My country, my home
Monday, September 21, 2009
This entry is all about how our Government "Soot" monies from its own citizens... that's how I like to phrase it... :)
Dun get me wrong okie... I
LOVE Singapore... especially during the month of August.
There are many other things I love about Singapore.
- I LOVE its tranquility (though it's slowly fading away cos of the many many many MIC people coming in - nvm that cos I think this is the case everywhere)
- I LOVE the food here (though some nothing-to-do people wants to set claims on some of the food we have here)
- I LOVE the safety (Still quite safe at the moment except for some fightings here and there... hiyahz... which country dun fight???)
And many many others....
However, there are times when the Government makes me pissed la... one of which is... our extremely high-priced HDB flats...
The flats are getting smaller but the price is getting higher... and our MPs have the cheeks to say Singaporeans (somemore can state - YOUNG COUPLES) can still well afford to stay in a HDB flat!!!
Arghh... Of course they can afford la. Based on your whatever statistics, your sales of HDB flats is still going strong what... but what you dunno is how hard a lot of people are trying to make ends meet.
Apa young couple can afford??? Yes they can... but please go and take a look at the loan figure 10 years ago and compare it with the figures today before you make such comments so easily.
Dear Mr million-earning ministers, you must remember leh... your CPF contribution rate has not gone up to the previous 40% for dunno how many donkey years liao... and your CPF interest rates ain't as good as before leh... so it's not easy for your young couple to maintain a simple 4-room flat okie??? A lot of them are topping up their monthly housing instalments by cash okie... in another words, their CPF OA contributions are totally swiped out every month hor... so their OA is actually one big fat
ZERO...
KOSONG!!!If the young couple continues to secure a job, yes I agree they can afford to pay for their housing loan... but can you guarantee that
ALL young couples will not get retrenched??? And can you guarantee that all of them have the discipline to save while they have a job???
Really Ki Siao lo... one HDB flat costs half a million!!! How to buy you tell me, Mr Minister???
You want us to give birth la, take care of our own parents la, this la, that la... and you are killing us with your "sooting" monies policies. I super wonder how an average earning young couple pays for a half a million property?? This couple seriously cannot give birth la, I tell you... your whatever bonus also no use la... keep it for yourself. Thank you very much.
Enough said about HDB prices. I want to talk about something that I've read in the news recently. Even though it doesn't impact me, I would like to use it as another example on how our boss "soots" monies from us.
You know those 7-month singers right??? IRAS actually wants these singers to declare their angbao intakes cos it's
TAXABLE!!!
Wow... Wow... Wow... Angbao also taxable! Terrible!!!
According to Wikipedia, Angbao aka Red Packet means
"Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits.
The amount of money contained in the envelope usually ends with an even digit, in accordance with Chinese beliefs; for instance 88 and 168 are both lucky numbers, as odd-numbered money gifts are traditionally associated with funerals. But there is a widespread tradition that money should not be given in fours, or the number four should not appear in the amount, as the pronunciation of the word "four" resembles that of the word "death", and it signifies bad luck for many Chinese (See Numbers in Chinese culture). At weddings, the amount offered is usually intended to cover the cost of the attendees as well as a goodwill to the newly weds."
I believe these singers demand a pay for their job and that angbaos are just an extra income for them la. The amount inside would depend on how skimpy they dress or how well they sing ba I dunno. But whatever it is... hard work okie... dress skimpy for those lao di go to see... then must sing and dance then got angbao one hor... like these also need to tax???
Tax on their pay okie la... but angbao???? A bit too much right???
Then can I ask questions??? *hand raised*
The angbao we collected from our wedding dinner need to tax anot ar??? And hor... the angbaos I give to my parents and in-laws and the kids every Lunar New Year tax deductible anot huh???
Sibei jialat man...
Here soot, there soot!!!
Jack Neo, you are right man.
MONEY NO ENOUGH!!!P/S: I think Mr Policeman logs on to my blog time and again for investigation but still, I write this kind of stuff... shouldn't be a problem right??? We democratic country wat... :)