CASINO
Am suddenly inspired to think about politics. OK, not really politics, but more of the happenings in this great island of limited possibilities. One of which is the CASINO thingy.
Our great leaders in parliament now feel it is okay to consider turning this island into Las Vegas of the East since the "parameters" have changed of late.
And to think that the Gahmen is getting foreign consultants to actually look into this? Are they like, one day when things really screwed up, going to say that it is all because of the consultants? That it is not their fault? And that all these to-ing and fro-ing of debates both off and on-line qualifies as some sort of unofficial referendum from the population? That they have been consulted?
Me wondering how in God's name is building a Casino in Singapore will benefit us. "Us" especially the middle to lower income groups whom will not be able to afford even to pay the entrance fees to this gambling havens. Me questions too how this will actually complicate the already complex social issues and illness that is already festering in some part of our society. Pornography, unwanted pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, drugs....just to name a few of the worms creeping out of the proverbial cans. And now GAMBLING will come in a BIG way...(not that we don't have any institutionalised gambling here - TOTO, 4D & SCORE are already a way of life and most prolly will find their way into the time capsule that will define Singapore for our future generations).
Or did some members of parliament, while driving up to Genting or flying to Macau, and in a rare moment of commonsense realised that they could cut transport cost (money that can be gambled) if we have our very OWN Casino, here, in clean green island of Singapore?
Gambling is bad. Gambling is bad because I've seen with my very own eyes people I know getting hurt bad, real bad because of it. The worse part of which is how the dependants (spouse and kids) are also led into the attending spiral of destruction as Mom and/or Dad lose their head trying to settle mounting gambling debts, or just trying to evade loansharks (or banks).
Our great leaders in parliament now feel it is okay to consider turning this island into Las Vegas of the East since the "parameters" have changed of late.
And to think that the Gahmen is getting foreign consultants to actually look into this? Are they like, one day when things really screwed up, going to say that it is all because of the consultants? That it is not their fault? And that all these to-ing and fro-ing of debates both off and on-line qualifies as some sort of unofficial referendum from the population? That they have been consulted?
Me wondering how in God's name is building a Casino in Singapore will benefit us. "Us" especially the middle to lower income groups whom will not be able to afford even to pay the entrance fees to this gambling havens. Me questions too how this will actually complicate the already complex social issues and illness that is already festering in some part of our society. Pornography, unwanted pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, drugs....just to name a few of the worms creeping out of the proverbial cans. And now GAMBLING will come in a BIG way...(not that we don't have any institutionalised gambling here - TOTO, 4D & SCORE are already a way of life and most prolly will find their way into the time capsule that will define Singapore for our future generations).
Or did some members of parliament, while driving up to Genting or flying to Macau, and in a rare moment of commonsense realised that they could cut transport cost (money that can be gambled) if we have our very OWN Casino, here, in clean green island of Singapore?
Gambling is bad. Gambling is bad because I've seen with my very own eyes people I know getting hurt bad, real bad because of it. The worse part of which is how the dependants (spouse and kids) are also led into the attending spiral of destruction as Mom and/or Dad lose their head trying to settle mounting gambling debts, or just trying to evade loansharks (or banks).
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