tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post113150169329119967..comments2024-03-05T00:59:35.390+08:00Comments on Angry Doctor: Other People’s Money 2angry dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-55804486173925693212012-12-31T01:41:30.008+08:002012-12-31T01:41:30.008+08:00I consider everyone ought to browse on it.
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At least her mother is alive, my dad died of his stroke. : (Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131676144903686902005-11-11T10:29:00.000+08:002005-11-11T10:29:00.000+08:00If an unmarried person with monthly salary of $200...If an unmarried person with monthly salary of $2000 per month has so much difficulties, how about most of my patients making much less, some at $1000 per month and having a family 2-3 kids and also to look after parents?<BR/><BR/>Sure, from it stems many questions:<BR/>1) Why did her mother get stroke in the first place? Anything done about secondary prevention? There are many patients out there who refused to take prescribed medications for various reasons and just do not entertain the thought that such medical calamities could happen to them and become a burden to their children.<BR/><BR/>2) One must be realistic and be grateful to support provided to them FOC or subsidised. Nobody owes you a living, so if you are subisidised more than what you pay for in taxes, I think you should make internal adjustments in your lifestyle. If only you are aware of how others are coping, but you may not be interested and think that its their problem, not yours...<BR/><BR/>3) You are unlikely to stop working because you will then have no income and would rely heavily on social services to provide money, not only in quantity but also on time. You would be even more miserable.<BR/><BR/>4) If only people take what they say seriously about "cannot die but cannot afford to fall sick", then they would adopt healthy lifestyle instead of coming up with thousands of excuses why they reject the idea.<BR/><BR/>5) So is she going to do her part? Or should everybody be like her and thinking of stopping work and rely on social services? How could we, as a nation, move forward if our people have such mentality?<BR/><BR/>I think she and others like her needed counselling and reality check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131668404783362662005-11-11T08:20:00.000+08:002005-11-11T08:20:00.000+08:00I realise my sympathy for her stems not really fro...I realise my sympathy for her stems not really from her financial difficulty, but the fact that she is the only person in her family to look after her mother.<BR/><BR/>I wonder when was the last time she took a holiday for herself.angry dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131639261017014022005-11-11T00:14:00.000+08:002005-11-11T00:14:00.000+08:00I sympathise with her actually...I sympathise with her actually...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131626213377482572005-11-10T20:36:00.000+08:002005-11-10T20:36:00.000+08:00i think what she faces is quite typical of middle ...i think what she faces is quite typical of middle class people.<BR/><BR/>income not so low as to qualify for financial aid, but got to work around a tight budget.<BR/><BR/>that said, there are ways to get around in her situation.<BR/><BR/>has she considered asking relatives / neighbours to help out?<BR/>need not be 1 relative / neighbour all the time.<BR/>even if the relative / neighbour is not going to be by her mother's side constantly, it's still ok to drop in and check on her in the day.<BR/><BR/>a token sum of money to give to that relative / neighbour surely wouldn't exceed 300 + 200 = $500 per month.<BR/><BR/>about feeling trapped.. i think you alone can decide how you want to feel about the whole thing.<BR/>if you view your mother as a burden, then life will probably be hell for you.<BR/>sometimes you just gotta try and be happy, no matter what kind of crap you're in.<BR/>but yeah, there's always the thought of what you could have done, if not for that burden.<BR/><BR/>ultimately, i don't believe that increasing taxes is the way to go.<BR/>encouraging the growth of VWOs, and encouraging the public to donate to them puts less stress on the taxpayer and it's totally (almost) voluntary.<BR/><BR/>(but then again, if you're too successful in raising money, you might end up like NKF)<BR/><BR/>hmm.. may i quote from 2 Cor 8.<BR/><BR/> 13Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. <BR/>14At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, 15as it is written: "He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little."<BR/><BR/>cheers =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131595097186038612005-11-10T11:58:00.000+08:002005-11-10T11:58:00.000+08:00Wah! you even harsher than angry dc. :)Actually, I...Wah! you even harsher than angry dc. :)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I feel her frustrations. She earns S$2000 and so is probably in a white-collar job. She probably went through school and professional training to get where she is today, and expected renumerations accordinging. But now she has to face a situation that her relatively high income is just enough to get by.<BR/><BR/>She didn't tell us whether she had to finance housing loan. How much free time does she have for herself? Does she have a social life?<BR/><BR/>I think the suffering one bears when one is putting children through school is different from the one one bears looking after a sick parent who will never get well. In the latter case there is little hope of a better future.<BR/><BR/>She will spend the best years of her life feeling 'trapped' in something she did not choose instead of pursuing her childhood dreams, and she probably feels guilty when she thinks that the only way out is for her mother to pass away.<BR/><BR/>As a society we must decide how much help we want to give to people in need and in position like hers, because ultimately we as taxpayers pay te price. We should be able to have a say on how much pain in other people we are willing to tolerate, and how much we are willing to spend to relieve that.angry dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1131590403192423652005-11-10T10:40:00.000+08:002005-11-10T10:40:00.000+08:00I think for her to demand free healthcare when she...I think for her to demand free healthcare when she's earning $2000 plus a year is a tad absurd. I earn far less than that but I at least have the shame to realise that polyclinics are for the masses. If I want specialised 1st class care, I go to the GP. <BR/><BR/>There's only the 2 of them, and a maid. What about families with 3 children and 2 eldery grandparents and the man of the house is the sole breadwinner? Shouldn't they deserve it much more? <BR/><BR/>I understand her frustration - she had it free and now she had to pay. But let's be fair here. You're considerably wealthy (as compared to the previous senario) and less burdens as well. With $2000, I'm sure she can manage if she lets go of some luxuries. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, humans just want to take take take. Including me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com