During the National Day Rally in 2014, PM Lee said that, ” We want Singapore to be the best place to live, work and play. We want this to be an outstanding city, well-planned, well-run, offering a high quality of life, full of buzz and vibrancy. We want this to be our cherished home where we grow our roots, build emotional bonds and form new fond memories. We want this to be a special red dot for all Singaporeans.”
I believe that every Singaporean is thankful for the effort that our government have been putting in a tremendous amount of effort to ensure that all citizens are able to live comfortably here. This is especially true since Singapore is a multi-racial society and it takes time and effort to recognize the needs of different race and religion. All young and old are able to live peacefully with people of different race and religion.
At the present moment, cost of living is still affordable for most of the citizens and people are able to meet their daily necessity. There are still coffee shops that sell cheap and nice food, expensive and exquisite restaurants that cater to the needs of different people. This ensures that choices are available to people of different income groups.
However, i am worried about the “housing rules” in Singapore. Though the government have implemented measures that ensures there is housing for all, single parent are not able to get a house even if they are able to afford it, instead, the government give priority to married couples when they want to purchase their own house. Hence, i find the government a little bias in some ways.
There are also charitable and religious groups that make trips to elderly leaving alone, providing them with food and even cleaning up their houses.
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