Living in Singapore
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kids living in rental flats
https://youtu.be/yeFokfn8IkM -
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economists-downgrade-singapores-2023-growth-forecast-warn-technical-recession?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BT_Newsletter_Debrief&utm_term=Economists+downgrade+Singapore%E2%80%99s+2023+growth+forecast%2C+warn+of+technical+recession&utm_content=14%2F04%2F202
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/coe-premiums-bidding-exercise-cars-category-april-19-3428196 -
Ageing population issue is real
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/initiatives-in-place-to-help-tackle-ageing-as-s-pore-nears-super-aged-status-in-2026-ong-ye-kung
[quote]Singapore became “aged” in 2017, and is set to attain “super aged” status in 2026. By 2030, one in four citizens here will be aged 65 and above, up from one in six currently.
The United Nations defines a country as “ageing” if the proportion of its population aged 65 and above crosses 7 per cent. It is considered “aged” if the proportion exceeds 14 per cent and “super aged” once it reaches 21 per cent.
The planning for ageing has been years in the making. Mr Ong said Singapore started with thinking about the changes to the retirement age and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system some 40 years ago.
The Government set up the Committee on Ageing Issues almost 20 years ago and formalised it into the Ministerial Committee on Ageing in 2007
In early Feb this year, Mr Ong, who helms the Ministerial Committee on Ageing, said he launched an update on what Singapore calls its action plan on successful ageing so that the initiatives can go further and deeper into communities.
Creating aged-friendly living environments enables seniors to age in place. The Housing Board is planning ahead for this, and redeveloping old areas and launching new projects in old towns to ensure inter-generational mixing, for instance.
Queenstown, one of Singapore’s oldest towns, where more than 20 per cent of the residents are aged 65 and above, has been carved out as a Health District and is transforming with various initiatives such as healthcare services to support seniors.
Singapore also needs to adapt its economy to an ageing population and has been gradually raising the retirement and employment ages. These will be raised to 65 and 70 by 2030. Mr Ong said the main impact of raising these ages is that older workers are protected from being dismissed due to their age by their employers.
At the same time, the retirement adequacy of Singaporeans will be an area that will continue to be improved.[/quote] -
Super aged? Is he talking about [I]us[/I]? :shock:
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By 2030, one less worry… no one will laugh at us for being slow.
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make sure u buy fire insurance for your house,
in case
your neighbour charging mobile device at home, catch fire
https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/fire-caused-by-e-bike-breaks-out-in-mountbatten-hdb-flat-80-residents-evacuated-1 -
chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2105979\" time=\"1681976597\" user_id=\"162894:
One way to change our super-aged status is to import more foreigners !!!
Ageing population issue is real
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/initiatives-in-place-to-help-tackle-ageing-as-s-pore-nears-super-aged-status-in-2026-ong-ye-kung
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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2106099\" time=\"1682090352\" user_id=\"17023:
Or, as Covid has done in other countries, allow the old and sick to die. Cruel, but it works.
One way to change our super-aged status is to import more foreigners !!! -
Another way is to ask all PRs who:
1). Hit 55yo or 62yo
2). Yet to receive pink IC
3). And not contributing much to Singapore economy
to go back to their own homeland for retirement!!!
We don’t need them to fight for hospital beds with us. Yesterday there was a report that one is expected to wait up to 2 days to get a hospital bed.
When one foreign couple comes over, they bring over 2 sets of parents. Singapore thus ends up having 4 old folks fighting for healthcare needs with us. Healthcare system gets overwhelmed.
One PR told me she will not give up her PR status because she has a property in HK and she intends to go back there eventually because her friends and relatives are there. She owns HDB resale flat. If they aren’t contributing much, such people must give up PR status and go back to their own motherland. Give the PR status to another more deserving (younger) person. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2106130\" time=\"1682129585\" user_id=\"17023:
:goodpost:
Another way is to ask all PRs who:
1). Hit 55yo or 62yo
2). Yet to receive pink IC
3). And not contributing much to Singapore economy
to go back to their own homeland for retirement!!!
We don’t need them to fight for hospital beds with us. Yesterday there was a report that one is expected to wait up to 2 days to get a hospital bed.
When one foreign couple comes over, they bring over 2 sets of parents. Singapore thus ends up having 4 old folks fighting for healthcare needs with us. Healthcare system gets overwhelmed.
One PR told me she will not give up her PR status because she has a property in HK and she intends to go back there eventually because her friends and relatives are there. She owns HDB resale flat. If they aren’t contributing much, such people must give up PR status and go back to their own motherland. Give the PR status to another more deserving (younger) person.
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