I am well aware that you are yanking their chains.
But the statement below is absolutely ludicrous. Govt central role is not to build a nice road so you can go cycling but to advance society, look after the needy and the less fortunate. Many of whom might have been contributing to the country while they were fit and able.
Let take your argument one step further and why not get NGOs to build roads, schools and hospitals. By your logic, I am sure they can "target" "where it is needed most".
You sit pretty in a country where there is comprehensive safety net and give advice to those sitting in country where there is none. Singaporeans who are less fortunate and less able have to lose their dignity, sell their assets first before pittance is offered as help while Singapore leaders, their propaganda machinery and their sycophants earn remunerations that are many times more than their counterparts in most developed countries. Quite rich don't you think.
But the statement below is absolutely ludicrous. Govt central role is not to build a nice road so you can go cycling but to advance society, look after the needy and the less fortunate. Many of whom might have been contributing to the country while they were fit and able.
Let take your argument one step further and why not get NGOs to build roads, schools and hospitals. By your logic, I am sure they can "target" "where it is needed most".
You sit pretty in a country where there is comprehensive safety net and give advice to those sitting in country where there is none. Singaporeans who are less fortunate and less able have to lose their dignity, sell their assets first before pittance is offered as help while Singapore leaders, their propaganda machinery and their sycophants earn remunerations that are many times more than their counterparts in most developed countries. Quite rich don't you think.
Care for the weakest in society is best left to NGOs. Concerned citizens with the resources to help can then work through these organisations to target assistance where it is needed most.
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