'There is no point in the government expecting its citizens to have more babies when day-to-day life is already challenging,' they argued.
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean on Reddit recently brought up a topic that may ruffle some feathers, as they made a case for the country to move toward becoming a “welfare society” if not an actual “welfare state.”that given the country’s “surplus resources,” by which they were likely referring to its reserves, “there is no reason” to move toward providing more support for its citizens.
They pointed out that just before his Presidential bid, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that while the country must never become a welfare state, it could be a “welfare society,” one where everyone looks out for each other. However, the post author does not believe people can to provide more support to their fellow citizens than the state can.
u/nabeelcreed also tackled the issue of laziness and people taking advantage of such a system, writing that in some Scandinavian countries with a welfare system, “it is possible to have both a robust work ethic and comprehensive social support, leading to higher levels of happiness and productivity.”
In Singapore, they added, a robust framework can be developed for welfare that would prevent abuses and help the truly needy.
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