Sorry I am disagreed with you for this.
Supposing or putting yourself in one's shoe.
He has 2 kids, wife is a housewife and a parents who is retired
and old.
He offered $1k per month job, can he take the job? $1k after cpf
is $800. How to support the family with this amount.
Not that sporean are choosy, sporean are fighting for own
survival.
He cannot take $1k per month job cos the salary simply cannot
feed and support the family.
That is indeed lower income group as those group suffer the
most.
Also especially middle income group that has been retrench or
jobless, they no choice downgrade but then cannot sustain $1k per
mth job.
Hope u understand this.
I have a friend, making 6k a mth, & the wife is a
store manager, making 3.2k a mth. with 2 kids(both
study at International school, school fees is abt
1.1k/mth). stay in a EA with maid, driving a BMW 325I. dining
out everyday(like....4 days at food court & 3 days at
resturant). both husband & wife changing handphone like
changing clothes(as lease 2 to 3 new phone a yr). Go holiday twice
a yr (during school holiday).
That's why.......he's been complaining he's very poor....nt
enough $ for this & that..gov is nt doing enough to help ppl
like them in the middle income group.
I have another friend.....:)) currently making 1.9k/mth. single,
stay in jurong east & working at bukit batok (5 days week,
8:15am to 5:35pm). complaining income is too low....so...hunting
for a new job recently. finally.......a company willing to pay him
$2350/mth. during our conversation, he said: f**k lah....tuas
leh....so far....somemore alternate sat hv to work...it mean I hv
to wake up earlier & sat oso cannt slp. worst is only hv 14
days AL, now I hv 17 days u kn....& only pay me $2350
nia....ask them go & f**k spider lah......
so....till now, he still hunting for job........
Last friend of mine.....:))
Age 39, married with kids. Asst Manager, $3180/mth. wife nt
working. both kids in primary school (near their hse...walking
distance). mthly insurance for the whole family is ard 400 plus.
take public transport to work. dont go out for meal except Sunday.
after less mthly expenser, still hv a saving of ard $400 to
$500 every mth. yr end still affort to bring his family for a short
holiday...living happily....