members who need help . this work out to an average of about $80 per year per member or $6.66 per month per member . indeed , it seems this is not very much once the number are broken .
how much of this $7.6million will be used to promote family at the 6 carnival to be held this year at the NTUC club's downtown east facilty ?
we should also not forget non-NTUC members who are affected and need help , and try to find some way of helping them too . to qualify for NTUC assistance , one would first need to become a member of the NTUC . this means one would have to pay a member fee of $117 annually . does it make any sense then to become a member , and pay $117 for membership in order to receive $80 in assistance ? :oIo::oIo:
