$500m in taxes collected from property cooling measures

[CBTG]

Bro I think US can control the bank not Singapore garment lah. If can I also want to buy few units of Hdb flat to rent out like bro bubble say.better than put in the bank , cos PR need to rent from me. But hor if I can buy few units , more richer than me can buy one block lol. Hehe....

[ray2828]

The main prob is timer can't afford to buy house and start family. For those that already have a property, u are hedged. New flat price up your e siting one also up. So better channel the resources to help first time buyers.

[bobbysayang]

Originally Posted by ray2828

The main prob is timer can't afford to buy house and start family. For those that already have a property, u are hedged. New flat price up your e siting one also up. So better channel the resources to help first time buyers.

Ya, the first timers are the most badly affected by the rise in property prices.

[hkh]

Originally Posted by bobbysayang

Ya, the first timers are the most badly affected by the rise in property prices.

And their parents who might need to chip in to help too.....

Originally Posted by hkh

And their parents who might need to chip in to help too.....

Mow it is like dat liao... cannot imagine our future generation.... unless they can all become like cava...then can be first timer... else if not can only like us stay in HDB chicken coop... sorry.... chicken coop too big... should say pigeon hole.... or simply pitch tent liao...

Pitch tent at changi beach.... then wash up at public toilet or seat at macdonald or library when weather get hot... this is the future plight of singaporea?

[hkh]

No......our ex-Hell Minister would recommend that those can't afford to stay here to move to Johor instead...... He is so touching with his care and concern for our weak and poor.......

[condor]

Originally Posted by hkh

No......our ex-Hell Minister would recommend that those can't afford to stay here to move to Johor instead...... He is so touching with his care and concern for our weak and poor.......

So that we desert our born place
and they open both hand to take in new intake to make up the population numberS?

[hkh]

Originally Posted by condor

So that we desert our born place
and they open both hand to take in new intake to make up the population numberS?

Yes...they work like a profit-driven company......those can contribute get to stay.....those who can't.....better go elsewhere.....

Originally Posted by hkh

Yes...they work like a profit-driven company......those can contribute get to stay.....those who can't.....better go elsewhere.....

http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/394784



but they had their Vivian Balakrishnan claimed to operate 快餐车。。。“If you were a poor person, anywhere on this planet, Singapore is the one place where you will have a roof over your head, where you will have food on the table. Even if you can’t afford it, we will have meals delivered to you.”

Dr Balakrishnan did not clarify who he meant by “we” when he said “…we will have meals delivered to you.” One assumes that he is referring to the government, or more specifically, his own ministry.

If this were so, it would run contrary to what we have witnessed on the ground. In my interaction with various sections of poor people and homeless people in Singapore, I have yet to come across any government department or ministry which provides free meals to those who cannot afford them.



Instead, the free meals are provided by religious groups, non-governmental organizations and well-meaning Singaporeans. (Please see some of these in the list at the end of this article. Courtesy of: Hub Pages. )

Perhaps the question we should ask Dr Balakrishnan is: Which government agency or ministry provides free meals to the poor – and deliver to them as well? If this is indeed so, could the minister provide the details – which government programme does this, what kinds of meals are provided, what are the criterias to qualify?

With the increasing number of homeless and poorer Singaporeans in our midst, giving full publicity to such government programmes, if they exist, is of paramount importance. After all, it could be a matter of life and death.

Dr Balakrishan will forgive this writer if he (this writer) sounds guarded about the minister’s assurance, especially when this writer remembers the dismissive and condescending tone of the minister’s reply to MP, Dr Lily Neo, in 2007. Dr Neo had asked the government to increase the amount those on the Public Assistance scheme receive.

Dr Balakrishnan rejected Dr Neo’s appeal with these words (see here):

“How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”

If the government does indeed provide free meals for those in need, why is it that during the recession of 2008/2009, when long queues for free food could be seen at places like the Singapore Buddhist Lodge, the government did not make it known then that it also provides free meals?

Why is Dr Balakrishnan saying so only now – after the bad times are over?

While the minister may now declare that free meals will be provided and even delivered to the poor, one hopes that the minister will not just make empty promises – and spend more time on the ground getting to know the reality which an increasing number of Singaporeans are facing.

Otherwise, we can dismiss the minister’s words as just hot air from the Ivory Tower.

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by Humongous

we can dismiss the minister’s words as just hot air from the Ivory Tower.

Sounds like wet fart