3/25/2008

The poor must be rejoicing

Today I am feeling damn good. Inflation is hitting the rich harder by 3.9% while the bottom earners like me is hit only by 2.8%. Time to celebrate the good news. I am still wondering about those whose income is just sufficient for food and transport and how are they hit? 2.8% also? Now one plate of mee is up from $3 to $3.50, how many percent is that? A loaf of bread is up by how much? How much have vegetables gone up? I think for these buggers, the extra that they would have to pay just for food alone will be somewhere in the region of 20%. But officially or statistically they should also feel good. It is only 2.8%.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 25, 2008 10:40 am

    Redbean, you are saying that you are among the bottom earners? I need to clean up my ear wax.

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  2. Chua Chin Leng蔡镇龍 aka redbeanMarch 25, 2008 11:41 am

    the official stats say that if one is earning about 10k one is in the top 20%. actually this is bull.

    the top people are earning several hundred thousands a month. and many are earning 50k!

    a household income of 10k is nothing. what is a peanut?

    as i have explained earlier, a 5k household income from 5 working adult is bearly enough to keep each one going.

    i feel very poor.

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  3. Chua Chin Leng蔡镇龍 aka redbeanMarch 25, 2008 4:05 pm

    Raise fund to help the rich

    With the rich seriously affected by the rising cost of living, it is time someone organise a charity show to collect donations to help them.

    And we can put a few of time crying beside their Ferrari or swimming pool complaining about no money to buy petrol or can't afford to pay for cleaners to clean the pool.

    poor buggers.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 26, 2008 12:21 pm

    Hey Redbean,

    Glad you also picked up on yesterday's headline.

    First thing that came to mind is that they are really spinning dang hard, prob due to the increasing dis-illusion and disappointment from the ground regarding the rising cost of living - SOLElLY due to the last Fin Minister's and his whole machinery at MOF for the HUGE desparity on last year budget just so they have a REASON to push the 2% GST increase.

    OR its our 'unoffical' Peasents, Feel Good Day yesterday? You can almost see the bright grims from all their faces after reading this piece of shit

    I love my country - not necessary the Goons thats running it now.

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  5. Chua Chin Leng蔡镇龍 aka redbeanMarch 26, 2008 2:17 pm

    well it sure let the unthinking poor feel good for a day.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2008 11:09 am

    those who spin lies, doing mercenary work, to the detriment of the poor will suffer retribution.

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