For our birthrate to go up, Singapore must be a place where people want to have babies and raise families. And right now it just isn’t.
At risk of launching into a litany already well-rehearsed, the reasons for that are many and well known. The cost of providing a child with just a basic standard of living is too high for the average wage earner; our welfare-adverse model means that much of this pressure falls on the shoulders of the parents; space is a premium, many couples live in flats barely big enough for themselves never mind a family; education is stressful and work-life balance is an uphill battle. Full story
