Money or the Environment?

The dilemma of protecting the environment and increasing our economy is hard sometimes. In the government's perspective, the economy might be more important as a growing economy prevents the country from falling behind other countries in terms of economy. The environment might mean very less to the government as it does nothing good to them. They only want to use materials from the environment to make money and money is the greatest priority. However the environment is also very important to show an image of the country, and it also helps preserve many different species of flowers and fauna which might be endangered. Hence, I feel that it is both important to protect the environment and to increase our economy. Both should be done equally and a balance should be maintained while trying to increase the economy and protect the environment at the same time. Don't excessively get land to build infrastructure or excessively use the materials such as wood to build products. Also, the government should also be mindful of the limit of keeping the environment, both economy and the environment are important so doing it equally will help the country prosper and have a nice and clean environment.

Consequences of high cost of living in Singapore

Singapore is a very developed first-world country. Despite being a small island, we have many skyscrapers, industrial buildings and tourist attractions around here. We are lucky to have basic services, security and education. However, the cost of living in Singapore is very expensive. Something we buy here in Singapore can be easily two times more expensive than in other countries. For example a big mac in Singapore costs $4.70 whereas in China it costs about $2.50. Owning a car  in Singapore is also very expensive and it could easily cost up to $100 000 or more.

However, these high costs of living can result in both positive and negative results. One positive result can be that the high cost of a car in Singapore can result in lesser people buying cars and reducing air pollution, saving the earth. However, with daily necessities also becoming so expensive, the birth rate might be lower as having kids would be to expensive to raise, especially now that going to universities can be very expensive.