Only 11 cases of successful Public Assistance (PA) applicants from July 2008 to December 2009
March 18th, 2010 | 
Author: Written by Our Correspondent
Singapore may be one of the richest nations in the world with the highest paid ministers and deep enough pockets to lose billions of dollars of national reserves in failed overseas investments, but yet its citizens enjoy few social welfare benefits from the cash-flushed state.
There is a Public Assistance (PA) scheme which provides a monthly allowance of $360 for Singaporeans who are certified either permanently unfit to work or are completely destitute with no living relatives.
According to the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS), there were only 11 successful applicants for PA between July 2008 and December 2009. It claims that the “small number” is an “indication that families want to be “self-reliant” as far as possible without substantiating its claims.
How many Singaporeans are aware of the PA scheme? Are they put off by the onerous many administrative hassles? How many applicants did MCYS receive during the same period of time?the number
The Labor Force survey last year revealed that the number of Singaporeans and permanent residents in jobs that pay less than $1,000 per month has increased to 293,500 from 278,000 in June 1999. Of these, 80,500 earn less than $500 per month.
It is most unbelievable that out of so many low-income Singaporeans, there were only 11 successful PA applicants. How are the rest going to survive with their meager income?
Singaporeans are often exhorted by PAP leaders to work for as long as possible till they drop dead and die. Though the state is filthy rich, it is reluctant to invest more in the people out of fear of creating a “crutch mentality” in the population.
At the same time, the PAP opens the floodgates and allows cheap foreign workers to enter the labor market to compete with Singaporeans on equal terms.
A recent Wall Street Journal editorial reported that the relentless influx of foreigners over the last few years has depressed the wages of ordinary Singaporeans, increased the cost of living and led to an overall decline in the standard of living.
When asked by MP Lily Neo in 2007 to increase the monthly PA allowance so that its recipients can have three basic meals a day, Minister for Community, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan retorted:
“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”
He added that “one limiting factor must be the sum that we give through public assistance cannot be so generous as to erode the work ethic.”
[Source: Channel News Asia, 9 March 2007]
While MCYS has been most stingy in expanding the PA scheme to include more Singaporeans or to increase the monthly allowance, it has no qualms splurging on the new citizens.
In October 2009, it unveiled a mega $10-million dollars Community Integration Fund to make the immigrants feel welcomed and happy in Singapore.
It is futile for Singaporeans to continue to pin false hopes on the PAP to do more to help the poor and needy. As Reform Party Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam pointed out in his interview with Reuters, the PAP needs to change its mindset that spending more on healthcare and education for Singaporeans is an investment and not a burden which is highly unlikely.
Unless Singaporeans vote overwhelmingly for change in the next general election to send a strong message across to the incumbents, they will have no choice but to put up with the current situation for many years to come.
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GIC & TH can lose billions but cannot take cares of the poor & needy. Use your vote wisely come election time.
the fcuking daft papies refuse to help the old and destitutes but rather to spend mega $10 million to throw a party just to please PRs and new citizens. WTF going on in our once beloved Singapore.
@#$@%$@#$#$%%$
Please ponder.
When it is said ,’Singapore may be one of the richest nations in the world ‘, it is actually meant the cost of living in SG is one of the highest in the world.
It is this high cost of living in Singapore that contributes to all our problems.
() low fertility because the cost of bringing-up children is prohibitive.
()because of low fertility PAP finds an excuse to flood Singapore with foreigners.
We have a vicious circle here in which locals are trapped…And because locals cannot cope up with the high cost of living Public Assistance need to be sought.
If PAP can bring down our cost of living, there is no requirement for Public Assistance nor cheap labor from foreigners.
in singapore,
Money rules..
Wealth rules…
The poor are nothing but a burden
NO MONEY, NO TALK
is ever so true !!
11 only? In the US they had like jobless claims in the hundred thousands. What is MCYS doing?
Government will only care about the country. But not its people.
Country first, foreign second, its own people last.
When u r old and a burden to them (paPIGS) they would rather that u quickly die! this is how this govt take care of it’s ppl when we are no use to them. Or they (paPIGS) will sent u to JB,to cut cost.Off course if u r from the Lee die-nasty,their cronies and elite
the paPIGS will do all they can to preserve u in the “CORPSE “MUSEUM
The question is who is benefiting from all the prosperity.
http://app.mcys.gov.sg/WEB/corp_speech_story.asp?szMod=corp&szSubMod=speech&qid=2623
Speech by: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and 2nd Minister for Trade and Industry
MCYS SPEECH NO: 07/2006
DATE OF ISSUE: 09/03/2006
Helping the Poor and Needy
There are 4 basic principles that undergird my Ministry’s approach to social assistance.
First, we must never have a permanent, unconditional needs-based welfare system. Second, our social assistance packages must be low on entitlements and high on flexibility. We need that flexibility to ensure that no one falls through the cracks. Third, we must focus especially on children, because they are our future. Fourth, we empower people to help themselves.
low on entitlements and high on flexibility? … We all know how low is low on entitlements. Does anybody know what is high on flexibility? What flexibility is he talking about when so many fell thru the cracks with suicide, selling ones body to put food on table etc?
I feel so sad
Agreed with :shitPAPigs
well Said , Gov my Ass … Wait for them to help GAME OVER.
Singaporean are the GOV money making machine .
Once you cant generate money , why must take care of you .
Go DIE lar…
The government would rather pay millions for new citizens’ integration programme rather than for the poor and destitute since it would reap some benefits, while helping the useless may not help the nation. This is what they are thinking all the time when we grow old and useless. We have only ourselves to blame for electing an incompetent and uncaring government who only knows how to take money and invest in failed venture, rather than investing in the people who serve the country with NS and in the end still can’t find a proper job to sustain its own family. This is Singapore First Class policy!!! Vote the PAP out and lets get as many opposition as possible to the parliament to wake up the lazy souls.
I think the Government should not be blamed here. The people in charge of the Public Assistance (PA) scheme should look beyond the applicants. Number of applicants not equal to the number of people in need. Many of the poor and destitute have no access to internet, MSM and may be illiterate as well. I’m sure the PA is reaching out to them the best way they can , door to door perhaps? But wouldn’t it be so much more effective if their neighbors notice, highlight and refer these cases to PA. There are 3 obstacles though
1)Singaporeans are generally apathetic and look out only for themselves
2) they hardly communicate with their neighbors and many of these cases will go unnoticed
3)the neighbors of the poor and destitute (who are living in 1 room rentals) are themselves living in 1 room flats and are facing the same problems
I have no solution. But i think we can safely leave PAP out of this.
This is a nightmare.
If there has been an increment in the number of households with less than a thousand dollars income a month, how in the world can there only be so few people getting assistance from the government!
It doesn’t correlate!
I absolutely believe in charity begins at home.
You treat your citizens well and they will love you back.
But these few years, especially since the current Prime Minister assumed office, it has been a constant struggle to stay afloat for many lower income groups.
The government can pay it’s own Ministers such huge amounts of money. Surely they can spare a lot more to the lower income groups.
WOW! Does MCYS have a department to process and follow-up on PA claims? Maybe they can practise multi-skill and and get the janitor to take on the job of processing such claims. Cut cost lah.
We are most interested to know out of 11 new successful applicants, how many applicants in total? Will govt dare to reveal? There are so many reduntant ministers. Just reduce one will help at least another 1000 who really in need.
lee kuan yew said he will make sure singapore survives and he would get up from his grave if need be….
he never mentioned anything about making singaporeans survive what ; and he has been true to his word.
you guys never listen properly ; who to blame???
You must be kidding! Singapore was hit hard by recession last year with many people retrenched and out of job yet so few people receive public assistance. This goes to show that you can never expect any help from the government. Its all wayang and lip service only!
lee kuan yew said he would make sure singapore survives and he would get up from his grave if need be.
he never said he would make sure singaporeans survive..
listen properly
Kind of sad.
Can afford to increase MIW pay by 8.8%, but can’t afford to help those poor folks.
I wonder who paid for the “Pacer” and the ‘Brain tumour” medical cost ? Personal or State ?
Why these two “like Superman’, cannot die want ?
So many other ppl, cannot even make it thru 5 years.
is GOD so “Fair” or “Unfair” ?????
Takumi..
PA is under Minister for Community, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
Dr VB working under PAP.
So what do you think?
Takumi…..I beg to differ with your view to leave out the PAPIGS
It’s a question of whether these PapIGS are sincere in wanting to help. Everyone of our personal data are available and easily accessible to these PAPIGS. They will know who these ppl are and can always reach them if they put in an extra effort. Remember that many of these needy are illiterate or not aware of how to get help. So bottom line is these PAPIGS only concern and priority is to scheme and plan how to con and deceive the ppls.Their intent is the continuous hegemony control of Sg
@ Takumi on Thu, 18th Mar 2010 1:24 pm
“But i think we can safely leave PAP out of this.”
How can you say that? Pimp And Pimp formulates all the policies. The civil servants comply with that policy – resulting in only 11 cases approved for the past 1 1/2 years. To say that they don’t know is nonsense. Go and check out that interview by Christopher Lee and one other lady interviewer on the plights of the less fortunate which is aired on our national TV.
Can somebody post the link to the video interview pls?
BTW, Admin, you heading should read 2009 instead of 2010. Kindly amend it. Thanks for sharing with us such sad detail real life in Singapore. And yes, PAP is to be blamed.
I thought Mr Tharman was giving out $460k to every low income family. Has anyone got the methodology to how he got $460k?
1. And so MCYS is given a Low Budget for Minister Dr. Bala to be not able to ‘dish’ out even REAL needed help DUE TO PAP’s policies!!!
2. LKY can BE charitable to himself, famiLee and so-called ‘his’ PAP in govt, TH, GIC… But it IS TABOO to him to be so for citizens with real needs you see!!!
3. ’cause… he always think that everyone else not of ‘him’ are greedy… and then set out to PAY self… and all of his people super high to “eradicate corruption”….
4. And now… do we see some semblance of what he saw in ordinary people as No GOOD… EXCEPT in them which are of him and HYPER-PAID too!!!… at least by their pappy tongues in papaya speak!!!… Papayas are good for the bowels and diarrhoea when taken in large doses!!!… So… in his “almighty” judgment of ‘ordinary’ folks in comparison to ‘his’ kind… do we also see some semblance of self-righteous diabolic thinking with regards to leaders being exclusive to non-leaders on GREED???…
Isn’t this kind of thinking a lot of BS!!!… ’cause… every SUFFICIENTLY Materialistic human being “has a price” and CAN BE bought somewhat… i hope you understand my this point clearly.
Thousands apply for PA every year. Successfully being granted by MCYS is like striking TOTO. PAP already said they do not want “crutch mentality” and LKY said we don’t have spurs in our backsides and not hard striving enough.
To qualify for PA you need to satisfy ALL the following:-
1) Certified by appointed specialist in govt-related hospital that you are permanently unable to perform any kind of work anymore. If you paralysed from waist down but can still move your arms — sorry, you still can work.
2) You must not be owning or have any property under your name. If you have, you need to sell it and downgrade. Use your sale proceeds first. Do this until no more home and must rent.
3) You must not have more than $500 in your entire net-worth. No car, no house, no insurance plans, no nothing.
4) Must have no children & relatives (include nieces and nephews). If got, they throw out your case and say go beg from relatives. If want to appeal, you have to proof all your relatives also similar case, too old, handicap, decrepit to work, no money, stay in rental flats, cannot support you, etc etc.
Remember, you need to satisfy ALL the above. Not just one or two points. Before MCYS will even consider you for PA. It’s like the decision is even harder than to ask to fuxk the officer’s mother. I know an ex-neighbour who is on PA and I have talked to 2 of those so-called social workers before. In reality, they are just civil service clerks too scared to lose their jobs and just follow SOP and black & white rules.
TIME FOR CHANGE. VOTE OPPOSITION !!
If the PAP government don’t feel like helping the poor and disadvantaged in singapore, no problem.
Simply gather all of them and send them out to South China Sea.
Don’t give us the hypocrisy of caring when they are clearing not.
The heading is wrong. It states “December 2010″. However, if the article is right and states that there is only 11 successful applicants for PA from July 2008 – December 2009, then what can be felt from this stats is that the relevant bodies are not doing enough.
1) How many applicants are there amongst the 11 successful applicants?
2) What are the primary reasons for rejection in unsuccessful cases?
3) Considering that our Finance Minister had emphasised on the need to care for the bottom 20% of the nation, in terms of earning, 11 do not make 20% no matter which way you see.
4) Vivian and Ser Luck can go around telling people how great they are on their Facebook with regards to their assistance to needy citizens, but how many people actually benefited from them in the end?
I guess MCYS should create awareness to the nation and spread out the following messages:
1) It is OK to seek assistance if you cannot meet ends meet.
- Many a time, Singaporeans are told and taught that it is wrong to seek assistance and that we should be reliant on our ownselves. Beggars are frowned upon and all the destitutes are housed faraway from our sights. TV programs show illiterate people staying in very poor standard’ homes with no basic necessity even. Have the MCYS even tackle such issue?
2) Public Assistance full of paperwork
- How do you expect them to even fulfill filling up the application form. Period.
Vivian, honeymoon period is over. Please wake up and look for the appropiate measures
Ministers, how much more would you like for your salaries and bonuses? Where will be your next holiday? Las vegas or around the world? 7 stars hotel? Tell it to Dr. Lily Neo.
Heartless monsters PAP!
The dole is hard to come by in SG, isn’t it?
The attitude is to each his own. The government does not have deep pockets to give out dole, isn’t it?
The main concern of the poor and elderly is in the rising cost of living and medical costs, isn’t it?
When will the government set up a permnanent Trust fund for them?
Is it that the government is short of funds and is unable to set up a $500 million Trust fund over 5 years [half from the public and the other half from the private sector based on dollar-to-dollar backing of the contributions made by the public]?
90 percent of the annual income of the Trust should be earmarked to help pay part of the medical costs of the poor and the elderly, and part of it to help top up the dole given to the poor families?
Is it wrong for the government to set up such a perpetual fund to attend to the needs of the poor and elderly?
Greedy farkers will pay themselves another 8.8%, well over $15,000 a month for cabinet members alone!
This is totally immoral when thousands are living below the poverty line, and even then, most of these very poor and old Sg. citizens have too much pride to seek help from their own government.
Enough is enough, kick them out now and forever.
After giving their all i.e. BODY & SOUL for the country the past FIFTY YEARS,you want these PROUD WARRIORS of ours TO BEG????????
YES!!! BEG!!! that is what it amounts to when you approach the Govt. for help.(With the Billions of dollars to lose in Temasek & GIC you don’t wait for them to approach,you seek them out or give a blanket help to all of that generation for their sacrifices for without them there is no Singapore of TODAY.)
When you lose your BODY & SOUL for your country with PRIDE and now need to BEG and suffer the humiliation.The PROUD prefers to rummage bins and break their backs working rather than loose the last strand of their DIGNITY for an UNGRATEFUL GOVT. that needed them to built this country and claiming all credit.
How much would it cost the GOVT. to provide them the free care and allowance before they pass on instead of destroying their last strand of PRIDE as a human being.
Watch the CNA talk given by Dr. Ann Tsoi representing her Grandma’s Foundation and you will know what is the meaning of helping the ELDERLY.
Are we all deaf,daft and fucking BLIND that we cannot see what is happening to our poor and elderly.Don’t give the crap about Filial Piety & Asian values when the children are struggling to stay afloat.
what singapore have is the urban poor. you might be able to afford a flat, but you cannot pay for utilities, food or what not. because of the way it is structured.
there is no point in denying that there is no urban poor or to say 75% live in hdb. they forget to say that those who leave in hdb might not be able to pay for power or not. something that the govt will not want to acknowledge.
Go ask a MP, how many poor are in his area. see if he knows or cares.
Yes treat the citizens well. This is not the time to throw these unproductive parties. The FT are just laughing at the government for throwing these parties. If we look at history,
regimes usually fall because of the unhappiness of the people, violently or other wise. We can clearly see the erosion of confidence of the people and see the PAP going down.I think they are in total self denial, hope to change the feelings by coming out with little bits of “we see the situation” thing .The opposition I’m sure is very well prepared to take over.If they can’t take care of the poor and its people then we have to take care of ourselves, and this is to vote for the opposition to take care of us.
To be successful in applying for the grant, it might be easier to win 4D. You really must be destitute, you must not own TV, you must not have any relatives, you must not be able to work. This is the true papaya face, suck your money till you drop dead, if you need help, go JB and disappear from my f.king uncaring face
The plight of the people will be heard, only, when vampire LKY
dies and the PAP lose in the election!!
Long live Singapore and its people!!
Really?!!! they want to be `self-reliant’ or is it more to do with the onerous process and humiliating checks to ensure you are completely destitute before they hand out $360 to you? So much so that people give up trying to manoevure the road to hell and decide to give up. This big group is then described as wanting to be `self-reliant’ by MCYS?
like they tried to spin the fable that old folks pick rubbish dumps and collect paper cos they want to be independent?
no point trying to talk to these ivory tower elites is there?
It looks like Singapore has only 11 poor people. that sounds like good news. Hard to believe but has to be true right?
>“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”
Arrogant bastard.
No wonder we have people jumping off buildings. Vote them out!
DO YOU KNOW WHY ONLY AND EXACTLY 11 APPROVED CASES?
LOOK AT THE NUMERIC ITSELF – 11 is a “FORTUITOUS” sign of genteel advice i.e. stand on your “two feet” or go die, we don’t fcuk care!!
It is simply incomprehensible to note that our MPs and grassroot leaders are ever so keen to organise ‘INTEGRATION PARTIES’ for new migrants when they can simply turn their intelligent heads away from the poor and needy of our society.
Why spend taxpayers’ or other monies on ‘FLOOR PARTIES’ when there are so many more needy being neglected?
MPs are smart people with good eyesight or are they becoming blind like blood-sucking bats?!!!
And these 11 assisted may not even be the most needy…they just so happened to “see their MPs”!
PAP’s Dr Balakrishnan is spot on when he said,“…cannot be so generous as to erode the work ethic.”
Just look at our multi-million dollar ministers…where’s their work ethics???!!!
Citizens cannot be stupid forever. MCYS, you can pretend to care but the fact is that you are very reluctant to care. Citizens in need have indeed become a liability and disgrace to you. I do not care if you really care. All I care is to vote you out of office so that we can have somebody who genuinely cares. Period.
11 x S$360 = S$3,960. Is that the extra amount they have to fork out ?
2% Increase from 5% to 7% GST = S$ xxx Million ?
So the difference who pocket them ?
LKY ?
His PM Son ?
His CEO Daughter-in-law ?
So many questions but no clear answer ?
What the f**k is PAP doing ?
Anonymous>>> you are great, I never look at it that way and don’t forget our Grandmaster is a self proclaim soothsayer.Lets see if you know of the reason for the Singapore dollar coin to have eight(8) sides.
The 11 families cost per month is the salary a minster get for half a day work.
Since there are so few needy people around, why collect 7% GST, why not revert to 3%?
You peasants! complain so much. lets see how can i help
Perhaps increase the GST to 15% so that I can help the poor?
Perhaps introduce COE for flats so that you guys can stop bitching about not enough housing? of course, you guys need to bid for the COE for owing a flat before you can buy the flat.
Perhaps introduce ERP like charges for people taking transport during peak hours, about $1-2 more per trip. So that only those not willing to pay more wakes up earlier and go home later. Hey, that will solve the productivity issue too!
Perhaps extend the NS to 10 years so that there are less singaporean around to bitch about not having a job and the FT issue.
any more complains? i can help you solve them. it is our job. dun you think i deserve my million dollar pay?
The last increase of public assistance was $30pm after lobbying by their kind in parliament.
That is $1 per day or 33 cents per meal, assuming 3 meals a day.
Wtf can you buy with 33 cents per meal.
Yes this govt can loose 10s of billions of Dollars of our hard earn monies without blinking an eye.Yet when it comes to spare a few more dollars to help the poor and destitute,well it is a different story.
*Gasp* The PAP is right. There are no poor people in Singapore!
2 REAL cases
1) Indian Singaporean widow in his 80s, living with a flatmate in a one-room rental flat, applied for PA. He was rejected because he “still has a daughter”. CDC repeatedly rejectd his application on this ground even though he declared that he was estranged from his daughter who was a single mother struggling to bring up a child! In the end, this Indian Singapore, a PIONEER!of Singapore, received aids from religious organisations!
2) A Chinese lady in her 80s, who also lives in a one-room rental flat with a flatmate. She was on PA but being frugal and receiving help in kinds such as grocery, she managed to save money from her PA. During a renewal check, a CDC worker pried into her bank account and found the balance beyond 2K! The PA was immediately terminated!!
The poor elderly are treated with a utter condescending attitude by the Government. Even though they are able-bodied, they are forced to live in a crampy ONE-room rental flats with a flatmate. Such squeeze of personal space results in many squabblings and seeking help from MP at Meet-the-MP sessions! Why don’t these MPs feedback such cases in parliament! Give these well elderly some dignity of granting them their OWN space in a ONE-ROOM flat and stop citing “It is good for you to live in pair so that you can look after each other!”.
I think once Michael Palmer, a MP, visited such poor estate and he expressed he was shocked to see such poverty exists in Singapore!
This is disconnect between our MPs and the people!!
Being paid millions, they only SEE the grassroot once a week at Meet-the-People, then they drive home to their big bungalows in exclusive estates!!
These poor elderly are isolated by the ban of dialects in the media. The current younger generation do not speak dialects.
Appeal for limited dialect programs was always turned down on ground of hurting the promotion of “mother” tongue – Mandarin.
What do these poor elderly get for toiling in the pioneering years of Singapore as Samsui women? Forgotten in dingy dark common corridor-ed rental flats in Chinatown, collecting empty drink cans and paper cartons for income! And when they are sick, they receive subsidized care and this means seeing different doctors each time at restructured hospitals, long queues as doctors seeing subsidized patients are usually the younger doctors such as medical officers who are overloaded with patients to see while the consultants see less paying patients! These younger doctors often do not speak dialects! Worse nowadays they get to see foreign doctors and foreign nurses!!
So much for struggling hoping to have a good life and a living hell from an uncaring government of the poor and out!
Anonymous>>>>Here’s the story of the 8 side dollar coin.
During the early boom years of Singapore’s economy the chief soothsayer was a certain top monk in Kong Men Sua to whom the leader seek for advise.
Leader: venerable sir,now that we are having a booming economy,how do we sustain this miracle?
Soothsayer: do you know and believe in the “Pak Kor”( 8 sided symbol )
Leader: I seek you for advise whenever I travel to make sure the plane will not crash and I seek you on how to run my country,how can I not believe what you say.
Soothsayer: Ok,Ok, you have done well so far.In order for Singapore to sustain its economic well being,every home must have a “Pak Kor”
Leader: Sir, how can?we have muslims christians, hindus and others that don’t believe in “Pak Kor” and I must as their leader show impartiality and maintain peace & harmony in order for all of us to live in prosperity.
Soothsayer: Ok,Ok,a light bulb just pop into my head and here is what you must do.Replace the one dollar note which is the most commonly used in every household with a one dollar coin design in the “Pak Kor” symbol and you will be assured that every house will have a “Pak Kor” in their home.
See, now you know why we sustain our prosperity for so long and the leader must stay and be the new master Soothsayer as the previous one has gone to Nirvana.The soothsayer is a man of Wisdom,Charity and Kindness one with the Elements the Leader???
With the dollar losing its purchasing value currently,don’t be surprise if a new 3 or 5 dollar eight side coin is mint to replace the dollar coin.The number 2 and 4 is not auspicious.
Ha!ha!ha! how about that anonymous and Elfred? sometimes we have to laugh at ourselves in order not go mad and jump.
100%SingaporeanSenior>>> Sir, can you verify this story for TR or anyone to record it to be highlighted for all to see on U-tube or any political Blog?
Admin>>> anything wrong with my Pak Kor story???
15 years ago, I did a mini survey with friends,family and relatives, asking them if they believed that our government can be corrupted. Not a single person said yes. I tried this again recently, asking the same group the same question. I was surprised when the answer was still the same. However there was one glaring factor. 15 years, they believed that our politicians were honest men with great integrity and honour willing to serve the nation. Today the answer was still yes but they believed these men have no need to be corrupt as they are obcenely paid and that the system has legalised corruption and has put in all the safeguards to protect themselves in the name of law. So legalised corruption prevents corruption
100%SingaporeanSenior>>>>
you are definitely from the generation of 59-65.What is needed to convince this mostly elderly group and their fellow citizens of that generation is that the fear factor no longer exists and the HEROS of yesteryears are mostly dead and gone.What is in place today is a heartless group who only reward the ELITES that was created through their BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS.
At the TWILIGHT of their lives,these Sam Sui Pors,Road gangs that lay the cables under hot sun,Night soil carriers and HDB cleaners are left to fend for themselves.
Should they be given after their arse are pried to see how many hair is there for PA which is a mere $360 with no free medical & transport, what the FUCK can they do but to collect cans,cardboards and paper to eke out a living to SURVIVE and these are the very same people that HEED the call for the FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL by their leaders.
Those not in that state but living from hand to mouth with their little CPF savings locked up are also surviving with monthly payouts of $300+- have no choice but to carry on working as cleaners,toilet attendants etc,etc to survive.
You will be surprised that many in the latter speaks English & mandarin, moderately educated as is the case of the 59-65 generation but are ashame to do so because of the pathetic situation that they are in.
Sit them down for a conversation and you will hear stories which will break your heart but proud and dignified right to the end without begging or seeking PA assistance knowing the humiliating and arrogance they have to face in order to get that FUCKING miserly $360.What the FUCK can you do with $360 i.e. $1.00 FUCKING DOLLAR A DAY as compared to the MINISTERS $5,000.00 PER DAY.
IF all the FUCKING Ministers contribute $1000 per day and all the rest of GOVT.overpaid ELITES contribute $100 per day,the HARDSHIP & SUFFERINGS of this 59-65 GENERATION will be lighten by 50% and we are talking of BASIC NEEDS not Dancing,wining in class restaurants and paying $$$$$$$$$$$$ for 2nd,3rd homes and counting CPF every month gleefully with a stupid grin on National TV.
WELFARE? what WELFARE? these are the PEOPLE yes PEOPLE,Singaporeans that gave their everything to make Singapore tick and being discarded and replaced today by new MIGRANTS who are enjoying their BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS.
This is a big wayang by the Foreigner’s Action Party.
All the social workers and medical social workers affiliated and approved and employed by MCYS all know that PA and all the non-NGO help schemes are various pieces of the wayang to give the needy the run-around.
But, anybody ever ask why Old Fart gives himself and his cronies very generous pensions, whilst telling his minions they cannot develop the crutch mentality?