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Are we better off now than 5 years or 10 years ago?

jubilee1919

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The truth is that some are better off but the majority are not having a better life. I think it all started with the change in leadership when Goh Chok Tong became the seat warmer for Pinky. Then came the Asian Financial Crisis that bankrupted a number of businesses.
 

ilovesingapore

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Generous Asset
waulau lost an argument came out with this intelligent reply...waulau well done man!!!

you see what i mean...losers resort to stupid and mindless zappings and stupid infractions by that gay necrophilic laksaboy!!!

talking to u papib or ypap no need manners just need vulgarities will do. bcos u all deserve it! meow!

IB your shit head lah! use your blains if u have any shithole!!!
 

Aussie Prick

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Loyal
Again we go to the polls. Just want to check if we are better off today than 5 years ago or even 10 years ago. For myself I don't think I am better off, COE waiting to hit $100k soon, property prices record high, economy not so good, cost of living sibei high, more crowded, local environment also screwed up - construction here and there, MRT keeps breaking down....etc. Wow, get me a time machine back to the 90s!!!

Its a very good question. On paper, the economic gains are obvious. Incomes have risen, we are among the highest per capita countries in the world, asset prices have risen, etc. Singaporeans are wealthier than ever before. We are richer than many 1st world nations. These are all good but Singapore has had 4-5% inflation in the past 3 years and per capita incomes have not kept pace with increasing per capita GDP, so to the avg Singaporean things have not changed. You can thank inflation.

Singaporeans should be asking themselves some serious questions. In other developed nations the domestic economy is important but its not the core emphasis of the government. That is the main problem facing Singapore today. In the past we developed our manufacturing base, then we diversified. We opened our markets and have a sound banking system. Then we built the Casinos. Currently we are importing economic growth through our "immigration" policies which has strained public resources, damaged the environment and caused public discontent. COEs are high, public transport is an issue, and the march to a population of 6.5M continues. But the question is why?

Singapore is developed. Why should we continue the same economic policies that continue to place the economy before the people? We have already made it. What's wrong with 3-4% economic growth per year? Do we really want smaller homes, sitting in traffic jams in cars with COEs that cost 100K, and high inflation? There are now so many people our personal space is scarce. And it will get worse. We are becoming another Hong Kong.

Whoever places the economy #2 and the people first is the one to vote for. Its time for political, economic, and social reform in Singapore.
 

andyfisher

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Loyal
ministars earn millions and we got a lot of millionaires, so i'd say they r better off

the rest, are worse than the worst, cos we got no life, work till die, no life to live, just work, pay and pay,
so no we r not better off, tiongs and shits everywhere and m&ds still blur, chinkpore is one smelly fart, the world should take some laxative to expel this bad fart out.
 

winnipegjets

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
#4winners

congratulations!!! the political stability,despite all the warts and all, give many singaporeans the opportunity to make money!!! those who had missed the boat felt cheated and therefore they feel vengeful and angry...and of course, they are now much poorer!!! esp those who did not purchase any house/flat at all....they die standing and many have to resort to hitting the government behind their pc in their hideout somewhere in the cave!!! i think tonychat felt cheated!!!

Political stability is overrated ...how has that helped sinkees? Not many sinkees made money, only at most the top 20 percent. Yes, 80 percent of sinkees have been cheated and should fight back in every way to force change.
 

hockbeng

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Loyal
Its a very good question. On paper, the economic gains are obvious. Incomes have risen, we are among the highest per capita countries in the world, asset prices have risen, etc. Singaporeans are wealthier than ever before. We are richer than many 1st world nations. These are all good but Singapore has had 4-5% inflation in the past 3 years and per capita incomes have not kept pace with increasing per capita GDP, so to the avg Singaporean things have not changed. You can thank inflation.

Singaporeans should be asking themselves some serious questions. In other developed nations the domestic economy is important but its not the core emphasis of the government. That is the main problem facing Singapore today. In the past we developed our manufacturing base, then we diversified. We opened our markets and have a sound banking system. Then we built the Casinos. Currently we are importing economic growth through our "immigration" policies which has strained public resources, damaged the environment and caused public discontent. COEs are high, public transport is an issue, and the march to a population of 6.5M continues. But the question is why?

Singapore is developed. Why should we continue the same economic policies that continue to place the economy before the people? We have already made it. What's wrong with 3-4% economic growth per year? Do we really want smaller homes, sitting in traffic jams in cars with COEs that cost 100K, and high inflation? There are now so many people our personal space is scarce. And it will get worse. We are becoming another Hong Kong.

Whoever places the economy #2 and the people first is the one to vote for. Its time for political, economic, and social reform in Singapore.

Companies will lobby for more imported growth thats for sure.
Developers will want more smaller homes.
Higher COEs will reflect more economic activity.

Policy makers have their bonuses/salaries tied to GDP/salary of the above.
 

Kinana

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Loyal
There is no question that we are better off than yesteryears.
There will always be gripes here and there but thats normal.
 

kopiuncle

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Generous Asset
There is no question that we are better off than yesteryears.
There will always be gripes here and there but thats normal.

i totally agree unlike here where some forummers are more equal than others....haha

some got bigger vulval mouths with gun powder inside them. they have diplomatic immunity. and of course
you see rabid dogs running around barking and biting mindlessly at innocent and weak forummers. right or not?
 

andyfisher

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Loyal
as a whole sg is not better off. its getting harder to do biz now. and things are more expensive and the jam makes even a tiong whore look attractive. and the 'legalised corruption' makes china look like switzerland.
so we are not better off
 

mojito

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Loyal
10 yrs ago, $150 to call chicken in Geylang.
5 yrs ago, same same.
Now, sama sama.

A bit late to respond but there is a truism in what you have said that I wish to highlight. Anything the PAP can import, prices remain competitive (eg. foreign labour, which depresses wage growth obviously). Anything they cannot, grows by leaps and bounds (housing, food, electricity). Double whammy caused by the greed of local enterprises and landlords. Perpetrators need be subdued!
 

Avast

New Member
life had been better for me as compared to 5 years ago, not that I like the ruling regime, but because I had foreseen and made the right change myself.

If this the case, then you will still be affected by their policies that benefit only them and the minority. Not everyone falls into the minority category. The question is how long are you going to turn a blind eye when the fire is licking your butts once more.
 

Fook Seng

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Asset
i totally agree unlike here where some forummers are more equal than others....haha

some got bigger vulval mouths with gun powder inside them. they have diplomatic immunity. and of course
you see rabid dogs running around barking and biting mindlessly at innocent and weak forummers. right or not?

I totally disagree. 7 seats is too few to lose for those gripes felt by 40% of the population. I disagree with the lack of decency to give this 40% a bigger say. And this is not a laughing matter. Sob sob.
 
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