baby bonus scheme
did you know that the prime minister of singapore came up with a baby bonus scheme to encourage higher birth rates.. (that's something that we dont need in our country where baby making has become some sort of a hobby instead of an act of love.. sad yeah, but true..)i've seen it on television last week.. couples are being given reward for having their first born and for their fourth child as well..
the government wants to increase the fertility rate in the country.. to encourage couples to 'produce' more children.. apparently, financing and child care arrangements seems to be the main concerns of most prospective parents.. which i think is just about right since times are hard..
it's nice to know that their government is doing what they can to ease the problem of their citizens..
how i wish i could say the same for us... *lost in thoughts*
posted by jane @ 2/12/2006 09:31:00 PM
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huh! i suppose they're thinking about the future generations, when they'll be needing lots of migrant workers to fill in their labor needs, which is happening right now in a lot of "developed" countries.
and so, it's only for singaporean citizens? huh!
that's weird. they're not a "tribe" you know. =)
hmmm.. to counter the declining birth rate daw.. plus majority of the population consists of the not so young.. =)
to replenish? ehehe.. =)
yeah ... I guess ganun nga ... kakatuwa yung term "replenish." parang resources (well, i guess in a sense it is) yun ah!
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