Singapore's 'instant-noodle generation'

This article basically talks about Singapore's new generation of people who are basically born into rich families with a silver spoon in their mouth. Parent and government officials are concern with a trend whereby more and more families are employing maids just to take care of their child. This as a result causes more and more children these rich families to be pampered and become less self reliant but over dependent on the maid. Then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong railed against children who "grew up with a silver spoon in their mouth, a maid at their beck and call, and a car to bring them around". Singaporean youth, he said, must "rediscover some of the self-reliant spirit of earlier generations".

After reading this article, i think this is actually not a problem but a result of Singapore's fast development from a third world to a first world nation. Although many of these kids are pampered, they are educated. Education is the basic thing that people in Singapore needs to be successful . Since they are educated, the chances of getting a high paid job would be easier. Hence, having the money, they would also likewise would be able to employ a maid to aid them. So this so called "Phenomenon" happening now is not really a problem. So what if rich people employ maids? It really does not affect any other people. Many of the less wealthy families are unhappy that wealthier families get to employ maids and otherwise, they themselves need to do all their housework by themselves; but everyone has equal opportunities. Everyone needs to go to school. If the less wealthy studies hard, they would likewise get a good job and employ a maid. If the reich does not study hard, they would soon loss all their wealth.