No need have extra work on programming the computer software to create a ‘disabled person card’.

Just change the card heading to ‘PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY’ CARD.

What they really mean is, they make less profit
[if u read between the line of full paying cummuters subsidize the disabled.

I suddenly realised, after reading your post, that the needy poor, unemployed n lowly paid handicap people etc,

- DONT PAY TAXES,
- SO THEY DONT CONTRIBUTE TO MP’s $17,000 .00 ALLOWANCE,
- SO THEY ALSO DONT CONTRIBUTE TO ‘U KNOW WHO’ $1,000,000.00 n MORE SALARY.

COULD THAT BE THE REASONS WHY THEY DONT GET ‘OFFICIAL’ HELP?

U see recent Bt Timah flood, tens of millions poured in to elevate it, all rich tax payers there.
“DONT PRAY PRAY”

I had recently moved into a 3-rm hdb. My neighbour’s an elderly 73-yr old with only one arm (she was a child victim of bombing during Jap occupation in S’pore).

This woman has an adult, 43-yr old, daughter with down syndrome. The daughter stays locked in, 24/7, all year round (except for the bi-monthly, polyclinic’s visit to get medication & haircut).

I thought the mother was cruel to do this, until I spoke to her.

She said, ” My daughter’s gullible and I am afraid she’ll just wander off with
a stranger or get knocked down by traffic as she doesn’ t even know how to cross a road safely”.

I asked why she doesn’t bring her daughter out for often?

“I wish I can. But I can’t afford to. Public transport is too expensive”.

Just imagine, public transport is a luxury. To date, only the visually handicapped, are given subsidies.

The household of 3 (mother, daughter & uncle) survives on a few hundred dollars a month (before deducting the essential power & water utilities).

So, is government subsidy too much to ask for towards a hope for better quality of life for the truly disadvantaged citizen?

Think it is disgusting to push the buck back to charity to fill in the gap!

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There are many rich who earned money legally but unethically or unimpressively or immorally. Have they donated like obama who earned so little compared to his responsibility for usa and the world? Basically, he is influential for the whole entire planet. USA is paying him peanuts for the value he brings.

Kudos to Obama.
Obama put evil gluttons to shame.

Remember how rhey trreated the 3 handicap/unemployed guy.

Clementi – LUP case
Jln Besar – brought to court by Town Council case
Boon Lay – MP dint reply email sent by social case

I think they see disabled ppl, thery auto close the case.

See the STOOPIG REPLY from SMRT below

http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091209-0000035/SMRT-staff-did-offer-help

Lift spoil n they let handicap man on wheelchair to go take the lift, then say their equipment cant carry his motor wheelchair up the stair.

BEST is title of reply –
SMRT staff did offer help

HELP TUAH HIM TO HOLLUND

As we were formerly close friends, he still gives me face though we’re in different leagues now-for that I’m grateful. However, that opened up for me a rare peek into the mindset of many of these elites, I had a rare chance to even mingle with these powerful and rich , privy to their chatter. What disturbs me is their obsession with materialism. Money is not enough even for elites! Already multi-millionaires they are Very stingy with others-scrutinise every tiny expense religiously-very careful not to ‘waste’ any money on others. But for themselves they aren’t stingy at all; splash on the latest Jaguars, properties etc. Sounds familiar? And it gets worse:

I often hear them say ‘There’s an idiot born every minute’ . The common folk are looked upon as gullible easy meat and these elites really do enjoy crafting new devices to make money out of their ignorance. It’s like second nature or even a hobby for them. Of course I don’t know all elites and there should be upright ones around but there’s a lot more of ‘Lets-see-how-to-make-them-part-with-their-money’ types. This experience was a paradigm shift for me and I began to look at this world/system in a different light; it is skewed to prop up a few ultra-powerful and rich supported by the sweat and industry of the ‘guillible and ignorant’ masses. (Think frenzied idol fans outbidding each other with their limited savings-it makes the organisers and telcos Very Very Very rich. You have to vote more and more or else your idol will lose! they say as the money rolls in. Fanatical football fans, the average Joe paying more and more and more to make a few soccer stars and media giants Richer and Richer -No choice if you are loyal to your team right? Meanwhile these multi-millionaire beneficiaries are privately smiling and whispering among themselves ‘There’s an idiot born every minute’)

In and of itself, there’s nothing wrong with being rich. But getting rich by exploiting the vulnerable or the ignorant is immoral. Eventually I had to stay away from them and even my friend. There are things more important than money in life.

If any of the elite/policy-makers are reading this. Let me appeal to your conscience. No matter how much money and properties you have raked in throughout your life, all these monies and properties you possess will be gone the day we return to the dust. If you have gotten rich by taking advantage of the weak and ignorant then better pray there’s is no afterlife and Karma. Or if you believe in God, how would you answer your maker who will not be as gullible as the masses?

On the other hand a Good Name is forever for good things done in your life. Its the one thing that lasts forever, that remains, not money or properties. Wouldn’t it be nice to be remembered forever as a Champion for the Weak and Vulnerable rather than one who raked in millions at their expense?

If they truely care, disabled should be charged at rates similar to students, how much incremental cost can they possibiliy incur? Even if they do incur cost, it hardly puts a dent into their PL or BS…

Can someone ask goh during election speech?
What a refreshing revelation!

Can that p65 new citizen blogger respond to this?

- SM Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally Speech in 2001.

The Term ” ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS” is very applicable here.
I guess the compassion and caring responsibility is for the peasants to bear…not the immortals.

For patients who are unable to get to hospitals for regular treatments like dialysis, rehab programs, etc. the government will reimburse the patients for the taxi fares.

I know of a friend who is waiting for a kidney transplant but live in a town hundreds of miles from Vancouver. When a kidney that matches his was found, he was flown immediately to Vancouver at government’s expense.

All seniors above the age of 65 travel for free on public transport, both buses and ferries. Some of these ferries fees cost almost C$100 one way.

That is 1st world status, compassion for the needy.

SM Goh predicted in his 1996 National Day speech that the Canadian welfare system will collapse and fail. It is now thirteen years after his prediction and the Canadian system is still functioning well and will be going on well after he is gone.