Class – not race nor religion – is potentially Singapore's most divisive fault line
That is the finding of the latest, and one of the largest, surveys on this topic, raising questions on whether the society is still based on equality and meritocracy. The documentary Regardless of Class examines the issues.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/regardless-class-race-religion-survey-singapore-income-divide-10774682
Dr Puthucheary believes that probably explains why the survey found that class affects people’s feelings about the country: 70 per cent of the higher classes felt a strong sense of belonging, compared with 46 per cent of the lower classes. “Today, it’s the divide between the haves and the have-nots that’s creating the most tension,” he said. “This is going to be an explosive issue because it challenges some of the values that we hold so firmly and dearly”. “Tackling this divide is central to what makes us Singaporean – that no one should consider themselves a second-class citizen,” he concluded. --
This is the most insightful survey --- and a real "hit into the main core of the problem".
From 30 years of posting in the social media ---- social class and income inequality - is the main grouse and unhappiness among Singaporean - and this is manifest in those people who post in the social media --- expressing unhappiness with the incumbent governance.
This divide must be tackle head-on --- so that Singapore can continue to attain peace, harmony, progress and prosperity.
ricky l13 seconds ago There must be a new evolve Economic System to replace Raw Capitalism - that translate to 99% sufferings (in Hell) vs the 1% enjoying (Heavenly Bliss) of immense wealth. It will bound to boomerang back ---- whoever the Government is. The World Global Economic System has come to a turning point - the turning point of Capitalism. It is the Universal Law of Karma - where a rocket reach the upper limit of Capitalism - will cause the tipping over - where the bottom of Universal System will takeover (like Brexit, like Occupy Wall Street, like Arab Spring) - when the tip of the pyramid has expire its blissful karma. The "Loud Bang" of the thunder and lightning - Divinity signal and convey this at the precise moment, the second - that trigger this ---- and no matter how enormous effort to rescue the Establishment - it can't be done - because the ripening of the tipping point has come - under the Universal Law of Karma - against the ugly ripening of Raw Capitalism. -- Thus, unless an evolving new Economic System that benefit everyone in the Economy to replace the Raw Capitalism, the tipping over (Brexit, Occupy Wall Street) will continue to manifest. ricky lReply
ricky l11 seconds ago The World - the World Governments, the Economists, the Financial specialists, the Technologists etc --- got to brainstorm, got to determine what this new Economic System must be - to replace the Raw Capitalism ----- that grow jobs - decapitated by disruptive technologies, automation, robotics --- causing so much underlying anger, hopelessness, despair, frustration, fear .... that are manifesting. US must drive the United Nation (UN) effort to evolve this new Economic Model. Else many more Government will continue to fall like a domino effect - if the underlying Economic Model is not correct to feed the World Population. Divinity did convey this message ---- this is not a joke. The tipping point has come --- "what goes up will come down". Transform or sufferings will follow suit.
Posted on:- Friday, December 12, 2014 ricky l 0users liked this commentThumbs UpThumbs Down0users disliked this comment ricky l • a second agoRemove For the next decades and the next centuries, the World need to tweak the World Economic System - and cannot rely on the current "Raw Capitalism" = in which the main emphasis is "Competition, Intense Competition" - to "kill all competitors" - "winners take all system" --- where the "sole survivors will be those at the apex - and those in middle-class and lower-class will be eliminated" - due to business restructuring, retrenchment, ---- that lead to Economy volatilty, leading to increasingly wider and wider social divide, income divide - that will bring about social instability, economic volatility, job lost, wage stagnation, job instability, high stress level etc - that will bring about "equal miseries" - if the winner that form the apex thinks that they are the "final winners". The majority losers - will take their miseries to the "winners" - and pull them down - since "you are ok", "i am not ok". We are already witnessing many World events that are unfolding - across the continents and in many countries :- (1) Arab Spring - where so many countries embroild in civil wars and a breeding ground for terrorism. (2) Long ruling Governance losing grounds or fast changing of hands in Governance. (3) Social unrest in so many cities - across the continents - Wall Street, Arab spring, Chrysatemum movement, demonstration etc. What is the main cause - that trigger all this ---- the flaw "Raw Capitalism" - that cause the Society to form a very long elongated Pyramid. Raw Capitalism = Competition = the strongest, the sly, the fittest survive = i ok, you not ok is ok. Competition - kills Cooperation that "Open and Expand Economic Pie", that "Open Opportunites", that "Expand Business, Investment, Business Profits, Create Jobs, Maintain Niches, Maintain Market Shares" - though Competition ensure "Market Efficiency". But extreme competition - will bring "very small winners" and "kill the rest". So for the next decades into the next centuries, what should be the Economic Model for the World? It should be a "Co-operative, Competitive Model" - this harness the best of the 2 Economic System :- (1) "Co-operation" - open Economic Pie, open Business Opportunities, maintain individual niches - ensure every industries, every organisation there are sufficient rooms to survive, make decent profits, create and maintain jobs. (2) "Competition" - ensure "market efficiency" - within the framework of "Co-operative competition" - without killing off one another's industries and companies - that keep a decent organisation profits and maintain jobs for the staff and workers. Only then, it will ensure Society stability, harmony and prosperity - for every Countries in the World (because everyone has a job, can feed themselves, can feed their dependants, can feed their families). Reply
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