Why spend so much on defense and yet so little on social

• Jafribasron

  31 May 12, 10:30

  Currently, Singapore Government spent $12.285 billion dollars annually on the defense budget yet not even 40% of the similar amount is spent on social developments and needs. Is Singapore ruling party, a caring government ?.

  
  

• FireIce

  31 May 12, 10:33

  if the country is not well-defended in the 1st place, 哪�的 social development.

• charlize

  31 May 12, 11:01

  I more worried about putting cai png on my table. 

• troublemaker2005

  31 May 12, 21:17

  at least part of the money pays sgreans soldeirs provide them jobs, related industries like ST also provide jobs, but in ST many still goes to foreigners.

  i wonder how they count expensese but i think we also seel our weapons to other countries. how to count thoe revenue then?

• Hitman Chief (Helium-4)

  31 May 12, 21:22

  Originally posted by charlize:

  I more worried about putting cai png on my table. 

  
  chaipng???u feel full after eating that?!!??

• charlize

  1 Jun 12, 11:24

  Originally posted by Hitman Chief (Helium-4):

  
  chaipng???u feel full after eating that?!!??

  Add rice. 

   

  Additional 50 cents. 

• Clivebenss

  1 Jun 12, 11:33

  defence for a country full of foreigners first?

  

   

• Nelstar

  1 Jun 12, 11:59

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  defence for a country full of foreigners first?

  

   

  They helped to improve GDP wor. They are important to the nation.

  

• Clivebenss

  1 Jun 12, 12:33

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  They helped to improve GDP wor. They are important to the nation.

  

  Then they need to boost the defence further; conscript them as well.

  

• Summer hill

  3 Jun 12, 12:35

  Originally posted by Jafribasron:

  Currently, Singapore Government spent $12.285 billion dollars annually on the defense budget yet not even 40% of the similar amount is spent on social developments and needs. Is Singapore ruling party, a caring government ?.

  
  

  Let me throw you into a beautiful and grand mansion. But, there's no security. People can break in and kill you.

   

• MapleToto00

  3 Jun 12, 16:42

  my m16 still keep ia

• Nelstar

  4 Jun 12, 11:37

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  Then they need to boost the defence further; conscript them as well.

  

  They trying very hard to convince these newcomers.
  
  Pink or out doesn't seem effective.

  

• winsomeea

  4 Jun 12, 11:50

  hello , lee hsien loong pok already mentioned many times he is not making this a welfare state for the nation, hence little care of money for social.

  huat, depress salary - singaporeans must be cheaper, better and faster and at the same time keeps increasing the costs of living.    They the bloody lee hsien loong pok and gang benefit and those struggling to make ends meet to cope with the rising costs suffer.

   

• Clivebenss

  6 Jun 12, 17:30

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  They trying very hard to convince these newcomers.
  
  Pink or out doesn't seem effective.

  

  If these FTs really like SIN city they will agree.

  

• NG QIBO AARON AUBREY

  6 Jun 12, 18:15

  life is tough 

  suck it

• βέτά

  6 Jun 12, 18:21

   

  No need for social development.

   

  Why?

   

  Because PAP always win, so means it's very good socially.

   

  If your car tyres not damaged, why bother fixing it.

   

   

• charlize

  7 Jun 12, 10:29

  Originally posted by NG QIBO AARON AUBREY:

  life is tough 

  suck it

  

• speakoutfor

  7 Jun 12, 14:07

  This is where the people's GST and annual tax payments are going to :-

  Minister high salaries and Big defence budget.