tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5977841738395275024..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: When a country is well governed...Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-47959718860251758742008-06-09T08:23:00.000+08:002008-06-09T08:23:00.000+08:00in times of abject poverty, the chinese used to se...in times of abject poverty, the chinese used to sell their children away as bonded maids and servants. some people may even become cannibals.<BR/><BR/>we are comparing rich states and how they distribute their wealths and managed the economic and social systems.<BR/><BR/>how much is over collection is relative. recently there was a public admission at the last budget that it was a pleasant error.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-82290111080147904912008-06-08T15:23:00.000+08:002008-06-08T15:23:00.000+08:00Please, on what basis would you define that a syst...Please, on what basis would you define that a system is over collecting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-76874097106602487562008-06-08T15:01:00.000+08:002008-06-08T15:01:00.000+08:00typo error, should be "distributes and redistribut...typo error, should be <BR/>"distributes and redistributes handouts"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-20376131280487797302008-06-08T14:58:00.000+08:002008-06-08T14:58:00.000+08:00Everytime when the msm flashes on its front page a...Everytime when the msm flashes on its front page about how much subsidies or handouts the govt is giving to the people, it is a sure sign of regression, a mismanagement of resources. The bigger the handouts and subsidies, the bigger the mistakes in the accumulation and allocation of funds. For when efficiently managed, there should be no necessity to over collect and ended up with over giving, orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12047957753228266902008-06-08T14:52:00.000+08:002008-06-08T14:52:00.000+08:00i rember reading in the papers that the japanese u...i rember reading in the papers that the japanese used to carry their old and infirm up the mountains during famines so they could end their lives through starvation and exposure to the elements. then it was due to famine, now it is their health care system that is under scrutiny. if you like the idea of such grand finishings, japan is the best model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com