Re:Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
by dustintrex on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:00PM
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The vast majority of public housing in Singapore is owned, not rented. However, government policy is that subsidized flats are only available to married couples, and thanks to colonial-era British laws still in force, in Singapore that means only a man and woman.
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Re:Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
by foldr on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:06PM
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>and thanks to colonial-era British laws still in force
These laws could easily be repealed. The root cause of the problem is that Singapore is still a pretty homophobic society. (Also, did Singapore have same sex marriage before British Colonial rule?)
Re:Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
by wearywanderer on Saturday September 18, 2021 @03:12PM
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The quasi-fascist PAP has ruled Singapore with authoritarian force since the 1950s. They have the uncontested power to change any old British law they wish. If they haven't, it's because they've chosen not to. If you want to point fingers, all fingers in modern Singapore should be pointed directly at the PAP.