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27-06-2011, 07:02 AM
I really wonder what's the "real" social costs of the IR. How many have since applied for exclusion order? How many are real cases that needed outside help?
Believe newspapers would love to publish such sensational news to increase sales, but it may not reflect on the actual impact of the IRs. For instance, people loan money from loansharks in the past as well to fund their ToTo or 4D dream, yet we rarely see reports on Singapore Pools breaking up families. How many of these hard core gamblers transferred their "passion" to IRs? Should that be considered part of the "cost" as well?
Believe newspapers would love to publish such sensational news to increase sales, but it may not reflect on the actual impact of the IRs. For instance, people loan money from loansharks in the past as well to fund their ToTo or 4D dream, yet we rarely see reports on Singapore Pools breaking up families. How many of these hard core gamblers transferred their "passion" to IRs? Should that be considered part of the "cost" as well?