An inclusive society is achievable in next decade

QX179R SG

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said an inclusive society is achievable in the next 10 years.

He was speaking to youths at a Mendaki symposium on Saturday morning.

Mr Tharman said the government is putting in place various policies and investing in training to raise productivity levels, to ensure that all Singaporeans, and not just those at the top, benefit from economic growth.

But he stressed that this is not just an economic strategy, but a social strategy as well.

He explained that if Singapore does not have a competitive and dynamic economy where everyone can do well and move up socially, it's very hard to achieve social cohesion.

Mr Tharman also urged youths at the symposium to volunteer and help the less fortunate.

This, he said, can go a long way in helping the less fortunate in the community level up.

Mr Tharman said: "When someone else spends time and effort to help when they needn't do it, the person receiving the help often changes and wants to do well and wants to live up to expectations. Small little acts on the ground, when you add it all up, feeds on itself. It becomes a culture of helping and a culture of responding to help which is extremely important. It's not all about government schemes, or about redistribution... it's also about culture."

- CNA/fa

lce SG

isit? then no more pap ingrats lo

Dalforce 1941 SG

If Lee Kuan Yew dies in the next ten years, then some rubbish policies like suppression of chinese dialects can be lifted, then the scoiety will be more inclusive.

Summer hill SG

he urge the youth? not forced them?

every year i must clock in at least 5 hours of CIP. Lol

TehJarVu SG

next time singaporeans have to hope that THOSE OTHERS will include us

charlize SG

Yes. Must make sure everybody pays some form of tax.

mancha SG

In the next ten years, starting only now?

What were they doing the previous fourty years?

Can this be admission of what we have been saying all along?

Remember a previous statement, the bottom 20% have not seen real wage increase for the last few decades.

Things are not right.

Fcukpap SG

Treated Exclusively in an Inclusive Singapore

Fcukpap SG

not bad ma

charlize SG

In the next ten years, starting only now?

What were they doing the previous fourty years?

Can this be admission of what we have been saying all along?

Remember a previous statement, the bottom 20% have not seen real wage increase for the last few decades.

Things are not right.

Next 10 years, a lot of the ministers all retired and would probably have left already.

So not their problem.

charlize SG

Maybe you should tell your boss that the results of what you are doing for the company can only be seen 10 years later.

In the meantime, please tell them to continue to pay you your salary every week.

mancha SG

Nah, no need to tell him, lah.

He never see any results for the last 10 years anyway.

Thats his problem.

Lazybumy SG

U guys just dun get it, this is just a slogan to get more voters to vote for them. Just like the past slogan like “Swiss Standard of Living”, “More Good Years” etc. They just promise that this will happen 10-20 yrs later. When the time up, just come out another slogan for the next 10-20 yrs.

troublemaker2005 SG

i just to marry angel, that's all.

Hitman Chief (Barium) SG

only retards,old fossils at 80 yrs old n zombies need productivity training.if u are normal modern intelligent person,that type of training is never needed.

Hitman Chief (Barium) SG

reminds me of tv set with no guaranntee card.

Hitman Chief (Barium) SG

if people need to help others,means in a certain point of life the said problems were not planned against for.

the cause of problems would be: salary which would be insufficient when old even if u had cpf or not.

to solve the problems: active participation of government using their policies to plan for end result is all thats needed .

the educated and uneducated both suffer with poor policies formulated by past gov.

depending on luck would be the end result of poorly formulated policies.

charlize SG

Maybe the will rehash the same slogan in a few years time.

The Next Lap. (Again)

SBS2601D SG

In the next ten years, starting only now?

What were they doing the previous fourty years?

Can this be admission of what we have been saying all along?

Remember a previous statement, the bottom 20% have not seen real wage increase for the last few decades.

Things are not right.

Where did you get your "last few decades" from?

mancha SG

Where did you get your "last few decades" from?

Off the cuff.

There was a report the real wage of the low income has not increased for what...like 10,20 years.