Can Singapore reach Belgium standard?
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Ok ok...SG GDP per capita is reaching Belgium soon and we are countries that are multicultural..they have french, germans and dutch
They can talk about philosophy and psychology in cafes during noon...why can't we?
Their kids learn more than one language so does ours....what we lacked is the time to take it easy to give meaning and expression in our lives...
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Who said you cant talk about philosophy and psychology in cafes
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I want to talk about it with my MPs and ministers about life in sG...we should follow Euro model not US model....
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Originally posted by Catknight:
I want to talk about it with my MPs and ministers about life in sG...we should follow Euro model not US model....
you can talk whatever you want here what, but just be prepare to face the music if any after that.
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not in a million years..
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Originally posted by Catknight:
I want to talk about it with my MPs and ministers about life in sG...we should follow Euro model not US model....
And i though Us has freedom of speech also
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If we continue with the US model of capitalism, one observer lamented:
"There are no parents in America; there are only property owners. There are no children, spouses, partners, friends, or lovers; there is only property. Americans don't really have freedom or independence; they have dependence and to their cars and other properties.”
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Sounds like sporeans becoming more americanised to me:
“Americans have no inner life. All they do is consume!”
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Lol ? Follow the euro style and sit at home and wait for healthcare benefit to come ?
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LOL yeah the Euro dream is finally coming!!
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Bel ki tua lan,....Last time that GCT said we will reach Swiss standard,now look what happen?Our various kind of taxes n minister's pay reach Swiss standard,but not our living standard.
Now u want to talk about reaching Belgium standard?Come on,give me a break!!!!
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How you guys define living standards?
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they knoe how to make chocolates. we dun.
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We will achieve the Belgium standard of living in 2010 by 2025. We will also achieve the China standard of living in 2030.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
We will achieve the Belgium standard of living in 2010 by 2025. We will also achieve the China standard of living in 2030.
china's purchasing power parity is very high...
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My contribution to the intelletually challenged individuals trying to participate in a discussion here without knowing the definition.
Standard of living is generally measured by standards such as real (i.e. inflation adjusted) income per person and poverty rate. Other measures such as access and quality of health care, income growth inequality and educational standards are also used. Examples are access to certain goods (such as number of refrigerators per 1000 people), or measures of health such as life expectancy. It is the ease by which people living in a time or place are able to satisfy their wants.
The idea of a 'standard' may be contrasted with the quality of life, which takes into account not only the material standard of living, but also other more intangible aspects that make up human life, such as leisure, safety, cultural resources, social life, physical health, environmental quality issues etc. More complex means of measuring well-being must be employed to make such judgments, and these are very often political, thus controversial. Even between two nations or societies that have similar material standards of living, quality of life factors may in fact make one of these places more attractive to a given individual or group.
However, there can be problems even with just using numerical averages to compare material standards of living, as opposed to, for instance, a Pareto index (a measure of the breadth of income or wealth distribution). Standards of living are perhaps inherently subjective. As an example, countries with a very small, very rich upper class and a very large, very poor lower class may have a high mean level of income, even though the majority of people have a low "standard of living". This mirrors the problem of poverty measurement, which also tends towards the relative. This illustrates how distribution of income can disguise the actual standard of living.
Likewise Country A, a perfectly socialist country with a planned economy with very low average per capita income would receive a higher score for having lower income inequality than Country B with a higher income inequality, even if the bottom of Country B's population distribution had a higher per capita income than Country A. Real examples of this include former East Germany compared to former West Germany or North Korea compared to South Korea. In each case, the socialist country has a low income discrepancy (and therefore would score high in that regard), but lower per capita incomes than a large majority of their neighboring counterpart. This can be avoided by using the measure of income at various percentiles of the population rather than a highly relative and controversial overall income inequality measure.
A Standard of Living Index has been published annually since 1980 by International Living. As at 31 December 2009 this showed 1 France, 2 Australia, 3 Switzerland, 4 Germany, 5 New Zealand, 6 Luxembourg, 7 USA, 8 Belgium, 9 Canada, 10 Italy, 25 UK, 47 Israel, 194 Somalia.[1][2]
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Originally posted by dangerboi:
In another 20 years the differences would have tapered off, China is on the ascent while Singapore is on the descent.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
My contribution to the intelletually challenged individuals trying to participate in a discussion here without knowing the definition.
Standard of living is generally measured by standards such as real (i.e. inflation adjusted) income per person and poverty rate. Other measures such as access and quality of health care, income growth inequality and educational standards are also used. Examples are access to certain goods (such as number of refrigerators per 1000 people), or measures of health such as life expectancy. It is the ease by which people living in a time or place are able to satisfy their wants.
The idea of a 'standard' may be contrasted with the quality of life, which takes into account not only the material standard of living, but also other more intangible aspects that make up human life, such as leisure, safety, cultural resources, social life, physical health, environmental quality issues etc. More complex means of measuring well-being must be employed to make such judgments, and these are very often political, thus controversial. Even between two nations or societies that have similar material standards of living, quality of life factors may in fact make one of these places more attractive to a given individual or group.
However, there can be problems even with just using numerical averages to compare material standards of living, as opposed to, for instance, a Pareto index (a measure of the breadth of income or wealth distribution). Standards of living are perhaps inherently subjective. As an example, countries with a very small, very rich upper class and a very large, very poor lower class may have a high mean level of income, even though the majority of people have a low "standard of living". This mirrors the problem of poverty measurement, which also tends towards the relative. This illustrates how distribution of income can disguise the actual standard of living.
Likewise Country A, a perfectly socialist country with a planned economy with very low average per capita income would receive a higher score for having lower income inequality than Country B with a higher income inequality, even if the bottom of Country B's population distribution had a higher per capita income than Country A. Real examples of this include former East Germany compared to former West Germany or North Korea compared to South Korea. In each case, the socialist country has a low income discrepancy (and therefore would score high in that regard), but lower per capita incomes than a large majority of their neighboring counterpart. This can be avoided by using the measure of income at various percentiles of the population rather than a highly relative and controversial overall income inequality measure.
A Standard of Living Index has been published annually since 1980 by International Living. As at 31 December 2009 this showed 1 France, 2 Australia, 3 Switzerland, 4 Germany, 5 New Zealand, 6 Luxembourg, 7 USA, 8 Belgium, 9 Canada, 10 Italy, 25 UK, 47 Israel, 194 Somalia.[1][2]
So you proposed using the standard of living index as the basis. I see i see.
By the way, nice one calling anybody who don't know "intelletually challenged"
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walao whole chunk of econs
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What so good about belgians? i knew a few of them in aust and most of them were wanker, Why would we asians follow western style?
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Can Singapore be Singapore and not worried to be conformed to the measurement tools of some foreign Index?
Do we conformed our lives to the Index or the Indices to conform to our lifestyle?
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
My contribution to the intelletually challenged individuals trying to participate in a discussion here without knowing the definition.
Standard of living is generally measured by standards such as real (i.e. inflation adjusted) income per person and poverty rate. Other measures such as access and quality of health care, income growth inequality and educational standards are also used. Examples are access to certain goods (such as number of refrigerators per 1000 people), or measures of health such as life expectancy. It is the ease by which people living in a time or place are able to satisfy their wants.
The idea of a 'standard' may be contrasted with the quality of life, which takes into account not only the material standard of living, but also other more intangible aspects that make up human life, such as leisure, safety, cultural resources, social life, physical health, environmental quality issues etc. More complex means of measuring well-being must be employed to make such judgments, and these are very often political, thus controversial. Even between two nations or societies that have similar material standards of living, quality of life factors may in fact make one of these places more attractive to a given individual or group.
However, there can be problems even with just using numerical averages to compare material standards of living, as opposed to, for instance, a Pareto index (a measure of the breadth of income or wealth distribution). Standards of living are perhaps inherently subjective. As an example, countries with a very small, very rich upper class and a very large, very poor lower class may have a high mean level of income, even though the majority of people have a low "standard of living". This mirrors the problem of poverty measurement, which also tends towards the relative. This illustrates how distribution of income can disguise the actual standard of living.
Likewise Country A, a perfectly socialist country with a planned economy with very low average per capita income would receive a higher score for having lower income inequality than Country B with a higher income inequality, even if the bottom of Country B's population distribution had a higher per capita income than Country A. Real examples of this include former East Germany compared to former West Germany or North Korea compared to South Korea. In each case, the socialist country has a low income discrepancy (and therefore would score high in that regard), but lower per capita incomes than a large majority of their neighboring counterpart. This can be avoided by using the measure of income at various percentiles of the population rather than a highly relative and controversial overall income inequality measure.
A Standard of Living Index has been published annually since 1980 by International Living. As at 31 December 2009 this showed 1 France, 2 Australia, 3 Switzerland, 4 Germany, 5 New Zealand, 6 Luxembourg, 7 USA, 8 Belgium, 9 Canada, 10 Italy, 25 UK, 47 Israel, 194 Somalia.[1][2]
I like your style
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
Can Singapore be Singapore and not worried to be conformed to the measurement tools of some foreign Index?
Do we conformed our lives to the Index or the Indices to conform to our lifestyle?
A lot of people like to compare and then do nothing.
Then they become very unhappy
Must always remember: the world is our playground
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Originally posted by Catknight:
Ok ok...SG GDP per capita is reaching Belgium soon and we are countries that are multicultural..they have french, germans and dutch
They can talk about philosophy and psychology in cafes during noon...why can't we?
Their kids learn more than one language so does ours....what we lacked is the time to take it easy to give meaning and expression in our lives...
But we must not forget, behind all these what may seem to be beautiful and magnificent, are all those corruption and stuffs alike. I have read about them but couldn't list them out off hand at the moment.