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Most ordinary citizens don’t seem to have realised we pay the highest taxes in the universe. We should not accept PAP’s conveniently narrow definition of tax which should include any amount which contributes to government revenue. I will use the example of an ordinary Singaporean couple with 2 children, each earning $40000... 

I refer to the article “Singapore must not become a ‘yardstick society’: Chan Chun Sing” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 23). Singapore’s subsidy system  It states that “Mr Chan then related how he questioned Singapore’s subsidy system when he first became a minister. “It used to be that we gave every child the same... 

Doctor, nurse ratios comparable to other Asian economies I refer to the article “Doctor, nurse ratios in Singapore comparable to other Asian economies: MOH” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 27). It states that “Singapore’s doctor-to-population ratio of 21 doctors per 10,000 in the population is comparable to that of Hong Kong...