SM Goh asks us to spend more or he'll blame us if our economy goes into recession

[ah_phah]

....... And besides, S'poreans themselves are already in a mountain of debt. Food isn't cheap anymore, as with other daily expenses- no thanks to both outside forces and the PAP internally, as well. So why spend? Singaporeans are broke.

correct, more than 60% of sgporeans r already in debt, and paying thru the nose just to make ends meet on daily basis, thanks to the inflated costs of living.

now econ gone bad, its common sense to encourage expenditure, so econ can roll. but if sgporeans r broke, where they gonna find extra $ to roll? roll with credit notes from after life?

 

[angie II]

gst 7% ... inflation 8% ... tariff hike 21% ... bus fare hike ... taxi surcharge ... singtel increasing charges cum 1 jan 2009 ... more erp gantries ... n much, much more ...

tio ma... Pay And Pay... isn't dat wad dey're good at?

 

[sage]

GST + ERP are stiffling spending in huge way. Remove them immediately to save Singapore economy. Spend & spend, start with last year's surplus $6 billion.

 

[williamsF1]

GST + ERP are stiffling spending in huge way. Remove them immediately to save Singapore economy. Spend & spend, start with last year's surplus $6 billion.

CORRECT! if ERP & GST removed, guarantee a lot of spare cash to spend more.

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

My question to him is HOW MUCH IS HE SPENDING?

 

[yinyang]

Money no enough:p

 

[jw5]

GST + ERP are stiffling spending in huge way. Remove them immediately to save Singapore economy. Spend & spend, start with last year's surplus $6 billion.

He should start the ball rolling by donating a lot of money to the poor, so that they can spend the money on necessities.

 

[jw5]

My question to him is HOW MUCH IS HE SPENDING?

Oh, he is certainly spending and saving and investing.

 

[oli9]

The best reply to Mr Peanut is
- to stop spending on lifestyle & big ticket items
- Learn to cook & wash your own clothes (get rid of maid & eat at home)
- Take public transport
- live simply
- take cheap vacation (eg msia)
- buy only if there's a sale
- Screw the Govt from time to time

 

[Neh_Neh_Pok]

wah this guy hair is fully white now! same like my eagle hair..

Wah ya hor, your pestors hair also that white?

 

[TeeKee]

Wah ya hor, your pestors hair also that white?

why you so lor sor one? you bullda worshipper?

do you know you are running in a loop?

 

[Neh_Neh_Pok]

why you so lor sor one? you bullda worshipper?

do you know you are running in a loop?

Ya, but not as lor sor as you and your chrikukustians pestors

 

[The_Latest_H]

Oh, he is certainly spending and saving and investing.

Just not in Singapore. Instead, he's spending money with Ho Ching in Switzerland and America.

 

[theblackhole]

...do you know you are running in a loop?

so are you in an endless circle.

another category of people: those who condemn others to eternal hell and fire.sick.

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

They want us to spend so that the GDP is up. These chaopappies have their salary tagged to the GDP. I wait for the day when the lot of them are thrown into prison for misleading the public.

 

[DrPanacea]

One solution is to pay dear leaders and the ministars, perm secs and parl secs millions and millions more so that they can freely spend more to keep the economy afloat.
The peasants will be happy to feed om the tapioca they grow.

 

[Singapaporean]

Open mob by our "Swiss Standard" SM....Codeword: SPEND MORE

 

[zhihau]

Open mob by our "Swiss Standard" SM....Codeword: SPEND MORE

bwahahahaha... i only have this sentence for him

our pay is a mere fraction of a peanut!

 

[29125]

I spend more in Geylang call chicken, counted or not?

 

[0939]

Tell GCT to give each citizen $1000 to spend.