The most Singaporean way to solve TFR
The government is already pushing for AI in every aspect of our lives, even in secondary school and probably soon to be primary school education. If inhumane efficiency optimization is going to be Singapore’s identity, there is an easy solution for TFR: Outsource 100% of childcare provided by government. All the rich people looking for ways to outsource parenthood anyway.
Build a huge all in one facility the size of Changi to East Coast. Raise every single one of the future generation there. All births centralised, have the best gynaes, best post-partum care. The moment the baby is born, give some sort of tagging to parents and government take over the baby since conception. Then, all the babies like BMT style. Thoroughly, efficiently, fairly, cared for, relieving the burden of cost, time and resources from the parents. Can go one month long holiday also can.
Babies will all be grouped according to birth month and year. Can start education programmes from 3 months old. All the resources will be shared equally. No tuition or resource hoarding problem from the wealthy. All parents will be allocated 6 hours a weekday and 14 hours on weekends to spend with their children. Parents can spend it any way they wish, bring the kid out, play with the kid, make them grind if you kiasu, so parents still can “feel” like parents. If it goes well, the facility can even be upgraded so all of the kid’s primary, secondary and tertiary education also happens in that compound. Uni hall life since 3 months old.
Parents who contribute kids into this system will then get benefits based on how many children they produce for the govt.
True “meritocracy”, Singapore style efficiency, economies of scale. All in one. Singapore’s existential crisis solved, system doesn’t collapse because all the rich elites have more “slaves” to work for them once they out of the system. The upper class’ offspring don’t even have to be smart or capable using this model. 20% will still be inheriting 80% of all resources anyway. The “meritocracy” just helps divide the remaining 20%.
If I wearing white and push for this policy in parliament can I get the MP salary and just shake leg for rest of my life?