Same headlines can be used for every country. Tell me which countries do not have poverty?
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Hidden Poverty in Singapore? It happens anywhere in the world!
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There is definitely no poverty in Singapore because the family they used to illustrate poverty lived in an apartment with running water, electricity and a flat screen LCD TV.
I was still using my good old CRT TV till 3 years ago simply because I thought flat screens were ridiculously expensive. I finally had no choice because the old TV gave up the ghost and I was forced to buy a new one.
I was still using my good old CRT TV till 3 years ago simply because I thought flat screens were ridiculously expensive. I finally had no choice because the old TV gave up the ghost and I was forced to buy a new one.
Not really. I can type quite fast and it only takes me less than 10 seconds to send a response.
Many upper middle class families are living from hand to mouth too. Some have huge negative equity.
http://www.b.dk/english/poverty-in-denmark
Poverty in Europe
Homeless wake up on Copenhagen's fashionable Walking Street Photo: Nils Meilvang
http://www.thomaslekfeldt.com/story26.html
OVERLOOKED - POVERTY IN DENMARK
Denmark is one of the richest countries in the World, and also one of the most economically equal countries. But this is changing fast. From 2001 until 2007 the number of poor people in Denmark grew by 50 percent, even though this was a time when the financial situation was very good. This is according to the OECD poverty line, as there is no official poverty line in Denmark. The three families in this picture story are just a few of the people living below the poverty line.
The Ohgrøn family lives in a worn down farmhouse in Ledøje, north west of Copenhagen. There are seven members of the family: the father Per, the mother Sussie and their five children Michelle, Dennis, Dan, Patrick and Daniel. Both parents receive social welfare benefits and the suffer from various illnesses that make it impossible for them to have a job.
Lawand, Narin and their four children are Syrian Kurds. They have escaped from Syria because Lawand, the father of the family, was imprisoned and tortured twice. He tells that there were days when he was hung by his legs for hours. Other days he was locked in a dark closet. He was whipped and beaten with fists. The family lives in two small rooms in the Red Cross Center Avnstrup. Including the little hallway, which is full of footwear in all sizes, the family has around 30 square meters room for sleeping, reading, watching TV and eating. The bathroom is down the corridor in the opposite direction of the communal kitchen. Every fortnight they receive a small allowance.
Connie receives social welfare benefits. She and her two children Christina and Oscar have 3.000 dkr. to pay for food, clothes, diapers, transport, and entertainment when the rent, other regular expenses and her many, expensive loans have been paid. Connie is no longer able to work because of various illnesses. She has asthma, a bad back, and she has suffered from depression and anxiety attacks.
OVERLOOKED - POVERTY IN DENMARK
Denmark is one of the richest countries in the World, and also one of the most economically equal countries. But this is changing fast. From 2001 until 2007 the number of poor people in Denmark grew by 50 percent, even though this was a time when the financial situation was very good. This is according to the OECD poverty line, as there is no official poverty line in Denmark. The three families in this picture story are just a few of the people living below the poverty line.
The Ohgrøn family lives in a worn down farmhouse in Ledøje, north west of Copenhagen. There are seven members of the family: the father Per, the mother Sussie and their five children Michelle, Dennis, Dan, Patrick and Daniel. Both parents receive social welfare benefits and the suffer from various illnesses that make it impossible for them to have a job.
Lawand, Narin and their four children are Syrian Kurds. They have escaped from Syria because Lawand, the father of the family, was imprisoned and tortured twice. He tells that there were days when he was hung by his legs for hours. Other days he was locked in a dark closet. He was whipped and beaten with fists. The family lives in two small rooms in the Red Cross Center Avnstrup. Including the little hallway, which is full of footwear in all sizes, the family has around 30 square meters room for sleeping, reading, watching TV and eating. The bathroom is down the corridor in the opposite direction of the communal kitchen. Every fortnight they receive a small allowance.
Connie receives social welfare benefits. She and her two children Christina and Oscar have 3.000 dkr. to pay for food, clothes, diapers, transport, and entertainment when the rent, other regular expenses and her many, expensive loans have been paid. Connie is no longer able to work because of various illnesses. She has asthma, a bad back, and she has suffered from depression and anxiety attacks.
denmark let in syrians terrorists... i totally bochup loh
http://www.transparency.org/news/pr...tect_against_corruption_in_the_defence_sector
it is a transparency meter.
it is a transparency meter.
If Singapore is that great, why are you living in NZ?
Because I'm retired and I don't have to earn a living and NZ has more space for my hobbies and sports.
If I wanted to start another enterprise, I'd be back in Singapore in a flash. NZ is a backwater compared to vibrant Singapore.
The trouble is that Sinkees made a mistake of trusting PAP too much and believe that under LEE, there will be no poverty.
After they voted for PAP over and over, they realised that there is still poverty and so KPKB in SBF.
Under a democracy where Sinkees do not need to surrender their "backsides" to PAP, they will get the same lousy deal after the struggle.
A lot of Sinkees are seeing light now when it is too late, but many more are sinking.
Sinkees suffer, while FTs prosper
After they voted for PAP over and over, they realised that there is still poverty and so KPKB in SBF.
Under a democracy where Sinkees do not need to surrender their "backsides" to PAP, they will get the same lousy deal after the struggle.
A lot of Sinkees are seeing light now when it is too late, but many more are sinking.
Sinkees suffer, while FTs prosper
I saw poverty in Singapore in the 60s and early 70s. However, once LKY transformed the nation, I have not seen poverty since.
It is true that there are some low income earners who can't afford fancy stuff but that doesn't equate to poverty. Poverty is when you don't have a roof over your head and you have no idea where you next meal is coming from and when it will arrive.
Haha. So is Singapore not a good place for retirement?
Once you have achieved financial independence, any place which suits your lifestyle is good for retirement.
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