PAP gov collects from us so much money
1) HDB flat- PAP pockets land costs- at least $150K/ HDB
flat?
- 2.5Comparison between the "cost-based" and HDB" market subsidy"
flat pricing approach - Open Letter to PM Lee:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/2242
2) COE, TV tax, TOTO, SG sweep, GST, ERP, Toilet tax, License fees
etc.
3) Takes our 2.5 yrs labor in NS.
4) Pays its own ministers better then 1st world ministers.
Shouldnt we expect:
I suggest
1. PAP provide salaried education (to those who pass) to upgrade
the poorly educated to function in growing industries.
2. Better subsidies in cost of living to make us happier and
reproductive?
- SGporean has he worlds 3rd lowest birth rate (223/ 226
countries) @ 1.05 /woman lifetime (2005est.)
(http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html),
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/206279/1/.html
Education is the best social leveller for Singaporeans: Tharman- 03
May 2006 1552 hrs (SST)
Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said having a good
education system in Singapore is the best social leveller for the
society.
Speaking at a lunchtime rally at Raffles Place on Wednesday, he
said the system has enabled children from less well-off families to
succeed in life.
Mr Tharman says an example of how Singaporeans have done well in
life is how 50 percent of students who lived in 1- to 3-room flats,
had gone on to tertiary education some 10 years ago.
Today, 80 percent of them do so.
For such opportunities to continue, Mr Tharman highlighted three
focus areas, such as having good teachers available in all
schools.
He said: "We help you catch up, we help you find your abilities and
we help you go as far as possible and that's why throughout the
system, we've been providing, not just streams, we're providing
bridges between streams, we're providing second chances."
"We're providing opportunities for normal course students to do
subjects that are more advanced level. Normal technical students
doing normal academic subjects. Some normal technical students even
moving into the normal academic stream and then doing express
subjects. So a lot of flexibility, a lot of bridges throughout the
system."
Mr Tharman says opposition leader Chiam See Tong objects to
streaming in schools but the Education Minister says that will lead
to many drop-outs, as seen in the United States. - CNA/ch