tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5173334046798280272..comments2024-03-29T13:25:57.689+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: myth 143Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84893250349420332782007-06-13T10:12:00.000+08:002007-06-13T10:12:00.000+08:00Feedback Unit only wants to "hear the good stuff"....Feedback Unit only wants to "hear the good stuff". Price increases are so rampant, and they are talking only about NETS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2404042070639365122007-06-12T17:06:00.000+08:002007-06-12T17:06:00.000+08:00I am really surprised that the feedback unit didnt...I am really surprised that the feedback unit didnt consider the talk on the ground about "prices" everywhere are going thru the roof. This is a real problem that even the angmohs are sounding out and it is unprecedented that angmohs should worry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-89135881024507941892007-06-12T08:57:00.000+08:002007-06-12T08:57:00.000+08:00what is the problem? no problem if your wage incre...what is the problem? no problem if your wage increase is more than 20% or if you are filthy rich.<BR/><BR/>all the increases added will be between 10 to 20% at the most. <BR/><BR/>but if your increases is less than this amount, sorry lah.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36868445146014007112007-06-11T23:27:00.000+08:002007-06-11T23:27:00.000+08:00As in most bubbles it will get much much much bett...As in most bubbles it will get much much much better before it gets worse. I wonder if there should be any need at the end of the day to convince the voting majority that this on-going transformation is good given that it is benefitting only a narrow section of the local populace.<BR/><BR/>People are already complaining about impending price increases everywhere I go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-88203754396746783242007-06-11T17:06:00.000+08:002007-06-11T17:06:00.000+08:00Guy beware of economics crisis every decades & is ...Guy beware of economics crisis every decades & is round the cornor soon... Save your $$$ prepare for the worst to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-86698225067181106242007-06-11T15:14:00.000+08:002007-06-11T15:14:00.000+08:00Rising prices and costs are neither 'bad' nor 'goo...Rising prices and costs are neither 'bad' nor 'good', but merely a consequence of human beings exercising their preferences in the market.<BR/><BR/>...however... there has been more than usual increase in S'pore's money supply, and lots of lending going on for property and stocks.<BR/><BR/>I believe there is a (credit) bubble, and it is growing. Will it burst? When? No one can say.<BR/><BR/>I Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-25535191984242300112007-06-11T14:20:00.000+08:002007-06-11T14:20:00.000+08:00if i have invested in a lot of high end properties...if i have invested in a lot of high end properties, i will pray that more rich foreigners will come here and buy them. if not i can go bust servicing the hefty interest rate for the loans.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-27297064867672229192007-06-10T21:12:00.000+08:002007-06-10T21:12:00.000+08:00There real estate market are really benefiting onl...There real estate market are really benefiting only a small group of players. Developers, flippers and the government are the main beneficiaries as far as capital gains and tax duties are concerned. <BR/><BR/>Those small guys from the heartland will feel the heat of inflation in the years to come. It seems everyone is rushing to increase prices including hawker stalls and soon the taxi surchargesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66254824240033867782007-06-10T19:33:00.000+08:002007-06-10T19:33:00.000+08:00Yes, we should have as many foreigners here as pos...Yes, we should have as many foreigners here as possible! They are your retirement ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-13518604361312134262007-06-10T17:07:00.000+08:002007-06-10T17:07:00.000+08:00They may whine but the Only thing these foreigners...They may whine but the Only thing these foreigners have is Money. So no worries just enjoy the ride, let our assets go up and retire in Bangkok or Chongqing when you have made enough. This place is just our hotel dont get too serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-76163311416784015792007-06-10T10:29:00.001+08:002007-06-10T10:29:00.001+08:00Oh, don't you worry, the rising costs are still af...Oh, don't you worry, the rising costs are still affordable to the foreign talents, so they will say. Then they will start to compare with New York, Tokyo and London. Of course they will not compare with Bangkok, KL or Jakarta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-52057824846042490892007-06-10T10:29:00.000+08:002007-06-10T10:29:00.000+08:00Oh, don't you worry, the rising costs are still af...Oh, don't you worry, the rising costs are still affordable to the foreign talents, so they will say. Then they will start to compare with New York, Tokyo and London. Of course they will not compare with Bangkok, KL or Jakarta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com