Crap!!!
The GST is a broad based tax that affects everyone, if the damn shitty gov is saying only the rich is affected then they should have imposed the tax on luxury items..
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Crap!!!
The GST is a broad based tax that affects everyone, if the damn shitty gov is saying only the rich is affected then they should have imposed the tax on luxury items..On the contrary I think the RIGHT qualifications and the RIGHT skills shall be the KEY to your children and grandchildren's future in the world of globalisation. It is their passport to the RIGHT job in any place in the world of today and tomorrow.
I guess the devil is in the details. I don't think the Government is saying that "only the rich is affected", what they appear to be saying is that a general percentage point cut would probably favour the rich more because they consume more. As for making basic necessities non GSTable, again the Government appears to be saying the samething. That is why the Government keeps harping on about the benefits of targetted specific direct benefits instead. Perhaps it would be helpful if some credible independent economists could come up with a paper to verify the Government's claims.
Crap!!!
That, I agree, is the right approach. I think we should all accept that this government does not and will not give our future generations the benefit of "citizens first". Even a change of govt may not ensure that. The mission is to equip your children with the global tools and mindsets to venture out.
No point whining about the stench when you're living in a kitty litter..
To be fair to this Government, it appears to be pumping in huge amounts of money into Education and other related fields. I for one am quite impressed by the NLB. However , the thorny questions appear to be scholarships to FTs and local university places to FTs.
That, I agree, is the right approach. I think we should all accept that this government does not and will not give our future generations the benefit of "citizens first". Even a change of govt may not ensure that. The mission is to equip your children with the global tools and mindsets to venture out.
No point whining about the stench when you're living in a kitty litter..
I concur on your point about NLB. But then again I have to point out the fact that they are not taking the problem of pilferage seriously. On many occasions when I wanted to re borrow a particularly expensive book or software, I found that it had gone missing from the library's log. Queries to the staff reveal that it was an accepted conclusion that it had been pilfered.
In Tampines Regional Library, I saw only occasionally a single security officer covering the entire building. And I had observed people passing through the electronic gantries and walking away nonchalantly even though the gantries were beeping in alert like crazy. Would NLB perhaps like to share with us the total loss in dollar value per year to pilferage?
I think you all must look at the world as a whole, which country does not have soaring prices now .... 
Who here want to be a PRC citizen and earn what you are earning but in RMB ....
Am sure all of you still going for holidays abroad .... but alot of our counterparts around the world will never ever leave their country their entire lives ....
We cant possibly have the best of everything ... something have to be sacrificed ... wonder anybody here want to have 40% income tax
Who here want to be a PRC citizen and earn what you are earning but in RMB ....
Am sure all of you still going for holidays abroad .... but alot of our counterparts around the world will never ever leave their country their entire lives ....
We cant possibly have the best of everything ... something have to be sacrificed ... wonder anybody here want to have 40% income tax
40% income tax in exchange for free education for my kids, free medical consultation when i'm sick, dough from govt assistance when in need of financial assistance, is nothing compared to 20% CPF + pro-rated income tax, with no minimal or no relief many of the necessities in life.I think you all must look at the world as a whole, which country does not have soaring prices now .... We cant possibly have the best of everything ... something have to be sacrificed ... wonder anybody here want to have 40% income tax
Especially for those retirees with no other sources of income and are relying on their savings. They still need to pay GST which will eat into their purchasing power.
Engineers and accountants are making good money in PRC. Good opportunities to move up the corporate ladder as there are shortages of experience professionals.
This I'm referring to PRC citizens making $20-30k rmb a month. In purchasing power terms, they are better off than their S'poreans counterparts.
Bro, you are not alone. Our sinkie govt says you must work until you die.
Ah Loong says many of us will live until 85.
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