Reasons why poverty still exists after implementation of policies

Reasons why poverty still exists after implementation of policies:

Here are some reasons to why there are people still living in poverty in Singapore, a first-world nation:

1. Meritocracy
Singapore government had been constantly emphasize on meritocracy, wanting to create equal opportunities for all. However, meritocracy is only awarding to deserving Singaporeans or foreigners in some cases. Base on such policy, many children who come from lowly educated families or from poor family backgrounds or even from low standards educations from certain schools, they are mostly unable to fulfil their education needs, needless to say, they will not even be considered to be included under the meritocracy policy. These children are not being exposed to new things like other children, thus they lose out to their fellow friends. They are not given the same opportunity to explore their talents and abilities.

2. Income growth gaps
Many who are facing poverty are mostly Singaporeans who are unskilled or disabled. This is due to the fact that they are having the disadvantages with the backgrounds of their, thus slimming their chances of owning a better or even having a job. While many Singapore who are educated and highly skilled with many policies setting advantages for them, they fatten their chances to earn a job, having a higher income and getting richer and richer. While those who are hiding behind their doors without any jobs, they are suffering from poverty and minimal amount of savings to keep them surviving. As the better educated people are given higher paid jobs they become richer however, the unskilled workers are earning less due to their lack of education. With the richer becoming richer and the poor becoming poorer, the income gap of Singapore is widening.

3. Foreign workers policy
Singapore need foreigners due to the lack of low birth rate. This policy is known as one of Singapore’s manpower policy to help attract more foreign talents and allow more unskilled foreign workers to work in construction and manufacturing plans, leaving lesser and lesser jobs for those who are still struggling at the lower class, owning little skills to allow them find jobs. Many employers would rather employ foreign workers as they do not demand pays that are as high as Singaporeans. These Singaporeans wants to have higher pay as the cost of living in Singapore is rising. However, due to this Singaporeans are unable to find a job. Also foreign talents are competing with locals for a good job, this results in the locals losing jobs to the foreigners. Thus, this increases the poverty in Singapore.

Apart from these three main points, there are still many possible reasons of the poverty rising in Singapore such as the recession, education policies or gambling etc. All this causes share a similar point which clearly draws a line between those who have lowly skilled and those who are talented. This can result more hidden skills and talents buried further under such fast pace society, poverty can just arise from below faster and unconsciously.