tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5062037533243247018..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Paradise for the rich and famousChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1041146955427361182008-07-19T09:48:00.000+08:002008-07-19T09:48:00.000+08:00i think we should discount the asset rich but pock...i think we should discount the asset rich but pocket empty millionaires. only the super rich with a lot of cash flowing out of their pockets can be counted. people who will regard $600k as peanut should be a good guide.<BR/><BR/>what can possibly happen in the future is that singaporeans will find it quite lucrative to work as maids and servants or butlers to these super rich. that will bring Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68892795839861391042008-07-18T19:43:00.000+08:002008-07-18T19:43:00.000+08:00Pardon my ignorance.Anon 4.49pmPardon my ignorance.<BR/><BR/>Anon 4.49pmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-79954206183225829332008-07-18T18:16:00.000+08:002008-07-18T18:16:00.000+08:00Those 77,000 millionaires are residents, not solel...Those 77,000 millionaires are residents, not solely Singaporeans. As foreign funds pour in, the number of millionaires will rise. The definition does not include their million dollar properties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-78419901796509330822008-07-18T16:49:00.000+08:002008-07-18T16:49:00.000+08:00I believe we have more than 77,000 millionaires at...I believe we have more than 77,000 millionaires at last count. Well, let's say anyone living in private property must be millionaire. Some HDB dwellers are already three-quarters of a millionaire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59395217858612722952008-07-18T16:33:00.000+08:002008-07-18T16:33:00.000+08:00Since there are not that many rich men in Singapor...Since there are not that many rich men in Singapore who live lives of ultra luxury, so there are not that many servants who benefit from serving them directly either.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2898280985429190152008-07-18T16:28:00.000+08:002008-07-18T16:28:00.000+08:00You're right. The servants of a rich man are bette...You're right. The servants of a rich man are better fed with the rich man's leftovers than a maid in a HDB pigeon hole. Words of wisdom from Redbean :)Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-89383317559107642382008-07-18T16:26:00.000+08:002008-07-18T16:26:00.000+08:00hi phantom,welcome to the blog.actually it is bett...hi phantom,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blog.<BR/><BR/>actually it is better to have some crumbs from under the table than nothing at all. the servants of a rich man each much better with the leftovers than the maids working for employers in a hdb flat.<BR/><BR/>sometimes must count our blessings.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-42078285649022679952008-07-18T15:55:00.000+08:002008-07-18T15:55:00.000+08:00The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. The poor...The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. The poor can only get the crumbs that fall off the table of the rich man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-47631839163572402942008-07-18T12:33:00.000+08:002008-07-18T12:33:00.000+08:00Everything is for the rich and famous. Just look a...Everything is for the rich and famous. Just look at the reclaimed land at Marina, we spent billions of public money to reclaim land just to have a golf course so that a select few could satisfy their whims for leisure. So much for efficient utilization of scare land. I remember wooden promised the public that no more golf courses will be constructed as we already have the highest number of golf Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com