PM Lee: What future do you want for Singapore?
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Lilac66:
Yea, dat's wat I took issue with too.
It's just that the statement lky's \"always right\" just doesn't sit well with me.Lilac66:
d Graduate Mothers Scheme was implemented in 1984 to reverse a trend of more educated citizens not reproducing enuf,
The graduate mothers’ scheme in the 1980s, which gave priority in school registration to children of graduate mothers, over non-graduate mothers was deemed discriminatory at that time. It assumes that graduate mothers would produce more intelligent kids who will benefit the economy. Glad it was scrapped.
n when some controversial portions of dat policy was scrapped in 1985,
it was replaced by another policy with d same objective but rolled out as “three or more, if u can afford it’.
to promote birth rate among d better educated n better-off segments of d population.
So it is not an entirely new problem, d gahmen has been at it, call it social engineering if u will, for more than 30 years with no solution in sight.
It was much easier to implement n enforce discentives to discourage d populace to stop at two
than to encourage d citizens to procreate profusely coz while d gahmen can dispense or withhold d tangibles at will,
it cannot yet influence d intangibles without affecting d economic policies it currently pursues. -
BeContented:
:goodpost:
:rahrah: :hi5: :hi5: :rahrah:peapot:
Yes, they should start a new campaign that Two is Never Enough.
I think everyone makes mistake. Heck, LKY don't even have the experience to run a country before, but he took it in his stride and turn it around. So that's good enough for me. Of course there will be mistakes in his policy but seriously I don't think anyone can do better than him. The younger ministers get to learn from the more senior ones but where do you think LKY learn from. I think should cut him some slack lah. -
Sunday times headlines- Get married, have babies
Invest pg 30 - begin saving as soon as child is born. $55k for local U…2 kids $110k
How ironical… -
Way2GO:
Yea, dat's wat I took issue with too.Lilac66:
It's just that the statement lky's \"always right\" just doesn't sit well with me.Lilac66:
d Graduate Mothers Scheme was implemented in 1984 to reverse a trend of more educated citizens not reproducing enuf,
The graduate mothers’ scheme in the 1980s, which gave priority in school registration to children of graduate mothers, over non-graduate mothers was deemed discriminatory at that time. It assumes that graduate mothers would produce more intelligent kids who will benefit the economy. Glad it was scrapped.
n when some controversial portions of dat policy was scrapped in 1985,
it was replaced by another policy with d same objective but rolled out as “three or more, if u can afford it’.
to promote birth rate among d better educated n better-off segments of d population.
So it is not an entirely new problem, d gahmen has been at it, call it social engineering if u will, for more than 30 years with no solution in sight.
It was much easier to implement n enforce discentives to discourage d populace to stop at two
than to encourage d citizens to procreate profusely coz while d gahmen can dispense or withhold d tangibles at will,
it cannot yet influence d intangibles without affecting d economic policies it currently pursues.
At least the subsequent policies were more palatable and less controversial. \"Have 3 or more if you can afford it \" is more inclusive than \"Have more if you're a graduate mum\".
Also kudos to Tony Tan for speaking up against this policy at that time. -
Wan:
SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...Sunday times headlines- Get married, have babies
Invest pg 30 - begin saving as soon as child is born. $55k for local U...2 kids $110k
How ironical...
Parenting is priceless
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Daddy
Ya, :celebrate: :celebrate: to that!
SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...
Parenting is priceless
:celebrate: -
Way2GO:
just for some
Nope, I m not saying wat u stated in my above post in response to peapot.
or shd I read ur post as one with a dose of sarcasm thrown in meant to induce derisive humour?
lah
:wrongmove:
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Daddy
SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...Wan:
Sunday times headlines- Get married, have babies
Invest pg 30 - begin saving as soon as child is born. $55k for local U...2 kids $110k
How ironical...
Parenting is priceless
:celebrate:
Well said !! :goodpost:
But ... ... ROI is the measure of success by our govt. this applies even in the making of babies unfortunately.
The reward parent gets from parenting is indeed priceless but the price to parent in Singapore is simply overly high ! -
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
I am simply aghast when I read the blame being laid at the g’ments feet for what is essentially a personal decision.
"Price to parent in Singapore is simply overly high!"
Seriously??
Who’s the one measuring ROI? -
3Boys:
Seriously?? Do u speak like that in real life?
I am simply aghast...
Simi lai eh?
I still prefer Singlish for Singapore...
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