tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post3280414239702418705..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Saying all the right thingsChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83613091811786976742012-03-13T08:14:10.166+08:002012-03-13T08:14:10.166+08:00Like it or not, their taxes are up, and very high....Like it or not, their taxes are up, and very high. Like you said, CPF is a tax, so is high property price, high COE, ERPs etc etc.<br /><br />Another no where to run scenario.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17312726590615067192012-03-12T18:51:21.971+08:002012-03-12T18:51:21.971+08:00You will find that many young people do not want t...You will find that many young people do not want their taxes to go and support the huge brigade of aging baby boomers.<br /><br />Good on them. I urge all young people to resist any attempt by the government to burden you with taxes.<br /><br />And please forget about CPF -- it is a sunken cost.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-76027303728436837712012-03-12T17:47:44.770+08:002012-03-12T17:47:44.770+08:00If the govt. is really looking after the old, then...If the govt. is really looking after the old, then why do they need to make it compulsory for the children to look after our aging parents.<br /><br />If really true, then the govt. should say;<br />"Vote PAP. Your children don't look after you never mind. We will look after you. With PAP, you will never have to worry about old age alone."<br /><br />I don't know what to say.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-5416478054861275442012-03-12T15:45:26.530+08:002012-03-12T15:45:26.530+08:00Why dont he asked, who is paying and supporting hi...Why dont he asked, who is paying and supporting his salary and the other Minister salary. <br /><br />Are we suposed to support them also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60245305358780497802012-03-12T12:01:13.877+08:002012-03-12T12:01:13.877+08:00Hi La Lee Hoh, welcome to the blog.
I have actual...Hi La Lee Hoh, welcome to the blog.<br /><br />I have actually written a piece on how our parent's generation took matters into their own hands in the 1950s to give us what we have today. Probably post it tomorrow : )Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12966657930020332372012-03-12T11:40:56.914+08:002012-03-12T11:40:56.914+08:00It is not the govt's job to look after oldies....It is not the govt's job to look after oldies.<br /><br />CPF is a tax, but you can get some of that back -- i.e. like a tax credit (but it is still not "your" money).<br /><br />But overall the tax burden is still quite low.<br /><br />The present SG,Gov is not bad -- they seem to be doing many of the right things -- like freeing up the labour market, free movement of capital, openⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-4644585394470991892012-03-12T11:31:27.825+08:002012-03-12T11:31:27.825+08:00Singaporeans, not unlike the taiwanese and koreans...Singaporeans, not unlike the taiwanese and koreans, need to learn how to take matters into their own hands and vote in a party which is not centred on the needs of elite. <br /><br />Siphoning off from the defense budget to pay for the universal health care for the elderly is doable. But this will not happen because the corporate interests of the military industrial complex outweigh the needs of La Lee Hohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-9804028259481818752012-03-12T10:29:33.361+08:002012-03-12T10:29:33.361+08:00Free gambling chips!Free gambling chips!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-13881194718711210422012-03-12T10:21:17.058+08:002012-03-12T10:21:17.058+08:00I always thought that the CPF was an oppresive sch...I always thought that the CPF was an oppresive scheme to lock up our savings. <br />The only reason why our Gahment can claim low taxes is because they have our CPF to play with. That is where they get the fundings to invest. They don't really care about the income tax as that would be a pittance as compared to the giant golden goose that is the CPF. Furthermore, the value inside of our CPF newhiknoreply@blogger.com