Imagine, for the moment, that you're in charge of running Singapore. People of various races are coming to you, asking, begging for help.

Examples of problems

  1. Due to the economic downturn, people can no longer afford to service their mortgage loans. They want to sell their flat, so that they can help themselves. Unfortunately, they're caught between a rock and a hard place. If they sell the flat, they do not have the cash to pay 2-4% downpayment of the new flat. If they don't, they're going to find it hard to service their loans soon.
  2. Certain people cannot find jobs. They're willing to work whatever kind of shift, do whatever kind of work. They've tried their best, looking for jobs everywhere. But no one calls them up.
  3. Other people cannot pay their SP bills, town council bills, pay their children's school bills.
  4. Yet others, are surviving on dissolved sugar water, and bread alone. They don't have any furnitures at all. They live frugally.

What would you do if you're running Singapore?