Poverty
I wanted to help the woman with the baby at first as I thought of the pitiful state the baby was in. When I realised that they were from a organisation I felt cheated I should have helped the man who really needs help instead. What first came into my mind was that the baby is innocent,I was stupefied when I was told that they tend to feed the baby with vodka so that he would be asleep which would facilitate the begging process. They should not have gone to this extent as the baby is just a defenceless toddler they should not have use him which could have caused emotional and physical harm.
Singapore manages poverty issues rather well as beggars by the road side is not a common sight. Senior citizens can count on CPF savings when they retire and people who are financially handicap can seek assistance from the government. Although poverty might not be in the extreme cases but jobless people is not uncommon in this city of high living standards. They might depend on others which would then cause financial difficulties. Employment availablities might be more open towards uneducated individuals so as to help them with living, if Singaporeans can be more humble towards the kind of job they are doing and lower their expectation they might be able to get a job and live.
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