2050 The Chinese Straits Times
The last living original Singaporean has just been put on
exhibition at the Singapore History & Heritage Museum after
Singapore came to be part of China this year.
Singapore, since the start of the 20th century, has been
experiencing a declining birth rate as many couples are reluctant
to give birth due to the rising cost of living. Over the past 50
years, GST has increased 50 times, there are taxes on almost
everything, and people are expected to work until they die before
they can retrieve their CPF. Stress has become almost a part of
everyday life, with more and more people committing suicide because
they cannot cope in various aspects of their lives. Others just
starved to death since a plate of chicken rice, which in 2007 cost
$3, now costs $200.
Apparently the government's response to this problems was to bring
in more and more people from other countries such China while
Singaporeans slowly faced the threat of extinction. "It's very
saddening", says Dr Thomas, an expert in Singaporean history,
"Singapore was one of the top countries in the world 50 years ago,
but even though leaders then had claimed the people to be their
only resource, they weren't able to ensure the sustainability of
this resource."
