tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post6340837756406033128..comments2023-10-25T22:55:19.755+08:00Comments on Private Beach: Money for NothingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post-21490857485853238112012-10-31T14:49:26.702+08:002012-10-31T14:49:26.702+08:00I'd hate to think even a cent of my taxes was ...I'd hate to think even a cent of my taxes was going to further finance Li Ka Shing or Stanley Ho. ulacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841336559436577751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post-25936280607547375102012-10-30T14:08:40.023+08:002012-10-30T14:08:40.023+08:00It's true that in some cases the cost of admin...It's true that in some cases the cost of administering a means test may be disproportionate to the money saved, but many of the potential recipients already complete a declaration of assets for other government allowances such as CSSA or disability allowance, and the proposed system is very simple.<br /><br />It's also true that the amount involved is relatively small at present, but Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will see it balloon enormously within a few years.<br /><br />I agree with the government's critics that we need a more comprehensive long-term solution to the problem of the elderly poor, but that should not prevent us helping those in immediate need already, which seems to be the likely outcome of the current impasse.Private Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655349659024692101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post-65514703913230644532012-10-30T13:50:27.875+08:002012-10-30T13:50:27.875+08:00The problem is that it is difficult to identify wh...The problem is that it is difficult to identify who is truly needy and who is not. It is quite inefficient in practice to try to assess who is truly needy.<br /><br />The amounts involved are far smaller than spent on pointless infrastructure projects like the bridge to macau or the railway to nowhereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com