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This is a fresh new look. Even if it offers nothing new, it is useful as a re-fresh and re-interpretation (reinterpret_cast:)

• lower labor cost for most services
• driving — much less required
• medical — much cheaper than U.S.. see separate blog
• pTax — virtually no impact on retirement cash flow
• higher efficiency not only in government
• Some eg@SG gov service relevant to retirees —
  • gov public service hot lines — takes a few seconds to reach a live person
  • renovated exercise corners in HDB estates
  • cpf retirement roadshow — no such thing in the U.S.
  • health promotion roadshows

old folks don’t live in isolation. I can see many (me included) need company and human interaction. Unlike some old folks, I don’t prefer to retire in a rural area.

Some common complaints against SG as a retirement destination:
* small economy, not “strong” enough, but I feel China and U.S. are actually more unstable
* small space
* too hot
* age-friendly jobs are mostly for doctors or manual laborers