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大萧条，心理健康和储备金。我们如何面对新的世界次序，一个与过去不同的挑战？如何维护心理、生理健康？

 大萧条，心理健康和储备金。我们如何面对新的世界次序，一个与过去不同的挑战？如何维护心理、生理健康？


欧洲中央银行行长警示，目前的经济环境，类似1920年代的大萧条。贸易战，利率，油价，国家经济主义，地缘冲突等等挑战，对于全球经济造成后很大压力。


这些不利的外在因素，对于新加坡的影响，将远远超过过去。新的国际政治、经济、甚至社会文化变化正在潜移默化的进行。这对于原本在高压经济成长中的新加坡，在心理健康上，雪上加霜。


心理健康，精神问题，已经成了新加坡不可回避的威胁。政府已经把它升位为国家议程。不得不重视这个非常棘手的问题。心理和精神问题已经是全国性的问题，老年，成年，和青少年，都面对这个挑战，尤其是国家未来的主人公，三分一出现心理健康问题。


如果真的出现大萧条，心理健康的素质将会进一步恶化，需要帮助，援助的人会更多。原本已经被生活费压得透不过气的国人，日子将更加难挨。这样的背景，比新冠疫情还要严重，因此，动用储备金变成有所必要。这也可以让我们了解，到底外汇储备有多少，其中，又有多少可以成为及时雨？

金融体系和美元，往往是美国收割其他国家资产的手段。不论谁当选，收割行动不会手软，也不会停止。甚至连盟国也不会手软。大萧条如果再度出现，新加坡会不会成为一个目标，我们丰厚的外汇存底，能逃得过美国的毒手吗？

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