Taxes for permanent residents should be higher than citizens

the.owl SG

you are a dumb fuck.

1. it is mandatory for PRs to serve NS.

2. non-citizens already have to pay more than citizens in many areas.

maurizio13 SG

National Service Liability

Under the Enlistment Act, all male Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) are liable to register for National Service (NS) upon reaching 16 1/2 years old. They are required to serve 2 years of full-time NS at 18 years old, followed by 40 days of Operationally Ready National Service per year till the age of 50 years (for officers) or 40 years (for other ranks).

Main applicants who are granted PR status under the first generation Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS) Scheme or the Investor Scheme are exempted from NS. Male children who are granted PR status under their parents' sponsorship are liable for NS upon reaching 16 1/2 years old.

You must be the 2nd generation PR.

Laughing

the.owl SG

Originally posted by maurizio13:
National Service Liability

Under the Enlistment Act, all male Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) are liable to register for National Service (NS) upon reaching 16 1/2 years old. They are required to serve 2 years of full-time NS at 18 years old, followed by 40 days of Operationally Ready National Service per year till the age of 50 years (for officers) or 40 years (for other ranks).

[b]Main applicants who are granted PR status under the first generation Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS) Scheme or the Investor Scheme are exempted from NS. Male children who are granted PR status under their parents' sponsorship are liable for NS upon reaching 16 1/2 years old.

You must be the 2nd generation PR.

Laughing

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LOL, if people already are parent, you want them to go serve NS? dumbass.

yongyong SG

PRs - Must have at 2 PRs to buy old HDB (5Years old and above)... medical subsidies cut... childcare cut... No bonuses from gahmen like singaporean had... NSmen get higher starting pay after graduate or NS... Singaporean pay lower School fees... PRs need to pay to renew the PRships, pay a one time payment for the driving license.... mMm....

what else can we take away from those PRs ?

the.owl SG

maybe their children? and make them slaves, then idiots like the OP will be happy Laughing

Gazelle SG

By even suggesting that we use tax to persuade PRs to convert to citizen is a clear indication of how shallow minded this person can be.

It is as good as using money to buy love and relationship.

Jontst78 SG

Don't think thats his point. From what I understand he just wants PRs to pay for the peace and security that comes from the Men that do NS.

What the many of us are trying to point out is that, they already are less priviledged than citizens in many ways. Hence already paying for it in other different ways.

There should be an interim between pass holders and Citizens, which also in a way promotes the persuit of citizenship. Of course there will always be some that just want to work here and retire else. Bear in mind that as long as they live here and work here, they will spend money here, its inevitable. That in itself is a positive contribution.

Gazelle SG

My question is, how much of these peace and security that we are seeing is actually contributed by our Men doing their NS, and not the legal, social and education system and economic prosperity.

Trump_Card SG

You mind giving a breakdown of how much of these peace and security are contributed by the legal , social and education system and economic prosperity first?

Gazelle SG

If you look at the police/population ratio of some of these countries, you will realise that by having more police on the street it doesnt mean you will have less crime.

Just look at singapore police to population ratio and compare with malaysia and Thailand. If your by having more people serving NS is the key factor to our security, I am sure that Malaysia and Thailand will be more secure than Singapore isnt it?

1 Bangladesh 1:1200
2 India 1: 728
3 Philippines 1: 665
4 Pakistan 1: 625
5 Japan 1: 563
6 New Zealand 1:416
7 Singapore 1:295
8 Malaysia 1:249
9 Thailand 1:228
10 Hong Kong 1:220

http://www.rabbd.com/peoporat.html
http://www.usj18.nwatch.net.my/article.cfm?id=152

maurizio13 SG

If you got married at 17 years old, have a child before you are 18 years old, therefore being a parent. Does this exclude you from serving your national service liabliity?

After you have completed your 2 years NS and ORDed, you marry and have children. Does the government exempt you from the remaining 10 years of national service?

Smile

chenc SG

Senseless!

PR students do not have university scholarships or edusave

PR adults could not apply for first hand HDB. And theres so MANY more privilege they do not have. Please go read up before assuming.

PR made money in Spore, but living here (cost them way more than citizens), they contributes greatly to the economy too.

PR serve NS for Singapore even though they are not citizens! Isn't this already a great disadvantage on their part? Trained to protect a country that they did not belong to. (Seriously why such rule? As if war come PRs gonna stay)

Are you another fellow Sporean who lost a job to foreigners and is just unhappy? Laughing

maurizio13 SG

So if they buy private housing? Medical subsidies and childcare subsidies is distinctly different from national defence. How often does Singaporean get large payouts like the progress package? Once every 5 years? Is it an entitlement or a privilege?

NS men getting higher pay? The comparison between NS men and not NS men is between citizens and has nothing to do with PRs. There are citizens who don't serve NS too. I also find your comparison hard to fathom, as these days such practice are rare. In fact, it might be a disadvantage if you have to do NS (reservist) during the course your employment. In a previous thread, someone was complaining that a person was asked to leave because his NS stint interfered with his work performance.

School fees are heavily subsidised by the government. Therefore it's only fair that the PRs pay the market price for it (without subsidies). Moreover, education is also distinctly different from national defence.

How many hundreds or thousands does a PR have to pay for the PR status?

Everybody makes payment for their driving license.

the.owl SG

but how many people marry at 17 years old? and if he really does have a baby at 18 years old, how can he go serve NS? who would take care of the baby?

maurizio13 SG

Due to the decline of citizens birth rate and the increasing trend of PRs, there will be a time when PRs outrank citizens. If it ever reaches cataclysmic proportions like 90% PR and 10% citizens. Would you insist that the 10% provide national defence to the rest of the 90%?

maurizio13 SG

Your prevous post states that, since these first generation immigrants are parents, they should be excluded from NS. From you questions here, it is obvious you are still very young and do not understand the system yet.

oxford mushroom SG

maurizio13 will have greater credibility in his arguments if he makes women and all those who have been exempted from NS on medical, vocational (monks and priests are exempted from NS) and other reasons pay higher income tax in lieu of NS.

Gazelle SG

maurizio13, suppose if you have already completed your NS, can you tell us what you have contributed to Singapore peace and security?

Jontst78 SG

With compulsary NS for second generation PRs, that scenario is not a realistic probability.

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