tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post4074645106856729023..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Resign if the cost of living is not brought down!Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49465712113046270132007-11-21T14:36:00.000+08:002007-11-21T14:36:00.000+08:00even a stupid cow must know what the rise in costs...even a stupid cow must know what the rise in costs of living is doing to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-65912789115043487412007-11-20T13:58:00.000+08:002007-11-20T13:58:00.000+08:00can't afford to live, DIE.can't afford to live, DIE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-78032603129367952512007-11-19T12:17:00.000+08:002007-11-19T12:17:00.000+08:00i encourage the use of bicycles, great aerobic exe...i encourage the use of bicycles, great aerobic exercise on the way to work, and saves money too. coffee bean? better drink plain water and eat plain bread with it instead, it is good and cheap. can't cope? shift to yishun or the causeway, it can't be helped. besides these great often discussed suggestions, are there any other suggestions to cope with the rise and rise of today's living costs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-28533233445215293272007-11-19T10:13:00.000+08:002007-11-19T10:13:00.000+08:00actually i still prefer my coffee from coffee bean...actually i still prefer my coffee from coffee bean. i have no problem paying $3.50 for my cuppa. no need to downgrade or go for substitution yet. and let them raise it to $4. no sweat, just like taxi fare. raise it to $10 for flagdown fare. you want comfort and quality you pay.<BR/><BR/>can't afford it, take bus or mrt. can't afford public transport, walk.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-8396203503647544942007-11-18T22:10:00.000+08:002007-11-18T22:10:00.000+08:00if u feel the neighborhood coffee shops are overch...if u feel the neighborhood coffee shops are overcharging drinks (up to $1.00 plus), u should stop ordering drinks to go with your meals and opt instead to fix your own coffee or milo at home or the workplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59743117262646737342007-11-18T20:55:00.000+08:002007-11-18T20:55:00.000+08:008. eat less meat and more rice.9. eat one meal a...8. eat less meat and more rice.<BR/><BR/>9. eat one meal a day.<BR/><BR/>10. lights off before 9pm.<BR/><BR/>11. move to jurong or woodlands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-75452226675714693112007-11-18T20:39:00.000+08:002007-11-18T20:39:00.000+08:00Perhaps we can have 2 society in SGP...The haves.....Perhaps we can have 2 society in SGP...<BR/><BR/>The haves... can continue the normal way.<BR/><BR/>The don'ts... well... maybe there are alternatives...<BR/><BR/>1. We can down grade to a smaller apartment, or we can pool our resources and bunk in and rent out our apartment, some are already doing, just ask the MAT next door.<BR/><BR/>2. Ask ShengSong to start a hypermart.<BR/><BR/>3. Tell PAP Lost4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366411650877554200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68539131766972499392007-11-18T14:35:00.000+08:002007-11-18T14:35:00.000+08:00when you get the rich and wealthy to invest and st...when you get the rich and wealthy to invest and stay here, you will import inflation to some extent. imagine everything here is so cheap cheap cheap to them. when costs of living go up, who suffers? no doubt the collection of gst and taxes will increase which may appear to benefit the country's savings. <BR/><BR/>craps and bullshits aside, how does that ACTUALLY benefit you is what i fail to see,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2951773834746531732007-11-18T11:27:00.000+08:002007-11-18T11:27:00.000+08:00This time it is due partly to the GST, ERP and ren...This time it is due partly to the GST, ERP and rental increases. Besides the usual components of the CPI, have they taken into account the increase in prices of food that you eat in the hawker centres outside of your office? Higher land cost translate into higher rentals translate into higher cost of food and services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81618684608595612522007-11-18T10:56:00.000+08:002007-11-18T10:56:00.000+08:00this time it is really due to external forces. rea...this time it is really due to external forces. really.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-56347821765945505602007-11-17T08:47:00.000+08:002007-11-17T08:47:00.000+08:00the gst had accompanying slashes in taxes of other...the gst had accompanying slashes in taxes of other form. so the idea is that things do balance out - or at least the tax burden gets evenly spread across the demographics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-28872844834908337152007-11-16T18:27:00.000+08:002007-11-16T18:27:00.000+08:00when the country gets all the high networth indivi...when the country gets all the high networth individuals to stay or invests here, the country benefits from gst taxes,<BR/>does the population REALLY benefits? <BR/><BR/>when cost goes up as a result of these policies,<BR/>does the population then suffer from the rising and runaway costs?<BR/><BR/>seems like a win-lose reality which everyone is told to accept...<BR/><BR/>simply becos IT CANT BE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-14505725265604033642007-11-16T14:27:00.000+08:002007-11-16T14:27:00.000+08:00in S'pore, all the PAP MPs wear white to CONFORM. ...in S'pore, all the PAP MPs wear white to CONFORM. How can there be dissent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63228249902213166042007-11-16T08:52:00.000+08:002007-11-16T08:52:00.000+08:00oh, that's the way to bring down the cost of livin...oh, that's the way to bring down the cost of living. and i think it will be very effective if everyone does it.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-42607514933844977112007-11-16T08:48:00.000+08:002007-11-16T08:48:00.000+08:00In Taiwan they resign if cost of living is not bro...In Taiwan they resign if cost of living is not brought down. In Singapore they tell you to buy cheaper brand.<BR/><BR/>Good comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com