tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post3285288571165877942..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Causes of low fertility rateChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-13227488502395148032011-09-12T14:31:54.817+08:002011-09-12T14:31:54.817+08:00Mr red bean, you forgot to mention the mystery of ...Mr red bean, you forgot to mention the mystery of education.<br /><br />I have 2 primary school going children, the teachers are not able to cover syllabus anymore(not their fault), there is a huge gap between the exam questions and what is taught in school. <br /><br /> Many parents are sending their kids for tuitions just to keep them afloat. One child may need about $140 x 4 per month tuitionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37974422571110607202011-09-12T08:03:11.636+08:002011-09-12T08:03:11.636+08:00Someone may say, prove it, or I sue you. Cannot an...Someone may say, prove it, or I sue you. Cannot anyhow accuse people or govt of things they didn't do.<br /><br />We can only ask questions and think of different scenarios and possibilities.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-38421416155183931152011-09-11T10:53:06.013+08:002011-09-11T10:53:06.013+08:00We are being SOLD by our own Government of the day...We are being SOLD by our own Government of the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2984053333058999522011-09-09T17:33:57.915+08:002011-09-09T17:33:57.915+08:00We may be the lunatic fringes, but we do not want ...We may be the lunatic fringes, but we do not want to behave like the supertalents and argue with twisted and self serving logics. We have to maintain some reasonableness to be taken seriously.<br /><br />If we can sneer at the self serving logics and fork tongues, people will also lose faith in what we say if we behave the same way.<br /><br />We need to maintain some credibility of our own.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-8871966749832177392011-09-09T17:08:53.728+08:002011-09-09T17:08:53.728+08:00If we want to blame the govt, why should we suppor...If we want to blame the govt, why should we support with reasons? Our reasons will never win the argument, because our reasons are always based on emotions and are simple reasons, rather than facts and tradeoffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84532590916508736932011-09-09T16:56:26.395+08:002011-09-09T16:56:26.395+08:00Hi whitebean, welcome to the blog.
Yes, we can bl...Hi whitebean, welcome to the blog.<br /><br />Yes, we can blame the govt, but we need to support with reasons.<br /><br />The high cost of living, the housing policies and the rat race, are serious factors that affect family life. No one wants to bring children to live in a small little flat, and spend $1m each by the time they are independent. <br /><br />I can see how difficult it is for those Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-41427526858770997562011-09-09T16:43:51.083+08:002011-09-09T16:43:51.083+08:00I completely agree with you it is the Government&#...I completely agree with you it is the Government's fault. In fact you could also blame the government if your wife refuse to have sex with you because it is the govt who make your wife so stressed in the first place. Or if you fail to get your promotion or clients because it is the FTs again. In fact one can virtually blame everything on the govt. The sad thing is, the 60-70% of the whitebeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-18816102372982170422011-09-09T11:05:22.033+08:002011-09-09T11:05:22.033+08:00The above report also said that children are infer...The above report also said that children are inferior goods. No wonder many find substitutions in higher value goods, like pedigree dogs, to replace the fun with having children. <br /><br />Maybe if we stop offering this substitute, no pet dogs for sale, people may have no choice but to try to have more children.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84786038644403793572011-09-09T10:49:59.092+08:002011-09-09T10:49:59.092+08:00http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC110909-00...http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC110909-0000379/Less-affordable-housing-=-Fewer-babies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-82702905572278308332011-09-09T09:23:07.665+08:002011-09-09T09:23:07.665+08:00Four legs gooood, two legs baaaaaad!Four legs gooood, two legs baaaaaad!notanotherspinstorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24069323269322557232011-09-09T09:02:15.061+08:002011-09-09T09:02:15.061+08:00Dear Mr Chua
I completely agree with you.
If peop...Dear Mr Chua<br />I completely agree with you.<br /><br />If people are feeling happy and secure, they will naturally want to marry and have children.<br /><br />Do Singaporeans feel happy?<br /><br />Do Singaporeans feel secure about their jobs and financial future?<br /><br />If I were God.<br />and the KPI was the fertility rate.<br />I would have replaced a certain group of people a long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com