It's true that Singapore is not the country with the highest
housing costs. However it is definitelyly one of the few countries
having high housing costs.
It frustrates me when people like to compare pricing with the
highest in the world. It sadder me as our humble servant feels
there is more room for our PUBLIC HOUSING to increase.
Actually singapore housings cost is lower according to
expatriates report. I also want public housing to reduce their
prices too, but then tis trend of having high housing costs in
develop countries is pretty difficult to change
In the first place, why would our government make our income tax
the lowest? Who would benefit from being collecting the world's
lowest income tax? One who earns a million a month, or one who
earns a thousand a month?
I agree with u. However we r a nation tat need to attract rich
people to come over to invest and live. As such a mean is to lower
income tax.
True they need to recover the money from the low income tax, and
where do they get it from? The GST. Just imagine, every Singaporean
eats 10 Kg of rice/month, or each household spent (10Kg x 4 x $2 =
$80) (4 members in a household and $2 per kg of rice). A 5% GST
would be $4. It is insignificant for someone earning by the
millions, however it would constitute 0.4% of his monthly salary.
Worse one can't survive solely on rice alone, he needs fish,
chicken, eggs, electricity, water, and more. So for each month, a
poor person would contribute 5% of his salary to GST, whilst a rich
person need contribute less than 1% of his salary for the same
amount of basic stuffs.
Lets just say tat generally speaking, a richer person will spend
more money than a poorer one. So they more they spend, the more tax
they will give.
Sir, have you been to HDB Hub in Toa Payoh? Have you visited to
their Gym? Have you been to their jackpot room? Have you been to
the little golf course (or park)? Have you ever slumber yourself in
those cushy sofas and glue your eyes into those plasma TVs?
Why is there a need to relocate to Toa Payoh? Isn't the building in
Bukit Merah just as new and big?
Sir, I believe fewer will grumble if they had retroffited the
building in Bukit Merah and started a Gym, and jackpot room, a golf
course, and put up sofas and plamas TV. Even though for 10 years
the companies I have worked with never have a Gym.
And to let you know, my company allocates 3 Gym Pass (1 day each)
for a staff strength of 800 each month.
don't need to call me sir... I have been to the HDb hub and
frankly... it is not really as posh as some describe. On whether is
bukit merah good enough, well there r complaints tat it was
overcrowded with a very low ceiling and it indeed look a bit old
frot he outside... the new HDB hub is also built in 1995 when the
economy is booming in singapore then.
HDB is one of the legacy left by the old guards (CPF is
another), I am indeed grateful that all of us have a roof over
their heads. Unfortunately HDB apartments are no longer
affordable.
I wish for the pricing of hdb to be reduce as well. In fact am
also deeply angered by the fact tat the housing is getting smaller
and smaller for the high price given as well. However I guess tat
is the problem of limited land in singapore followed by the fact
tat developed cities always have these problems of small and
expensive housings
Singapore is a small country,unlike many countries. In other
countries, if one feels that housing is expensive, one may probably
choose to relocate somewhere. In Singapore, where can one go to?
And to own one HDB flat, one probably has to bond himself
voluntarily for 30 years to be a slave of our system.
However most jobs r found in the cities, which can get to be
bigger than singapore. It is not really practical to ask people to
travel 4 hours a day to and fro to save on the housings. In fact
houses not in the city area but close to it is almost as expensive
as well. However after u manage to have a house, the value of the
house is still relatively there. For some people in other cities,
the most they can do is rent and they will never have the chance to
ge back the money
Why are you comparing yourself with a private company? UOB is
making monies and I see little wrong for them to spend on new
commercial building. Is HDB making monies?
I don't think it is fair to ask all civil servants to work in
old lousy environment when their counter part r working in fabulous
new beautiful buildings. Civil servants r working for the career,
they r not working as a public service to the people.
Do you still think that I am selffish?
I am not sayign u r selfish, but your idea tat an aircon
interchange is unnecessary because u do not use it is a bit..
selfish. I am tryingto tell u there r people who use it and we
should not forget their welfare as well
I hope you would see my point, for bus interchanges, LTA spent
the monies and bus companies foot the monthly maintenances. And who
would ultimately pay for these maintenances? Would one stay more
than 30 minutes in a bus interchange? Why bother to have air
conditioning system in a bus interchange? I would rather LTA spend
the monies in engaging more securities, at least more Singaporeans
are at work.
Why need to have aircon buses ? the people only need to stay
there for 30 minutes too as well isn't it ? Why bother ? because if
u r a user of the interchange, u will enjoy this welfare to the
people since u can sweat less, u can feel the comfort when
travelling to your destination. As said before, u say it is
unecessary, but some people felt tat it is a great imporvement. We
have to cater to the welfare of all parties isn't it ?
? cents fare adjustments probably have lesser impacts for you
and I and for all of us in this forums, for we have accessed to the
internet. I advise you not to forget about the silent majority.
Perhaps you should read up the Chinese Evening Dailies
(LianHeWanBao and ShinMin Dailies) if you have not, and you would
probably know there are still many not as fortunate as all of
us.
It has an impact on me as well. I take public transport too. I
also wish the fares to be cheaper as well. There r a lot of
unfortunate peopel around, I agree. Bt I pay tax not only to help
these people, but also expect to see an improvement in my
surroundings as well. I want to use a new stadium. I want to enoy
watching musical at a posh esplanade. I want to use an aircon bus
interchange as well. We can't just spend all our
money on charity solely.
