Former GIC Chief Econmist tells all in ST interview. This man should be a minister

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Mr. Yeoh feels the safety net is undignified and insufficient. The poor man didn't want to be shamed before family or for govt officials to "bug his family to look after him". Last week a retiree by the name of Paul Tan wrote to the ST Forum to urge the govt to do more for the aged like himself because the number of suicides among the elderly has been increasing. Paul Tan explained that policies such as the Parents Maintenance Act designed to push responsibility of care for the elderly from the govt to children has strained many poor families who find it hard to take up this burden. Mr. Yeoh cited a Lien Foundation report that showed that the top-death related fear of Singaporeans is being a burden to their family.

- http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2012/05/extracts-from-yeoh-lam-keongs-recent.html

 

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Re: Former GIC Chief Econmist tells all in ST interview. This man should be a ministe

i feeL proud to have a neighbour Like Ah Keong; humbLe, down-to-earth, and a man who speaks his mind..
Hope there are many more Like him out there , in this dog-eat-dog worLd..