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"I don't see how the environment affects me. I'm more concerned about my day to day living." - Mr See Beh Gui

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"I don't see how the environment affects me. I'm more concerned about my day to day living." - Mr See Beh Gui

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"Inequality? But we are such a rich country. I don't see any poor people in Singapore. If there are, it's their own fault for being lazy." - Mdm Jin Zuey Lui

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"Inequality? But we are such a rich country. I don't see any poor people in Singapore. If there are, it's their own fault for being lazy." - Mdm Jin Zuey Lui

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"I just want my children to be become either a lawyer, doctor or engineer. In Singapore, no money no talk." - Mrs Jia Liao Bee

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"I just want my children to be become either a lawyer, doctor or engineer. In Singapore, no money no talk." - Mrs Jia Liao Bee

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there are platforms like youtube and reddit which allows anyone to give their opinions and thoughts to the world. Just because they earn lots of money does not mean that they can give their say. They may be too busy or are forced to follow the rules because their occupation may be affected if they say something wrong

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Singapore also has many other job options for people who aren't good enough to qualify for a specific firm. These job options also pay quite a lot for what  they have to offer. Like influencers and content creators tend to receive a lot of "passive income" through monetisation and advertisement, and being one is not that hard since many people are tech savvy these days. Your argument is based.

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It is everyone’s responsibility to reduce global warming as global warming is a prominent issue in today’s modern day and age. We have seen so many devastating events happen because of our ignorant pollution. We are suffering harsher droughts, flooding, natural disasters, burning of forests, natural disasters, and many more. Yet, people underestimate the change that we can bring significant change rather than relying on corporations to do that for us. We are able to minimise the production of plastics if we turn to other alternatives that function the same way, yet produced in a greener way. We are also the key stakeholder to manipulate and change the way we carry out daily activities to reduce global warming. And finally, no one should be an exception because ultimately, we are still living on the same planet.
First up, we are able to manipulate the market and minimise production of harmful materials through supply and demand. The market works in a very simple way. Whenever you pay for a product, the money is being used to create more products because the company assumes that there is a demand for their product and they need to produce more. If we are going to keep purchasing and using plastics, these harmful materials will just keep being mass produced and developed at such a fast rate that in 4 billion years, even the most persevering and adaptable organism will be dead. We are essentially bringing all living organisms on earth to mass extinction because of this demand for plastics. It is unnecessary to be using too much plastics. Countries like Japan where products are being wrapped in 4 layers of plastic is unnecessary and there is a simple solution to this. We can just use a reusable container or fabric bag to carry our products rather than feeding onto the demand for plastic. If we make this simple change, there will no longer be a need to use excessive amounts of plastic and the supply chain will decrease.
Furthermore, we need to understand that we cannot simply just force corporations to use lesser plastics. We need to lower the need for these products due to overpopulation. We cannot just stop the supply of goods if we have a continuous growing population. It will simply put more people from third world countries to suffer because we are blindly cutting off supplies. . There will be a lower demand for basic amenities that people need and this means that corporations no longer have a need to overly produce these harmful products to the environment. We are preventing people, animals, and the world from suffering.
Lastly, no one should have the right to neglect their individual responsibility to save our planet. Even if they are from a poor country, they have mental disabilities for example. They should not be ignoring our cause. We are ultimately still living in the same world and we all have a part to play. For example, these poor people can minimise the amount of babies they have as they cannot support them either way. Even if people have disabilities, they still can do something simple like using reusable bags when purchasing goods. Or using products that are more environmentally friendly. Prevent using straws and simply drink from the cup. Use ceramic cups instead of plastic ones. These are all very manageable things to do and it is actually more beneficial to not only society, but the earth. You are saving money by not buying unnecessary one-time usage items when you use a reusable item. Yet, people are still taking this cause lightly and we think that these are manageable things that every person can do, even when the majority of global warming comes from personal responsibility.

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- There is inequality in Singapore
- Some People with lower income work harder than those with higher income / are richer
- These people may not have that access to higher education due to their family not being well off

-There is also inequality in human rights such as LGBTQ + community
-There is discrimination and laws against them

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in sg the rationality always comes before your feelings, once you go broke in sg, it will be a tough time recovering, allowing people to follow their dreams is kind of an impossible decision in sg, so their only resolve is to force the idea of being a doctor, lawyer or engineer on the students in sg by cluttering their whole school education with it to the point where out of all the subjects, their favourite one defines their career, which is why you never see many successful artists in sg

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It's not entirely their fault the are poor. Some unfortunate stuff may occur to them. For example, the COVID-19 Pandemic let to many people losing their jobs, and they are forced to live by what they have earned so far.

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1. Racial inequality
- The report also showed that 21.7 per cent of Malays and 16.6 per cent of Indians indicated they were not proud of racial equality, lower than what other races indicated

2. Gender inequality
- Twice as many women as men felt that they had been passed over for a promotion or career advancement
- Four in 10 women have encountered gender discrimination in the workplace, while only one in 10 men has experienced the same, according to a recent survey of close to 400 people here.

3. Income inequality/socio economic background
- Those of higher socio-economic status or who are higher educated were also found to be the least proud of meritocracy
- Singapore has been ranked among the bottom 10 countries with respect to tackling inequality by Oxfam International
- persisting inequalities across population groups potentially affected by social stratification,
- long standing beliefs and attitudes when it comes to redistribution policies and
the strong link between economic and
- political inequality and demographic dynamics

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Singapore currently ranks the 26th most income disparate out of 136 countries tested and ranked. This makes us the second most income unequal country in Asia. According to our own government, over 105,000 families live in poverty. If someone is poor, it is not always their fault, and they are most likely not lazy. I have friends who are poor, and they go through great hardship and suffering. Have you heard of the boots theory of socio-economic unfairness by Terry Pratchett? "A man who could spend fifty dollars on boots could afford a pair that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet." Also, in a poor family, as many people need to work at once as possible to gain enough to support the family. Many poor children finish their school too early to work at a convenience store or a fast food shop because they're desperate for any money that can help their family live. Since they have few qualifications, high-paying jobs are not an option. Many also cannot obtain such qualifications because they can't afford the tuition fees for good universities and colleges. It's incredibly unfair to blame the poor for being lazy, when they are the ones that work the hardest.

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- That is not true.
- Very insensitive, jump to conclusion
- living in a highest class area and don't see the poorer people regularly doesn't mean they don't exist. These people are not poor on purpose, like if you could choose to be rich of course you would want to be. Of course there are people who are lazy but there are other reasons why one would be poor, such as born with naturally low IQ, mentally/physically disabled, etc. Some people also migrate to singapore to earn money as their home country is of lower standards. Everyone has their own definition of rich, whether it is having a happy family or a lot of money.

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it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that the environment is safe and good for everyone to live in. this will affect everyone in a long run. if everyone plays their part to reduce global warming, the world will slowly become a better place. you see, even if one person does something that helps the environment, the contribution will be gone in just a few seconds. The effort just goes to waste if it's just one person. the environment is a place we live in and we should keep it the way it was before all the global warming happened. everyone plays a part in helping to contribute to reducing the global warming. for now yes it does not matter but like in the long run it will impact you . the cost of living will rise up , bill will rise up , food will rise up due to global warming

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we feel that Singapore has a lot of inequality such as job opportunities favouring the Chinese community and such. other things like gender inequality are also present and are not limited to only Singapore. we feel that this can be improved if we just accept each other for who we are and our capabilities rather than having preconceived notions with the female gender.

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Good well argued and researched points.

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Since time immemorial, humans have been pondering on these questions for years. What is climate change and why does it affect me? Well my personal opinion is to your opinion is that there isnt gonna be a day for you to live if the cataclysm caused by the effects of climate change destroys the only planet in this universe that supports our lives. The reaason why singapore do not experience much of the effects from climate change is our geographic location. Philippines and indonesia have beared the consequences of climate change for us and just because we do not see the effects of climate change does not mean that it exists. Everyone should do our part to keep earth alive until the sun explodes

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You don't see any poor people? 48% of Singaporeans are concerned about unemployment. Many jobs were lost through the pandemic like those in the travelling industry. Another factor is gender and race. 7 in 10 (71%) agree that women face unequal treatment in the work place. At the median, the raw gender gap amounts to 17 percent in case of the expected own salary and 12 percent in case of the expected average salary. 21.7% of Malays and 16.6% of Indians indicated they were not proud of racial equality, lower than what other races indicated. In the National Day Rally speech , PM Lee announced that the Government will extend the Progressive Wage Model to cover more sectors and specific occupations. The Government is also studying ways to strengthen job protection for delivery workers. Firms that hire foreign workers will have to pay all their local workers at least the Local Qualifying Salary, which will be adjusted from time to time. If there was no inequality in Singapore, why does PM Lee have to address it during the National Day Rally??