Originally Posted by
darkseed73
I was told b4 to be born and raise in Singapore is my blessing.
Even when I was in US, my colleague told me she likes our CPF scheme compare to their social security scheme.
There is a very fragile balance for govt to strike between helping ppl and preventing ppl from abusing the schemes. I feel sometimes govt do too much resulting ppl having the mindset that everything govt is expected to solve. U want govt to solve every problem?
In return, govt expect u to follow their plans since u expect them to solve your problems.
Money don't drop from sky, and we don't have oil like Burnei. The only way govt make money is from it's ppl but that would be evil thus govt decide to take ppl's money to make more money in hope to reduce dependence on ppl for money. Is that wrong?
When I was in HK, I ask ppl why there are old ppl staying in "cages". That's becos there is no CPF life, no CPF, no crap to help them thus old ppl have to survive by themselves and "cages" has the cheapest rent in town. Have u seen the "public housing" in HK?
I compare us very closely with HK, becos I see a mirror image while working there. I knew Singapore will become the next HK and I see govt is try to prevent what happened in HK occuring in Sg. This including housing prices (with all the CRs), healthcare, old folks care etc
In the 90s, there was various news of old folks after getting CPF monies kenna cheated by China man, woman or spend it frivolously ending up by 60s they are broke. That's why govt created minimum sum becos ppl is dieing later....and later.....
Maybe I am just old and remembered some stuff.
Although, I agree this elite mindset must be killed.
Nobody is better then anybody, everybody should be given a chance before kenna shot down.