singapore's first prime minister, lee kwan yew, the country's loved and respected founding father onced, if the mind set is that when i reach retirement age 62 i'm old, i can't work smi moany more, i have to work, i'll just sit back, now is the time i'll enjoy life, i think you're making the biggest mistake of your life. with government support, the elderly have started going back to work, as if to take lee's message to heart. >> woo! >> you must work. no work, no money. ♪ >> in this episode of asia insight, we explore the finances of elderly singaporeans who are urged to return to the workforce. singapore boasts asia's highest nominal gdp per capita. despite its small land mass and limited resources, the country has created an affluent society by attracting foreign firms and the world's wealthy with its low tax rates. but these tax rates have made it hard to provide generous public welfare services, which require a higher tax income. now that singapore is starting to age, the need for better welfare has increased. in late february 2015, singapore press holdings, which has significant