Another publicity stunt by the Ruling Party to endear themselves to
the mass of ignoramus serving as economic digits that enrich the
goverment coffers.
Paying $50 per household with less then $1500 in total income
?
What benefit does that $50 do?
If there is a realistic sincerity in helping those who are in need
of such help, will it not be more realistic to pool all the $50 and
pay the total sum to the various Transport Companies to help these
companies to be more efficient and-or subsidise their operational
costs ?
Similarly, the annual exercise with Government contribution to our
individual Medisave Account that require all Singaporeans to
frantically top up their CPF.
Will it not be more effective to pool all the individual
contributions, and use it as a Stand-by fund to be drawn by the
families of those who are hospitalised and need to pay for the
massive medical or surgical bills?
Can the one time small top up into our Medisave Account help to pay
a bill that average at least $20,000 plus from any one visit to a
hospital ?
Or for that matter, even a two to three day stay in the hospital
for observation, will result in at least a cost of $1000, can one
pay this full sum from the Medisave Account, or does one need to
pay partially by cash also ?
How does the Annual Medisave Top Up help the needy in such an
instance ?
As matters stand, the Ruling Party has been very clever to "score
points" in this highly publicised payouts, but collect far more
after the price increases in transport and hospital fees (and also
other services) - as the "Payouts" are only for a short duration,
while the Price Increases are here to stay over the longer
term.
