Talkback Tuesday - Are we doing enough for the poor? ("You are the Government" Series Part 7 of 9)

Talkback · May 23, 2012 · 1h 8m

Being poor is hard for anyone any where in the world. In Malaysia where cost of living is rising rapidly, and the economy is rapidly hurtling towards becoming a high-income nation, competing in high tech, knowledge based economy, there is an added time pressure for the poor to lift themselves out of the poverty vicious cycle that could, if we are not careful, span generations.

What do we know of the poor? Other than making do with very little income?

We associate the poor with crime – people resorting to stealing to make ends meet.

We associate the poor with low levels of education…