PM Lee: What future do you want for Singapore?

[Lilac66]

Way2GO:

Lilac66:

It's just that the statement lky's \"always right\" just doesn't sit well with me.

Yea, dat's wat I took issue with too.

Lilac66:

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.

d Graduate Mothers Scheme was implemented in 1984 to reverse a trend of more educated citizens not reproducing enuf,
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.

[Daddy D]

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...

SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...

Parenting is priceless

:celebrate:

[onemore]

Daddy

SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...

Parenting is priceless

:celebrate:

Ya, :celebrate: :celebrate: to that!

[onemore]

Way2GO:

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?

just for some lah

:wrongmove:

:imsorry:

[GLORYmum]

Daddy

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...

SG is too overhyped on investment thingy... everything must have a price on it... everything must have ROI...

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 !

[3Boys]

"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?

[Daddy D]

3Boys:

I am simply aghast...

Seriously?? Do u speak like that in real life?
Simi lai eh?
I still prefer Singlish for Singapore...

[3Boys]

Daddy

3Boys:

I am simply aghast...

Seriously?? Do u speak like that in real life?
Simi lai eh?
I still prefer Singlish for Singapore...

So, what's your point?

[keroppi]

Stop taking away the green, please. Seems like every available piece of land are up for tender and residential development project. :gloomy:

[Daddy D]

3Boys:

Daddy

[quote=\"3Boys\"]
I am simply aghast...

Seriously?? Do u speak like that in real life?
Simi lai eh?
I still prefer Singlish for Singapore...

So, what's your point?[/quote] :? :scratchhead: :idea:

You proofed my point.