Originally posted by BillyBong:
Should we lambast the middle class simply because they too want a
slice of the pie? If it were a fair world, everyone would demand
their fair share of goodies. Sadly, it's not.
The writer has raised some valid points concerning housing loans
and the ineligibility to access any subsidies, leaving them
completely out in the cold.
Granted subsidies are primarily meant to help the lower-income
group, but that doesn't mean we neglect the average taxpayer as
well. It simply means they are entitled to less goodies.
An 8K combined salary is [b]relatively comfortable. How
relative depends on the number of loans they have to pay and
whether they have dependant parents that require significant
maintenance such as medical check-ups, weekly physio etc. All in
all, that sum can reduce quickly, leaving very little for
savings.
While they remain off the priority list, the govt should at some
point address this problem. [/b]
subsidies, by their very nature, are designed to benefit and
assist the under-privileged. I wouldn't call earning 8000 a month
under-privileged, of course, it all depends on the loans the family
have to service eh ? ...
but then again, no one forced them to upgrade to a private
property, no one pointed guns to their heads and forced them to
take up loans, to fill shoes they are not quite ready to fill yet,
no one asked them to keep up with the "joneses" when they can't
.... if we go by that sort of logic, not even ten thousand dollars
a month will suffice, no sum would, cos the family will just saddle
themselves with more and more debts, no ? ... the goverment and
society does not own anyone an obligation to provide them with a
comfy cushy life in a private property and country-club weekends. I
agree that we have an obligation to help the underclass of society,
for no one must be left too far behind ... but this family and
people like this hardly qualifies as such ....
don't blame anyone for your own materialism ! ....
