Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 86th Edition

last SG · 2008-07-09T17:07:05+00:00

you forgot your friend's story? ......now it's my turn. that's fatum's story but gays are fun

elindra SG

But your lifestyle is still cushy despite the high income tax.

It looks cushy nia

We been paying off this reno loan and what not though by next year we will have more disposable income

We consider ourselves as middle income folks

We're living in a 4 room HDB nia :P

Rhonda SG

Ok u 're paying more than me and MPB

But still that is in Oz -_-"

I think wages here are way too high. On top of that, the cost of employee benefits is also high and I can imagine the stress that exerts on employers. I mean, the gross income of an average nurse is equivalent to a manager's pay in Singapore! And there are so many of us! No wonder healthcare is bloody expensive!

That's why my friends and I think that should there be a recession and a drought, Australia will be hard-pressed to survive because the costs of doing business are simply way astronomical! They have absolutely no competitive advantage at all!

Rhonda SG

It looks cushy nia

We been paying off this reno loan and what not though by next year we will have more disposable income

We consider ourselves as middle income folks

We're living in a 4 room HDB nia :P

Still, a cushy life.

I know of way more Singaporeans who are struggling. There are too many families with less than your combined income, and they have four mouths to feed... or more.

sbst275 SG

Actually though there are things I take pride of being in S'pore

Our ports operation and food

elindra SG

That is why our ministers are doing their best to keep the pay here artificially low

But that is not the solution also

Rhonda SG

You know, the taxes that I pay now, my annual income used to be less than that back in SG. And mind you, the bulk of my income went into rent! The irony of it all.

elindra SG

Still, a cushy life.

I know of way more Singaporeans who are struggling. There are too many families with less than your combined income, and they have four mouths to feed... or more.

That's because we plan >.<"

It's not something that drops down on our laps

sbst275 SG

actually for those who can, it depends on e lifestyle you want at times also

Rhonda SG

That is why our ministers are doing their best to keep the pay here artificially low

But that is not the solution also

Yeah... it's not realistic to keep income low, and have everyone face a lower and lower disposable income in the face of rising costs of living, and then expect Singaporeans to be happy about it. That is just ridiculous.

Afterall, the Ministers themselves aren't in it with the Singaporeans. They are in fact living cushy lives eating gigantic peanuts and watching the rest of the country slave for sesame seeds.

Fatum SG

I think something is wrong when a plumber or a carpenter earns more than the average university graduate .....

not trying to sound elitist, but what kind of message would that be sending to the youths of that society ? .... why study hard ? ... when you'll earn less ? ...

elindra SG

actually for those who can, it depends on e lifestyle you want at times also

Ya la we don't need to have face

We don't have a car

We live in a 4 room HDB

We know ppl who earn less than us who have a car and live in a bigger house

I dunno how they manage also

Rhonda SG

That's because we plan >.<"

It's not something that drops down on our laps

It will all change once a baby comes into the picture.

sbst275 SG

Afterall, the Ministers themselves aren't in it with the Singaporeans. They are in fact living cushy lives eating gigantic peanuts and watching the rest of the country slave for sesame seeds.

frankly speaking, they forgot their thoughts of needing to keep Orchard robust...

low wages??

Fatum SG

I hear screaming downstairs ....

I think patches just peed on the living room floor ............ again..........

elindra SG

Afterall, the Ministers themselves aren't in it with the Singaporeans. They are in fact living cushy lives eating gigantic peanuts and watching the rest of the country slave for sesame seeds.

Errr if we are earning sesame seeds, logically our pay should be higher compared to our Ministers coz in a realistic world, sesame seeds cost more than peanuts :P

sbst275 SG

I think something is wrong when a plumber or a carpenter earns more than the average university graduate .....

not trying to sound elitist, but what kind of message would that be sending to the youths of that society ? .... why study hard ? ... when you'll earn less ? ...

thing is, it's getting rare to get ppl like carpenter locally alrdy... ppl just shun these jobs

ends up they become more 'valued'

elindra SG

It will all change once a baby comes into the picture.

Oh that is part of the plan too

Like what insurance to buy etc :P

And I think MPB have a cub fund

I did tell him if he wants one, that is his responsibility

And he did tell me he is putting aside this yr's bonus for 'rainy days'

Rhonda SG

I think something is wrong when a plumber or a carpenter earns more than the average university graduate .....

not trying to sound elitist, but what kind of message would that be sending to the youths of that society ? .... why study hard ? ... when you'll earn less ? ...

The blue collars here might earn more than startup white collars simply because of penalty rates.

If you sacrifice weekends and public holidays, you earn twice your usual hourly rate.

And if you work the night shift, you get a lot more.

Now, if you work the night shift on weekends and public holidays, WHOA!

There is a loophole though... I get paid for public holidays regardless of whether I work or not. So if I take a rest day on a public holiday, and work as an agency nurse elsewhere, I end up with at least three times my hourly rate for that day!

All said, blue collars have to put in weird hours to get more than white collars.

sbst275 SG

tat F1 thingy

finally e hotel rates are going down

I think being first time doing it, some things are done partially like tat Flyer ticket issue

Rhonda SG

Errr if we are earning sesame seeds, logically our pay should be higher compared to our Ministers coz in a realistic world, sesame seeds cost more than peanuts :P

OK, how about China Chocolate Coins against Valrhona chocolates?

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