Are Singaporeans empathetic towards the plight of poor people?

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

I am a strong activist to support the poor in Singapore, having done volunteer work in welfare organisations.

I realised that most Singaporeans live in their ivory tower without having any regard for the poor. And most are against minimum wage or in Singapore's case progressive wage, fearing that the costs will somehow have to be absorbed by them.

My belief is that miminum wage or progressive wage will help the poor progressively increase their social standings eventually to at least lower middle income. Regardless of whether the costs will be borne by us, they deserve a right to live in bare minimum comfort too.

Here are some write-ups on minimum wage / progressive wage that I found online, each with differing views. What are your thoughts?

http://dollarsandsense.sg/is-minimum...for-singapore/

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaki...l.asp?id=45106

http://www.fivestarsandamoon.com/let...ve-wage-model/

http://therealsingapore.com/content/...ible-singapore


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