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Originally posted by cubsarecute:HOW do you feel about the ageing population?
a pressing issue now government are
thinking of many solutions to minimise
the impact it has on the country's economy........
How do you feel abt is as a Singaporean???
I feel the government is absolving themselves from any responsibilities for the Aging Populace...
No democratic government in the world, denies welfare, pension, or medical assurances, for their own Aging Populace (Medisave and CPF are illusions)... only this one.. ours. Which by the way, weren't voted-in for by many but yet...
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I think Singaporeans are pitiful to have voted in, given so much power to this government and are now suffering for it. They were told to put aside, at one time 40% of their income for retirement and are now told that it would not be enough (and so many old people have to work as cleaners in hawker centers)... Pitiful Singaporeans, Your Government PAWNED You.
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Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:Nothing to feel about.
Won't get most of my CPF money, especially if i am dead before 85.
What's there to like? Start investing what's around now.
Finally, start thinking about retiring else where.To retire elsewhere requires one to have secured PR-ship well in advance, in anticipation of more stringent laws of the said country.
And many things change over the course of 50 years....
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Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:Nothing to feel about.
Won't get most of my CPF money, especially if i am dead before 85.
What's there to like? Start investing what's around now.
Finally, start thinking about retiring else where.So farking sad isn't it? No place for Singaporeans to grow old and die in their own country. Why? Because we are ruled by a bunch of public money grabbing, dishonorable dictators.
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Originally posted by BillyBong:My point being, in 10 years there may be changes in our govt that may make you re-consider your position to emigrate...duh
What are the odds that anything will change in Singapore? Short of a mass revolt, it is highly unlikely the opposition will gain significant presence. It is not beneath the ruling party to use state apparatus as they so choose to.
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Originally posted by reyes:the best is to interview the old folks and ask them what they feel?
most feel unsecured, can die cannot fall sick attitude.Originally posted by Lin Yu:i feel that they had come up with fark up policies that is not helping the population
1. Medisave, Medishield, MediFund, ElderShield but does is not even enough to cover medical cost
2. "Proposed anuality" that pushes the responsibilities to taking care to the elderly to the people
Old people will say
1) Lim peh know got Medi this and that from CPF, but I don't know how to use. Use already then no money to retire how?
2) What is annuity ah? Can eat a not?
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Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:What are the odds that anything will change in Singapore? Short of a mass revolt, it is highly unlikely the opposition will gain significant presence. It is not beneath the ruling party to use state apparatus as they so choose to.
When Old Lee becomes history, i believe things will change. At present, such things cannot yet materialize for as long as he continues to exert his influence.
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if u compare us wif malaysia, most family households give birth to 4 to 7 children even though they are poor.
whereas in sg, most of us can only afford 1 child or 2?
when most of us in sg grow old, no one are going to take care of us. i guess we r screw badly to have such a government in sg.
at least in malaysia, pple think their government r bias against chinese, yet they can manage to afford to fight for their survival despite having more mouth to feed in the family.
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Originally posted by BillyBong:When Old Lee becomes history, i believe things will change. At present, such things cannot yet materialize for as long as he continues to exert his influence.
True. So we have to hope the Government screws up mighty big time after the old man takes his turn in the grave.
But truth to tell, there are lots of people in power, who believe in his style of leadership, and they would go to extreme ends. If we think idiots like Mat Toro, Gazelle and Oxford Mushroom are unique, that is where we are wrong. What might come after might be a dictatorship in an attempt to preserve status quo.Edited by Fingolfin_Noldor 16 Sep `07, 3:11PM
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Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:True. So we have to hope the Government screws up mighty big time after the old man takes his turn in the grave.
But truth to tell, there are lots of people in power, who believe in his style of leadership, and they would go to extreme ends. If we think idiots like Mat Toro, Gazelle and Oxford Mushroom are unique, that is where we are wrong. What might come after might be a dictatorship in an attempt to preserve status quo.Even economists believe that OLD Lee's leadership is the way to go for developing countries. As much as the west criticises violation of human rights worldwide, they in fact are fueling it in the name of development and globalisation.
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Originally posted by kramnave:Even economists believe that OLD Lee's leadership is the way to go for developing countries. As much as the west criticises violation of human rights worldwide, they in fact are fueling it in the name of development and globalisation.
Well, developing and developed are two different status.
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