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1 | Singapore Rejects Proposal to Define Poverty Line | Mandà Ny Tolo-dalàna Hamaritana Ny Refin'ny Fahantrana i Singapour |
2 | Image from ‘Singaporeans Against Poverty' Facebook page | Sary avy ao amin'ny pejy Facebook-n'ny ‘Singaporeans Against Poverty' (Mponin'i Singapour Manohitra ny fahantrana). |
3 | | Mety ho Singapour no tany manan-karena indrindra eran-tany kanefa niakatra izay tsy izy ny isan'ireo tokantrano mahantra monina ao amin'ity tanàn-dehibe feno fandrosoana ity, taona vitsisitsy izay. |
4 | ‘Singaporeans Against Poverty' is a campaign that aims to raise awareness about poverty in Singapore. | Mba hampiharihary ny fitaran'ny fahantrana ao Singapour, dia nanatontosa ny ‘Singaporeans Against Poverty' ny vondrona Katolika Caritas: |
5 | It springs from our concern for those in Singapore caught in the cycle of poverty despite our economic success. | Ny ‘Singaporeans Against Poverty' dia fanentanana iray izay mikendry ny hahatonga saina ny olona momba ny fahantrana ao Singapour. |
6 | The group has uploaded several articles, photos, and videos which reveal the growing gap between the rich and poor in Singapore. | Izany dia niainga tamin'ny fahatsiarovantenantsika momba ireo milomano anatin'ny fahantrana ao Singapour, na dia eo aza ny fahombiazany ara-toe-karena. |
7 | Below are two YouTube videos which remind Singaporeans to be more aware and sensitive about the rising poverty in the community: | Namoaka lahatsoratra, sary, ary horonantsary maro ilay vondrona, izay mampiseho miharihary ny elanelana misy eo amin'ny manan-karena sy ny mahantra ao Singapour. |
8 | | Ireto ambany ireto misy horonantsary roa avy ao amin'ny YouTube izay manaitra ireo mponina ao Singapour mba ho tonga saina sy hiara-hientana momba ny fiakaran'ny fahantrana eo amin'ny fiaraha-monina: |
9 | Bertha Henson summarized the message of the campaign: | Namintina ny hafatra tao anatin'ny fanentanana i Bertha Henson: |
10 | Just what sort of message is it? | Karazana hafatra inona moa ity? |
11 | It is to alert people here that there are poor in our midst, who do not complain about the price of cars and homes because they're wondering about their next meal. | Natao hampahafantatra ny olona ity fa misy vahoaka mahantra aty aminay, izay tsy mba mitaraina akory momba ny vidinà fiara sy trano noho ny fieritreretany ny sakafony manaraka. |
12 | Curiously, a former diplomat has proudly declared in 2001 that poverty has already been eradicated in Singapore. | Tsy nisy fisalasalana akory ity manam-pahaizana iray nanambara tamin'ny 2001 fa efa nihena ny fahantrana tao Singapour. |
13 | Kishore Mahbubani wrote: | Nanoratra i Kishore Mahbubani: |
14 | There are no homeless, destitute or starving people in Singapore. | Tsy misy olona tsy manan-kialofana, mahantra na maty noana ao Singapour. |
15 | Poverty has been eradicated, not through an entitlements program (there are virtually none) but through a unique partnership between the government, corporate citizens, self-help groups and voluntary initiatives. | Efa foana ny fahantrana, tsy tamin'ny alalan'ny lalàna (izay tsy ahitàna na inona na inona) fa taminà fiaraha-miasa teo amin'ny governemanta, vondron'olom-perenena, ary vondrona mpanao asa an-tsitrapo. |
16 | But an article by Roy P exposed that homelessness is still a problem in Singapore: | Kanefa lahatsoratra iray nosoratan'i Roy P no naneho fa mbola olana ao Singapour ny tsy fananan-kialofana: |
17 | …it's still hard to imagine how there are people who are homeless and sleeping on the streets even after we've attained first-world status, and for all the progress we've made over the years. | …mbola sarotra ny mieritreritra hoe fa nahoana no mbola misy olona tsy manan-kialofana sy matory eny an-dàlana, na dia efa tratrantsika aza ny laharana voalohany eran-tany, eo ihany koa ireo ezaka be dia be natao nandritry ny taona maro. |
18 | As I mentioned, the irony of prosperity and economic success is that it only widens the divide between the rich and the poor, and the poor become poorer. | Araka ny nambarako, dia mampiomehy ihany ilay hoe matanjaka ara-toekarena nefa mampiharihary ny elanelana misy eo amin'ny manan-karena sy ny mahantra, ary ao anatin'izany dia miha-mahantra hatrany ireo mahantra. |
19 | Meanwhile, the Ministry of Social and Family Development has rejected proposals to define poverty or set a poverty line: | Nandritra izany dia nolavin'ny Minisiteran'ny Fampandrosoana ny Ara-tsosialy sy ny Fiainam-pianakaviana ilay tolo-dalàna mamaritra ny fahantrana na ny fametrahana ny refin'ny fahantrana: |
20 | A poverty line does not fully reflect the severity and complexity of the issues faced by poor families, which could include ill health, lack of housing or weak family relationships. | Tsy maneho ny maha-goavana sy maha-sarotra ireo olana sedrain'ireo ankohonana mahantra ny refim-pahantràna, izay mety ampian'ny tsy fahasalamana, tsy fahampian'ny toeram-ponenana na ny fianakaviana manana fifandraisana marefo. |
21 | If we use a single poverty line to assess the family, we also risk a ‘cliff effect', where those below the poverty line receive all forms of assistance, while other genuinely needy citizens outside the poverty line are excluded. | Raha mampiasa ny refin'ny fahantrana fotsiny isika mba hisokajiana ny fianakaviana, dia mety hisy voka-dratsiny izany, ka ireo izay ambanin'ny refin'ny fahantrana dia mahazo fanaraha-maso, raha toa kosa ka voahilika ny sasany izay tena mahantra fadiranovana. |
22 | But Kirsten Han argued why setting the poverty line is important: | Fa niady hevitra kosa anefa i Kirsten Han ny amin'ny maha zava-dehibe ny fametrahana refin'ny fahantrana: |
23 | The existence of a poverty line does not mean that all focus should be directed towards those who fall below it. | Tsy midika anefa ny fisian'ny refin'ny fahantrana fa any amin'ireo izay voakasik'izany ny fifantohana rehetra no hiompana. |
24 | An official poverty line shows that the poverty is an issue acknowledged by the government to exist as part of the structure of society. | Ny fametrahana ny refin'ny fahantrana amin'ny fomba ofisialy dia mampiseho mibaribary ny faneken'ny governemanta ny maha olana goavana ny fahantrana izay mandrafitra ny fiaraha-monina. |
25 | Once we see that poverty exists as a structural problem, more steps can be taken to address the distribution of resources and opportunities. | Vantany vao hitantsika fa olana ara-drafitra ny fahantrana, dia maro ireo dingana tokony hirosoana amin'ny fizaràna ny harena sy asa rehetra. |
26 | Refusing to define poverty doesn't mean that no one is poor; it just means that we don't get the full picture of what work needs to be done. | Tsy midika akory ny fandavana ny famaritana ny fahantrana hoe tsy misy olona mahantra mihitsy; midika fotsiny izany fa tsy mbola fantatsika tsara hoe inona no tokony atao. |
27 | Blogging for Myself accused the government of advancing a wrong set of values and priorities: | Miampanga ny governemanta ny Blogging for Myself noho ny fametrahany tombana diso ny amin'izay tena zava-dehibe: |
28 | It is not true helping the poor has no returns. | Tsy marina ny filazana fa tsy misy valiny ny fanampiana ny mahantra. |
29 | It is about being and staying human and giving ourselves a future. | Fanomezana hasiny ny maha-olombelona izany sady fanolorana ho avy ho antsika ihany koa. |
30 | Its value cannot be quantified… | Tsy azo refesina sy vidiam-bola ny lanjan'izany… |
31 | This government has its values in the wrong place. | Manana lanja diso toerana ny governemanta. |
32 | They are all invested in economics and engineering but impoverished in anthropology and I haven't even begin to talk about spirituality and investing in our souls. | Tsy nikely soroka tamin'ny ara-to-karena sy ny foto-drafitr'asa izy ireo ka zary nampahantra ny fianarana ny maha-olona sy ny fiaraha-monina ary tsy lazaina intsony ny momba ny fiainam-panahy sy ny fikelezan'aina ny amin'ny fanahintsika. |
33 | Nomad insisted that measuring the GDP is incomplete without defining poverty in the country: | Nanantitrantitra i Nomad fa tsy feno ny fandraisana fepetra momba ny GDP raha tsy faritana ny fahantrana ao amin'ny firenena iray: |
34 | Poverty line is a hand in hand assessment along with GDP to gauge how well a govt is running the country, you shouldnt have one without the other. | Miara-dàlana amin'ny GDP ny refin'ny fahantrana mba hamantarana hoe manao ahoana tokoa ny fampandehan-draharahan'ny governemanta eto amin'ny firenena, tsy tokony handeha ila ireo. |
35 | How does establishing a poverty line statistics deprive other genuine citizens outside the line? | Amin'ny fomba ahoana no hisakanana ireo tena olom-pirenena sasany ho any ivelan'ilay refy amin'ny alalan'ny fandrafetana ny salan'isa faritan'ny refin'ny fahantrana? |
36 | Hello? | Aiza e? |
37 | Social services are run by man, not robots. | Ny olona no mampandeha ireo sampan-draharaha ara-tsosialy fa tsy “robots” akory. |
38 | Human can be flexible. You mean you cant help genuine cases because they are above a yardstick estimate and you need to stick to the line? | Tsy afaka ny hanampy ireo tranga tena izy ve izany ianao satria ambanin'ilay fari-piainana voafaritra izy ireo ka ny hany sisa azonao atao dia ny mijanona fotsiny eo amin'ilay refy, izay ve no tianao ho lazaina? |
39 | Belmont Lay bemoaned the ‘poverty of Singapore's poverty data': | Namelabelatra ny ny fahantran'ny salan'isan'ireo mahantra ao Singapour i Belmont Lay: |
40 | It may come as a shock to some people when you tell them that there is poverty in Singapore. | Mety ho lasa fanafintohinana ho an'olona ny filazanao aminy fa misy fahantrana ao Singapour. |
41 | But you know, and I know, poverty is universal and Singapore is definitely not immune to this problem. | Kanefa fantatrao, ary fantatro fa misy eran-tany ny fahantrana ary tsy lavitr'izany velively i Singapour. |
42 | But what's truly shocking is the poverty of Singapore's poverty data. | Fa ny tena manafintohina dia ny fahantran'ny salan'isan'ny olo-mahantra ao Singapour. |
43 | Singapore is a country that is known for defining everything. | Firenena iray malaza ho mpamariparitra amin'ny zavatra rehetra i Sngapour. |
44 | But when the time comes to draw the line at who is poor, or rather, poor enough, we falter. | Kanefa very hevitra tanteraka isika rehefa tonga ny fotoana hamaritana ny refin'ireo mahantra, na ireo mahantrahantra ihany, ireo antonontonony. |