SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singaporeans think their government is "not poor" and as such, expect the government to do more for them.
He said this in a wide-ranging interview with "The Australian" newspaper, ahead of his second official visit to Australia next week.
Mr Lee was asked if
there were any lessons Singapore could learn from the Western world,
which is suffering from a crisis of entitlement spending.
Mr Lee
said Singaporeans are not poor, but feel less well-off relative to
others in society and that there is a relative sense that they should
get an entitlement.
Mr Lee said from giving very minimal welfare, Singapore has gone on the basis of growth, high employment and low unemployment.
He said Singaporeans will get help, but the help is not something they are absolutely entitled to.
Using
Europe as an example, Mr Lee said besides entitlement spending, the
idea of state welfare is also entrenched among the Europeans.
He said Singapore needs to adjust accordingly "without going overboard".
- CNA/ck
Of course la they Govt not poor = they operate like a business.
If this were the bangladesh or cambodian govt then maybe can say they not rich (only corrupt).
tot he wans to say WE CAN AFFORD TO TAX THE PEOPLE MORE.
"i think they are not poor enough"
Originally posted by QX179R:He said Singaporeans will get help, but the help is not something they are absolutely entitled to.
This is right wing propaganda. Then are businesses entitled to low taxes and a controlled labour force?
Are peranakans entitled to political positions in Singapore?
Is the PAP entitled to a stifled and controlled pro-government press?
Now general and by elections over, the PAP is starting to open their mouths and talk cock.
Mr Lee was asked if there were any lessons Singapore could learn from the Western world, which is suffering from a crisis of entitlement spending.
What garbage is that? What crisis of entitlement spending?
JAY: And when you go, why did capitalism change to this extent over the last 30 years, I mean, isn’t it because in fact the finance sector has become that much more powerful, that much more dominant in the economy, somewhat as it was in 1932-33 when it was very dominant? And we know the consequences of that.
HUDSON: The change over the last 30 years has been a drive by the finance sector to become more dominant steadily. So the finance sector has started a lot of think tanks, they’ve funded the research institutes, and they’ve bought control of the public media, so that they’ve been able to convince people that there really isn’t an alternative, and only talk about whether there is more austerity or chaos.
But, of course, the alternative to austerity isn’t chaos; its economic democracy, it’s progressive taxation, it’s taxing the rich, it’s writing down the debts. There are many alternatives. And what they’ve done is make sure that none of these alternatives get discussed in the public press or in the media. That’s why we’re on The Real News Network talking about it, not in The New York Times or the Fox media.
http://michael-hudson.com/2012/05/learning-from-the-eurocrisis/
Come Come Singaporean chio bu...
I am offering myself for marriage purposes..
So you can have easy life in Malaysia.
Cheap big housing - with big lawn. No need COE. Cheap education. Cheap subsidised food. Cheap petrol.
Requirements:
between 19 to 23 years old
Breast C CUP
Chio Bu grade A
Gentle and nice personality
Caring and considerate
Not money minded
Respectful and submissive
Nice long legs
Fair skin
Long hair like japanese girl
Good complete set of teeth
No STD
Minimum - bachelor degree graduate
food will rot eventually, we call chao sng. its the same with words, phrases and sentences. dats ease wye eye lite two right lite disc sum tymes
Any dumb fool singaporean still believe this worthless spoilt brat PM really care about us?
from the way he said it it is not difficult to detect that he is doing all he can to protect his selfish interest. Please go join his mum la.
Anything from other countries which benefit us he slams them. Anything from other country he can base on to protect his interest he quote it to make of it to substantiate all he wants..
He has proven too many times he is not fit for the job of PM.
According to Confucius - 建囯å�›æ°‘,教å¸ç‚ºå…ˆã€‚æ°‘ä¸�å�,å�›ä¹‹é�Žã€‚è‹Ÿä¸�教,性乃é�·ã€‚
法ç�å°½ç»�》 人民勤苦县官计克。ä¸�顺é�“ç�†çš†æ€�ä¹�乱。男å�寿çŸå¥³äººå¯¿é•¿ã€‚七八ä¹�å��或至百å²�。大水忽起å�’è‡³æ— æœŸ(global warming, sea rises)。世人ä¸�信故为有常。众生æ�‚ç±»ä¸�问豪贱。没溺浮漂鱼鳖食噉 (tusnami,typhoon etc disaster)。