tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post117003096065259083..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The Mindless SPUsChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170382386206754932007-02-02T10:13:00.000+08:002007-02-02T10:13:00.000+08:00trust me. unless the people wake up to the idea th...trust me. unless the people wake up to the idea that they should not allow the govt to keep legislating away their hard earned income, the cpf and medisave money will be saved for them...for their own good.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170288471075543442007-02-01T08:07:00.000+08:002007-02-01T08:07:00.000+08:00Redbean, part of the CPF money you will never see ...Redbean, part of the CPF money you will never see in your lifetime ie. the Medisave component. So how can I trust you when you say I will get my money back ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170235170001092612007-01-31T17:19:00.000+08:002007-01-31T17:19:00.000+08:00But I do not want it given to me "some day". I wan...But I do not want it given to me "some day". I want it NOW so that I may use it the way I see fit. I might want it to have a good life now. It is my money and I suppose it is up to me to use it the way I choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170223984542532132007-01-31T14:13:00.000+08:002007-01-31T14:13:00.000+08:00trust me, you will get your money back one day.trust me, you will get your money back one day.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170214547880044322007-01-31T11:35:00.000+08:002007-01-31T11:35:00.000+08:00If you get it back, then it is considered a tax re...If you get it back, then it is considered a tax refund. If you don't, well then it is well and truly a form of tax, like matilah said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170153593169204112007-01-30T18:39:00.000+08:002007-01-30T18:39:00.000+08:00you are very wrong. they promise to return to you ...you are very wrong. they promise to return to you your cpf.<BR/><BR/>so not tax. it is late than never.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170146185762933982007-01-30T16:36:00.000+08:002007-01-30T16:36:00.000+08:00CPF is hardly "forced savings".It is a tax, pure a...CPF is hardly "forced savings".<BR/><BR/>It is a tax, pure and simple.<BR/><BR/>Face up to what it really is. If you try and make it something it is not, you only fool yourself...<BR/><BR/>... and diminish the credibility of your blog.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170129521623189752007-01-30T11:58:00.000+08:002007-01-30T11:58:00.000+08:00For the record, I recognise that there are aspects...For the record, I recognise that there are aspects of Singapore that I could easily criticise - the Draconian government, the blind obedience of its citizens' to order at all costs, etc. <BR/><BR/>Is the trade-off between less freedom and more order worth it? Do the means justify the ends?<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, it isn't for me to decide. It's really up to the people of India and Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170046896065372282007-01-29T13:01:00.000+08:002007-01-29T13:01:00.000+08:00CPF money is managed for you so that you will be w...CPF money is managed for you so that you will be well looked after in your twilight years. If Singaporeans are allowed access to their CPF money, many will just squander or waste it away. When that happens who will have to pay for their old age? The Singapore govt? So, please be assured that it is for your own good that the govt has thia foresight and to make sure that you will not be destitude, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1170044570013141462007-01-29T12:22:00.000+08:002007-01-29T12:22:00.000+08:00hi bengster,welcome to the chat.yes, things that w...hi bengster,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the chat.<BR/><BR/>yes, things that we cannot touch are not outs even if people say they are. but we must keep reminding people that the money in the cpf is our money. the people who are keeping it away from us must be reminded curdly all the time.<BR/><BR/>and the sheep who own the money must also keep reminding themselves that this is their money and no one can Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.com