The combination of massive FT influx and biased gov policies have made the majority of sporeans saddled with massive debt while property developers and banks have become even richer than ever.
1. HDBs market based subsidy; where the "market prices" are in turn manipulated.
2. SLA has frozen land sales for far too long to protect the developers.
3. Artificially low interest rates.
4. Artificially growing the population too fast and by too much.
5. Changing CPF rules to allow retirement funds to be used to pay for property.
Now these policies have returned to screw us all; if they let market prices fall to their true prices (which they should), those who bought over the past few years will be screwed. If they continue to artificially protect the market, then the current and future young generation will be screwed.
Meanwhile, people like Ng Teng Fong see their net worth double or triple.
Our PAP Gov is basically stuck.
1. HDBs market based subsidy; where the "market prices" are in turn manipulated.
2. SLA has frozen land sales for far too long to protect the developers.
3. Artificially low interest rates.
4. Artificially growing the population too fast and by too much.
5. Changing CPF rules to allow retirement funds to be used to pay for property.
Now these policies have returned to screw us all; if they let market prices fall to their true prices (which they should), those who bought over the past few years will be screwed. If they continue to artificially protect the market, then the current and future young generation will be screwed.
Meanwhile, people like Ng Teng Fong see their net worth double or triple.
Our PAP Gov is basically stuck.