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[单项选择]This month, Singapore passed a bill that would give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support One’s parents, called the Maintenance of Parents Bill. It received the backing of the Singapore Government. That does not mean it hasn’t generated discussion. Several members of the Parliament opposed the measure as un-Asian. Others who acknowledged the problem of the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others believe it will subvert relations within the family; cynics dubbed it the "Sue Your Son" law.
Those proponents say that the bill does not promote filial responsibility. It kicks in where filial responsibility fails. The law cannot legislate filial responsibility any more than it can legislate love. All the law can do is to provide a safety net where this morality proves insufficient. Singapore needs this bill not to replace morality, but to provide incentives to shore it up.
Like many other developed nations, Singapore faces the problems of an incre
A. received unanimous support in the Singapore Parliament
B. was believed to solve all the problems of the elderly poor
C. was intended to substitute for traditional values in Singapore
D. was passed to make the young more responsible to the old
[单项选择]This month Singapore passed a bill that would give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support one’s parents. Called the Maintenance of Parents Bill, it received the backing of the Singapore Government.
That does not mean it hasn’t generated discussion. Several members of the Parliament opposed the measure as un-Asian. Others who acknowledged the problem of the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others believe it will subvert relations within the family; cynics dubbed it the "Sue Your Son" law.
Those who say that the bill does not promote filial responsibility, of course, are right. It has nothing to do with filial responsibility. It kicks in where filial responsibility fails. The law cannot legislate filial responsibility any more than it can legislate love. All the law can do is to provide a safety net where this morality proves insufficient. Singapore needs this bill not to replace morality, but to provide incentives to shore it up.
Like ma
A. received unanimous support in the Singapore Parliament.
B. was believed to solve all the problems of the elderly poor.
C. was intended to substitute for traditional values in Singapore.
D. was passed to make the young more responsible to the ol
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Family Matters
This month Singapore passed a bill that would give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support one’s parents. Called the Maintenance of Parents Bill, it received the backing of the Singapore Government.
That does not mean it hasn’t generated discussion. Several members of the Parliament opposed the measure as un -Asian. Others who acknowledged the problem of the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others believe it will subvert relations within the family; cynics dubbed it the "Sue Your Son" law.
Those who say that the bill does not promote filial responsibility, of course, are right. It has nothing to do with filial responsibility. It kicks in where filial responsibility fails. The law cannot legislate filial responsibility any more than it can legislate love. All the law can do is to provide a safety net where this morality proves insufficient. Singapore needs this bill not to replace
A. the country will face mounting problems of the old in future.
B. the social welfare system would be under great pressure.
C. young people should be given more moral education.
D. the old should be provided with means of livelihoo
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This month Singapore passed a bill that would give legal teeth
to the moral obligation to support one’s parents. Called the Maintenance of
Parents Bill, it received the backing of the Singapore Government.
That does not mean it hasn’t generated discussion. Several members of the
Parliament opposed the measure as un-Asian. Others who acknowledged the problem
of the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others
believe it will subvert relations within the family: cynics dubbed it the "Sue
Your Son" law. Those who say that the bill does not promote
filial responsibility, of course, are right. It has nothing to do with filial
responsibility. It kicks in where filial responsibility fails. The law cannot
legislate filial responsibility any more than it can legislate love. All that
the l A. (A) Filial responsibility in Singapore is enforced by law. B. (B) Fathers have legal obligations to look after their children. C. (C) It is an acceptable practice for the old to continue working. D. (D) The Advisory Council was dissatisfied with the problems of the old.
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