A semi rant here...
The supposed legal age for adulthood in Singapore is 21 years old, and I am supposed to be an adult now(my 21st birthday was in Jan). While most institutions(like banks, cinemas) will recognise it, our government who sets the legal age DOES NOT!
First it was the ineligibilty to vote in the upcoming elections(well if there is a opposition contesting in my GRC, and I won't know what constituency/GRC my family would fall under until the boundaries are decided upon), and now its the PROGRESS package.
To quote the release: "Individuals must be 21 years or above as of 31 December last year to get the Growth Dividends, and at least 50 years old to qualify for the CPF top-ups."
Which means if you are born in 1985 even though you may be celebrating(or have celebrated) your 21st bday, there's nothing to celebrate about for the new and upcoming budget's PROGRESS.
It's rather ironical that many guys my age are almost through with the army, having gone through what 'separates the men from the boys', handling firearms, leading men(in the case of officers and specs),making decisions that really matter to(like whether to charge/defend their men(who are usually older) for AWOL/drug abuse etc, and yet are still not considered adult.
Monday, February 20, 2006
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2 comments:
ya right..n u're all considered adult fare..tat proves tat our government is $$-faced..lol
Do you mean adult fare for public transport? To be charged "adult" fare while one is only 17 years old for polytechnic/ITE students is quite ridiculous too. While JC students get student fare, pay near to nothing for school fees, get lots of govt grants/funds here and there to fund their programmes. Quite an obvious disparity in our system isn't it.
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