The Government has funds to spare, and yet there are poor folk who struggle to get by. This combination is one that a growing number of better-off Singaporeans seem to find discomfiting. They want to know if the Government can afford to do more for the needy, and if so, why is it not doing so? The issue came up for debate at a roundtable organised by the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Asia Research Institute last Tuesday, during which a civil servant, social work scholar and political scientist gave their takes on welfare provisions here. The Straits Times, 22 March 2008, p1 To view the roundtable details, please click here