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April’s Fool joke: Astroturfing by the PAP

April’s Fool joke: Astroturfing by the PAP

Original article by Xie Yiju in Chinese here There is a zen saying “a person with a clear conscience have nothing to hide, and fear no rumours and gossips”. A person who had attained and understood the value of a clear conscience will no longer be concern by mere rumours and gossips, and all rumours and gossips about the... 

台湾卫生署长分析全球健保制度 引起热烈回响

台湾卫生署长分析全球健保制度 引起热烈回响

作者:中国时报 2010-03-30     卫生署长杨志良今天在经济学人资讯社(EIU)的亚洲医疗论坛讨论健保财政课题时,清楚的把现存4种制度的优劣进行分析,引起回响,多国代表并希望参考台湾的健保制度。 正在台湾 (Taiwan) 推动二代健保的杨志良,受邀在经济学人亚洲论坛的闭门会议中,讨论亚洲政府健保财政的难题。 杨志良把全球现存的健保财政制度分为4种,他说,第1种是英国和大英国协国家实施以税收划定一定比例作为健保费的国民保健服务制;第2种是社会保险制度,例如台湾的健保;第3种是使用者付费和私人保险搭配的制度;第4种是结合上述3种的综合体。 杨志良分析,英国这套制度,虽以税收作为健保预算,感觉非常公平,可避免道德危害,但缺点是由于医疗保险预算是固定的,医院和医生多看病人收入也不会增加,因此不愿意多看病人,让等候看病的名单过长,造成政府失能。 杨志良说,社会保险制度则是站在社会福利的角度来照顾全民的健康,也照顾到低收入者的医疗,这是台湾为什么要采用这套制度的原因。 但是杨志良也坦承,这套制度的缺点,是会造成公民失能(civic... 

What will happen to Singapore if the opposition wins the next general election?

What will happen to Singapore if the opposition wins the next general election?

OPINION In the highly unlikely scenario that a "freak" result occurs in the next general election due to be called soon which sees the PAP being booted out of office, what will happen to Singapore? Actually, life will continue as before despite the doomsday predictions by PAP activists and apologists that Singapore will collapse... 



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