Even before many have a chance to taste it
http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/30/spore-is-third-richest-country-forbes/
http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/30/spore-is-third-richest-country-forbes/
There are many poor people in Switzerland you know?
Even before many have a chance to taste it
I would like to congratulate the PAP govt for doing such a fantastic job transforming the country from a backwater to the top of the league.
Thank goodness it didn't go down the welfare state route. It would have ruined the country.
Even before many have a chance to taste it
freedalas said:S'pore was not a backwater when LKY took over. It was a thriving seaport with good infrastructure built up by the British who also ran an excellent administration regime with top notch education provided. Many of what LKY claimed credit for were in fact solid foundations laid down by the British. Many would in fact say that LKY destroyed quite a lot of the good works done by the British.
Agree with you. The same people who claimed Singapore was backwater also declared Singapore as the New York of Malaysia.
I would like to congratulate the PAP govt for doing such a fantastic job transforming the country from a backwater to the top of the league.
Thank goodness it didn't go down the welfare state route. It would have ruined the country.
Errrrr... GDP per capita is not an indication of income per head... you twits
I am glad we did not go the welfare state route too. The problem is we are going on the profiteering super highway. And the largest vehicles belong to or are linked to the govt.
That's right. In any case, people like Leongsam has always been wrong about those asking the govt to do more for the poor and needy. Just by rendering more aid to the lowest segment of society does not mean we turn ourselves into a welfare state.
No one said it is what. Read the posts properly before calling others names.
True. But then their average folks are indeed enjoying a decent standard of living that they can be proud of. Here in S'pore, the average folks are almost at a subsistence level, hand to mouth basis daily. On top of that, we definitely have more poor people than Switzerland. Pro-PAP samsters should think before they try defending their masters.
Average folks here are living very well. Well taken cared of by the govt. You must be a foreigner pretending to be a local on this forum.
For any society to remain strong and resilient, it must be seen to be rewarding hard work and enterprise. Helping the poor and the needy sends the opposite message. All it does is encourage more people to put their hand up for assistance. It creates a culture of dependency from which there is no turning back.
Obviously you don't know the actual situation with the poor and needy. These are the hardest working people you can ever come across. If not, would they have just starved themselves to death since the PAP is not helping at all.