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Jamus Lim: “I find it crazy” that Singapore doesn’t have an official poverty line
https://theindependent.sg/jamus-lim-i-fi...erty-line/
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First time i hear about poverty line
Maybe is a good idea to get one
What do you think grace fu?
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If got proverty line then PAP cannot say SG has no poor people
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This puts the Govt at advantage.
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UN got mah!
What is the UN poverty threshold?
This is the average poverty line for the poorest 15 countries in their data set. The current extreme poverty line is set at $2.15 a day in 2017 PPP terms