Why I am trying to write this is because I am sick of narrow
minded singaporeans complaining about their life and singapore.
Living in a bubble. Please appreciate what you have and enjoy your
life, because trust me you guys are living good. Thank you. I am
just a singaporean trying to do a little for my fellow countryman
and inform the masses so we dont look like dumb spoilt brats to
foreigners.
I been here for 4 years and found that singaporeans complain
alot about low wages, high property prices, high taxes. But you
see, most singaporeans have not lived in other countries and
therefore 'Think' that they are being surpressed. I used to think
that too so i cant really say much. Trust me the world out there is
alot worst !
You all are being protected and shelter by the goverment. Just
give you a little hint, do you know that singapore is ranked 26
when it comes to quality of life In the World.
Here in the USA, many people lost their homes due to the housing
collaspe and now live in tents or the streets. I would say
singaporeans are lucky that their properties have always risen in
value. Medical insurance is way too expensive 2000/year for myself.
Many people in USA rather die than see a doctor and millions are
without insurance (unable to see a doctor). A classmate broke his
thumb and it cost him 15000 USD to fix it. My aunt was involved in
a car accident and 5 stitches and one night in the hospital totaled
$60,000 !!!!! Can you believe it?
In singapore at least you have poly clinic. Around my university,
we cant come out after 9pm because we are afraid of getting shot.
Trust me its dangerous. Kids walking on the street get shot by
stray bullets. The unemployement is 10% national-wide and detroit
has unemployment at 30%, meaning 3 people out of 10 you see on the
street dont work at all.
Income taxes are 30% or more, meaning three days out of then you
work for the goverment. Taxes are raising too. Property taxes are
10% on a property, eg. $20000 a year for a $200000 dollar house.
University rates are 40,000 half a year, compared to a few thousand
you pay in NUS.And many students have to work and study at the same
time because they just cant pay it.
So please. Dont complain.
My Father went hospital, just some few days of observation in
hospital cos him few k. No ops for anything. US paid is much
higher than Sg. Imagine my dad go for ops. I think we will go
bankrupt.
US people is in such state is all becos of their bad gov
management. They are stupid to relect G.W.Bush who think US citizen
can just keep spending their way thru on credit and fight a 2
stupid wars which bankrupt them.
We Singaporean shall not follow the step of US people. We must
choose our Government , choosing a Gov really serving the interest
of all cititzen and not some business minded politician who only
think abt profit and building up its own asset.
Yes, I did look around the world. Country like Holland, Denmark,
Switzerland are much superior in their living and wealth
distribution compare to stingkapore.
Don't always use third world or Stupid US trying to pain how
wonderful Sg is. SG unemployment rate are high and more and more
manufacture sector moving out. All they can think is to use
tourist(IR) as an alternative to manufacture sector. How clever
they(PAP) are???
U what? Ivan Lee. Lao Lee relative, is it?
