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当你老了,应该得到什么样的尊严? 经济奇迹能否让人尊严活着?

当你老了,应该得到什么样的尊严?

经济奇迹能否让人尊严活着?




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新加坡一直尝试创造经济奇迹。过程中有时显示出无比的冷酷、无情,甚至对于老人和跟不上的落势群体过度苛刻。


最近,国会中讨论的年长者和残障人士免费坐公共交通工具的问题,就是一个例子。政府提出的理由就是简单的加重纳税人和年轻搭客的负担。


PAP不会考虑其他的问题,只会知道税务会加重,年轻人要负担多一点。这其实和它提出债务不留给后代一样。美其名未来新加坡人不必担心老年人的问题,其实,就是否定老一代新加坡人的贡献。如果,我们从去年出生公民3万多和新公民增加2万多看,这笔债要如何算?


人民行动党根本不会考虑到年长者过往的贡献,也不会考虑残障人士的不幸。它也不会考虑公平、合理的分配问题。当然,PAP要做到不会加重高薪、高收入者的税务负担。因为,他们害怕税务增加,这些人会抱怨,不高兴。当然,他们本身作为高收入者,也会是受害者。


这是新加坡经济继续创造奇迹的方向吗?这个策略是否可以永续下去?有没有到顶的一天?还是,还没有到顶前,让志同道合者大捞特捞,大赚特赚后,留下烂摊子给后辈。


这是一个值得深思的问题。德雷莎修女的名言让人思考,我们在恶和善之间,要做出什么样的选择。

我宁愿在仁慈和怜悯中犯错,总好过在冷酷和苛刻中创造奇蹟。”

事实上,世界上经济比较发达的地区,已经开始为国民提供免费的交通。一方面鼓励减少对私人汽车的需要,一方面也有助环保。


『在世界各地,城市是不平等和不可持续性的“起点”。美国最大的两个城市,纽约与洛杉矶,也是两个最不平等的城市。在英国10%的最贫困的家庭当中,有三分之一是居住在伦敦的。与此同时,全球有三分之二的能源和70%的碳排放都来自于城市。这就引出了一个问题,即公共政策和城市设计应如何演变,以从该战略上应对这两个日渐严峻的问题。在世界各地,许多城市都希望将交通出行作为解决方案的一部分,这其中尤其是要问是一个简单的问题:如果公共交通是免费的会怎样?

现如今,全球约有100个城市为公众提供免费的公共交通出行,其中大部分城市都集中在欧洲。https://www.archdaily.cn/cn/932955/cheng-shi-gong-gong-jiao-tong-ying-gai-mian-fei-ma

德雷莎修女和人民行动党选择不同的道路。我们选择冷酷、无情和苛刻来创造经济奇迹,而德雷莎修女选择犯错,选择对年长者和残障人士仁慈和怜悯。


善与恶的选择,对与错的策略,年长者和残障人士的尊严何在?






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