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回头草的余香,26年后再见新小贩中心



原本像行动党这样的好汉,是没有理由吃回头草的。现在政府宣布,要兴建新的小贩中心,好像是顺从民意,配合人民的便利,满足人民的需要,协助减低人民的消费开支。好像是以前的构想没有错,错就错在人们的收入跟不上,有冷气商场不去享受,有轻轨地铁的方便不利用。

但是,细想一下,是不是也告诉人民,我们离瑞士的生活水准远了,没法达到了。26年前,新组屋区的设计,就是要一个没有小贩中心,出门有轻轨,购物吃饭买菜,可以到组屋区带有冷气的中心去,要不然,可以再坐地铁到市区或其他邻里中心去解决生活的一切所需。这是多么美好的生活,这是多么美好的第一世界国家!

硬件上或许我们能做到,看看盛港,。。。  但是,当人们再看看自己的荷包时,面对生活的开支压力时,不免又怀念起小贩中心来。没有冷气的地方,吃饭购物,又经济又方便,实在是没有理由跟自己的钱过意不去。尤其是,老年人,就近解决生活的需要,才是最重要,什么冷气不冷气,什么轻轨,地铁,豪华的冷气商场,这些表面的假象,敌不过生活的现实。

为何等了将近30年,我们才知道面对现实,和30年前相比,我们的贫富差距又拉得更远了。对于收入无法和经济发展同步的人们,他们可能更加需要的是小贩中心,方便的巴士服务,而不是轻轨,地铁,冷气商场等。对于这些人,朴素的生活,简单的生活,才是真正的快乐,才是生活的现实。好汉们在歌功颂德声中,经济一片大好的美景下,怎么会想到有人会跟不上,有人会国家越进步,他们越退步。


行动党政府在新一届国会宣布了未来5年的治国方针,共创未来具有挑战,国际经济政治局势更是风起云涌,不知道我们将会多建还是少建小贩中心呢?

或许,这也是国家建设中的另一个指标,新加坡贫富指数的一个象征。


所以,我们不应该对下面的新闻有所惊异,小贩中心对下层收入人士,的确有舒缓的作用。好汉要了解回头草的余香,不是,所有的国人都是经济发展的受益者。



国人实际月入中位数10年增11 但收入最低20%全职受雇者几乎没增长

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