What do you know about social welfare in the Scandinavian
countries and the UK? I'd be more than happy to reason with you
till the cows come home if you want to tackle this issue...
Granted, taxes are a hell lot higher in all the Scandinavian
countries and the UK, but have you the faintest idea the social
welfare that exists in such countries?
The unemployed can walk into the dole office to get a monthly
stipence, the sick can get free medical care for life when they
seek treatment at public hospitals, the elderly are entitled to a
"bus pass" when they turn 65 (they basically get to travel for free
on public buses in the UK), civil servants are entitled to
pensions, parents are granted extended paid maternal/paternal leave
for every newborn, education in public schools are free - these are
just some of the social welfare that exists in at least 1 of the 5
countries (namely Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the UK). All
that before considering there's minimum wage to safeguard the
rights of the working class from unscrupulous employers and
there're more than sufficient avenues(from trade unions to the
courts) for workers who think they have been shortchanged to seek
redress...
So tell me, what perks do your taxes generate in Singapore besides
going into the private coffers of those who are effectively
disconnected from reality?
