tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post113737266462306790..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: gst: we need discriminationChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137547526494800222006-01-18T09:25:00.000+08:002006-01-18T09:25:00.000+08:00it's ok. you are typing so many things at one go. ...it's ok. you are typing so many things at one go. i know you know.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137518311088482732006-01-18T01:18:00.000+08:002006-01-18T01:18:00.000+08:00My mistake.Tax is extortion. "Protection" money. "...My mistake.<BR/><BR/>Tax is extortion. "Protection" money. "Pay up, or else".<BR/><BR/>Mafia style ;-)Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137488326395805282006-01-17T16:58:00.000+08:002006-01-17T16:58:00.000+08:00no lah tax is not theft lah. it is protection mone...no lah tax is not theft lah. it is protection money paid in a different way. you just have to give when demanded. theft is stolen. quite different literally.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137483974807109392006-01-17T15:46:00.000+08:002006-01-17T15:46:00.000+08:00All tax is theft - I meant "legalised THEFT"All tax is theft - I meant "legalised THEFT"Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137483921936080022006-01-17T15:45:00.000+08:002006-01-17T15:45:00.000+08:00All TAX IS THEFT - legalised tax.To be fair and ju...All <B>TAX IS THEFT</B> - legalised tax.<BR/><BR/>To be fair and just, ALL taxes should be voluntary. There is a principle of republicanism which is oft forgot (how convenient for the govt to forget), it is: <B>No taxation without consent</B>. That means, before taxes are raised by the state, the govt has got to go to the people to <B>ASK PERMISSION</B> from the people.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137383973812324732006-01-16T11:59:00.000+08:002006-01-16T11:59:00.000+08:00hi speed,i am addressing this issue to those in au...hi speed,<BR/><BR/>i am addressing this issue to those in authorities who are very quick to want to subject people to means testing but would not want to disclose their assets despite all the calls for transparency. <BR/><BR/>if they do not want people to open their books, how can they be so happy to open other people's books? remember the kidney patients? would the management/board of directors Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137380805504203502006-01-16T11:06:00.000+08:002006-01-16T11:06:00.000+08:00Means testing to determine how poor you are could ...Means testing to determine how poor you are could be a guage to see if you qualify for GST exempting. The rich who want to hide their assets need not apply, so they do not qualify. It is not a shameful thing to admit you are poor and needs this exemption. After all, when you are poor, and starving, pride is the furthest from your thoughts. When I see my children in need of the basic things for a Speedwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827682557075362199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137379025129564422006-01-16T10:37:00.000+08:002006-01-16T10:37:00.000+08:00yes speed,you are getting what i am driving at. th...yes speed,<BR/><BR/>you are getting what i am driving at. the poor are already poor. they should not be taxed to be poorer, at least for the basic essentials in life.<BR/><BR/>the concept of gst to tax for consumption is reasonably sound. just a little modification. no rules can be so perfect that it can be applied across the board blindly. <BR/><BR/>it requires a little bit of thought and effortChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1137378473707407112006-01-16T10:27:00.000+08:002006-01-16T10:27:00.000+08:00The argument behind the adoption of GST is that th...The argument behind the adoption of GST is that the more you spend, the more you will be taxed. This always assumes that the rich people who spend more will be taxed more and the poor people who have less to spend will be taxed less. I think what you want to see is the situation where the basic essentials for a normal life be GST-free. Public transport, the poor people's means of getting places, Speedwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827682557075362199noreply@blogger.com