Singapore's hidden poverty problem

[nomorelisa]

20 February 2014 Last updated at 03:08 GMT

Singapore may be one of the wealthiest and most developed countries in the world, but poverty remains a worrying problem.

Despite holding the world's highest concentration of millionaires, the city-state also boasts the second-biggest inequality gap among Asia's advanced economies.

So how do you live in a city that's becoming increasingly expensive? The BBC's Sharanjit Leyl reports.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26268500?OCID=twitterasia

The Singapore government staunchly maintain cleanliness with very strict laws and heavy fines on litterbugs…well, the positive side to this is that the homeless and vagabonds have clean floors and streets to sleep on…

 

[eatshitndie]

that's me in the pic. i'm doing it for fun and health. it's extremely rewarding for myself, while at the same time i'm helping to keep sg free of cardboard clutter. :o

 

[JossSticksCandleWax]

Pappies are traitors.

 

[blissquek]

Pappies are traitors.

..Not so long ago...did"nt one senior pappies said there are no beggers in Singapore...???

 

[songsongjurong]

http://singaporemind.blogspot.sg/2012/02/pm-lee-being-poor-in-singapore-is.html

PM Lee says to poor in singapore, "BE THANKFUL" !!!!



"If you're poor in Singapore, it's no fun, but I think you're less badly off than in any other country in the world, including in the US," - PM Lee

 

[songsongjurong]

http://www.mws.org.sg/Dispatcher?action=SocialIssueTopic&id=Sc12ce388725076

What exactly is “poverty” in Singapore?

In Singapore, it is highly unlikely that you will find beggars lining the streets or see starving children walking the pavements, scrounging for food. The poor and needy in our society struggle with “relative poverty” —simply defined as that their financial resources fall substantially below what is needed to pay for the necessities of living in Singapore.

Due to various factors like health issues and family circumstances, they struggle to survive on a day-to-day basis. Moreover, they are caught in a vicious poverty cycle, with little or no means to make a better life for themselves. Their children are often not able to do better than their parents due to lack of access to knowledge and educational support. For example, the child would quit school to work and supplement the family’s income, simply trying to put food on the table.

 

[GoldenPeriod]

A bit lau kui to appear on BBC.

 

[laksaboy]

A bit lau kui to appear on BBC.

The Mediacorp and SPH 'journalists' refuse to do their job properly, when they're not porlumpar-ing the PAP regime, they're busy stirring Konfrontasi shit with Indonesia. You need foreign media to do the job which you're supposed to do.

 

[greedy and cunning]

http://www.mws.org.sg/Dispatcher?action=SocialIssueTopic&id=Sc12ce388725076


Due to various factors like health issues and family circumstances, they struggle to survive on a day-to-day basis. Moreover, they are caught in a vicious poverty cycle, with little or no means to make a better life for themselves. Their children are often not able to do better than their parents due to lack of access to knowledge and educational support. For example, the child would quit school to work and supplement the family’s income, simply trying to put food on the table.

many people like leongsam would like to say it is due to laziness and not smart enough , not the fault of
others.

 

[Equalisation]

Give us back OUR hard-earned CPF money at age 55 NOWWWW !!

It is our blood and tears money after years of toiling !!!:oIo:

 

[batman1]

Give us back OUR hard-earned CPF money at age 55 NOWWWW !!

It is our blood and tears money after years of toiling !!!:oIo:

The pap strategy is control the people of Singapore by making them poor n jobless so that
Sinkees will be beholden to n grateful to pap for any bits n crumbs of rebates given to sinkees.

 

[laksaboy]

The pap strategy is control the people of Singapore by making them poor n jobless so that
Sinkees will be beholden to n grateful to pap for any bits n crumbs of rebates given to sinkees.

I think the PAP govt is deliberately keeping the unwashed masses down at the low-end of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, so that they're focused on bread and butter issues and not engaging in higher needs, which in turn may threaten the PAP's stranglehold on power.

 

[neddy]

that's me in the pic. i'm doing it for fun and health. it's extremely rewarding for myself, while at the same time i'm helping to keep sg free of cardboard clutter. :o

You look very fit.

They say recycling is good for the environment - that is when new chemicals and bleach are added to energy consuming machinery to turn cardboard into paper suitable for flushing down the toilet.