MM Lee had to say what is favorable for his political party and we cannot expect him to admit that something has gone wrong here. For those who have time, I suggest you look up research papers by academics who have looked closely at the problem. I said in my previous posting that globalisation is half the explanation and the other half is our govt policy response to globalisation and the widening income gap. The PAP did not change their old schemes in a big way as the world transformed in the past 20 years. Where did I get this from? Some of it from researchers in LKY School of Public Policy! They took a good look at the problem and concluded that the PAP policy responses were the main cause of the social divide.

Source: Lucky Tan

The income divide in Singapore is real and sad. The senior government officials and Ministers would not nor dare admit it because most of them are looking out only for their own pocket. Once the system is greased through and through, who would want to rock the boat?

To change the situation, it has to start first at the ballot box. However, to make changes at the ballot box, voters must first decide, are we happy with this system? Do we want our children to live in this type of society in the future?

When everything is just money and money and people at the top flush ?? conscience down the drain, then I think this country is doomed.

Arthur

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