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“Ever since I first mentioned that we are planning for a population of 6.5 million people, many Singaporeans have reacted with concern, some with alarm, at the thought of more people living and working in Singapore…..Do we need a larger population? Most definitely. To grow and create more and better jobs, Singapore must... 

作者：钱晓慧 (BBC中文网) 10/09/2010 “养老金”对年轻一代的新加坡人来说是相当陌生的，“养儿防老：”的想法早已不存在，再加上新加坡又不是福利社会，人们不敢奢望国家会在自己年老时给予照顾。要老有所依，个人储蓄变得更为重要。 随着新加坡生育率下跌，加上人口老化问题严重，政府面临着人口课题的严峻挑战，因此不断制定改革经济保障制度，以免老年人口成为国家的负担。 曾被“经济学人”杂志称为“吝啬保姆”的新加坡政府并不主张实施社会福利制度，因此采用协助人民为退休作准备的“中央公积金”（中央公积金，简称公积金）的强制性储蓄计划，以确保人民不会过分依赖国家。 涵盖范围广... 

Kudos to GCK for being forthright with his views during a dialogue session with residents from Marine Parade to gather feed-backs on PM NDR! He spoke of rational approach to problem solving highlighting some key sore issues. He further added that with dose of Singapore spirits problems can be resolved. Indeed with Singaporean...