Singaporean's life....????
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Just a thought....
My mom gave birth to me, to think that when old, i can give her money.
now due to singaproe cost of living so high, i cant even afford to pay for her medical bills which is now shared among her 5 daughters including me..not to talk about her allowances.
Now i have only two kids, to think that when old again ...i might have some money from them....Do you think it is possible???? I wonder what is the cost of living in Singapore during their generation....and how to depend on them to support me when i am old??? So buy insurance now??? Saving ???
My mom brought 4 room flat at $40K plus, I brought at $100K plus...my kids will buy at $ ???????? cant imagine???
Is this very stress??? i pity my kids next time.....
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thats why i choose to remain single.
*like real*
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why is singapore cost of living so high????
i wonder
i notice my cousins some prefer to remain single, some married prefer not to have children....maybe this is the reason .......
although having kids are not talking about support and giving money when you are old....but look at the cost of having a kid......education, food, course, schooling.....
do i sound like i regret of having my kids??? or married???
hahaha i also confuse
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many people think that the future here will be bleak. anyway, whether it is bleak or rosy, i think if you are going to stay here then make the most out of it.
staying single or without kids might save one some worries but not necessary make one happier. -
Aiyah, as we already know, the Singapore government & the GLCs like to kek a high standard of living for the others to see mah. Want to show off. Everything must be at very high prices (The common people are then left to fend for themselves & slogging for the rest of the lives trying to keep up with the high prices), then the government will be extremely proud if Singapore is ranked has the highest standard of living in the world.
Singapore government & the GLCs are like that one, it is like a common sports car trying to compete in a Formula 1 race. The driver is the government & GLCs, while the common people is the engine. The government & GLCs trying to perform stunts is it, trying to damage the engine then they happy.
Bloody Hell!!! -
Without telling the people back in 1970s, a certain Goh Keng Swee doctrine was implemented quietly which assumed that by pushing up salaries and prices Singapore will forcibly price out the lower grades of industries and upgrade to value-adding higher technology ones. Under that doctrine, it was also assumed that by pushing up HDB flat prices to get people mortgaged to their property for 30 years, Singaporeans will be kept to work harder to sustain Singapore prosperity.Originally posted by Spirit of Fire:Aiyah, as we already know, the Singapore government & the GLCs like to kek a high standard of living for the others to see mah. Want to show off. Everything must be at very high prices (The common people are then left to fend for themselves & slogging for the rest of the lives trying to keep up with the high prices), then the government will be extremely proud if Singapore is ranked has the highest standard of living in the world.
Singapore government & the GLCs are like that one, it is like a common sports car trying to compete in a Formula 1 race. The driver is the government & GLCs, while the common people is the engine. The government & GLCs trying to perform stunts is it, trying to damage the engine then they happy.
Bloody Hell!!!
This doctrine has probably backfired causing high costs without corresponding upgrading of jobs or industries. The high cost part of the doctrine was probably auto-piloted without anyone checking it or making correction thereby causing untold problems. It is too big a policy to be easily checked by anyone.
The result today is Singapore has lost all the economic competitiveness in the domestic sector of the economy granted that foreign investments and GLCs might still do well because they can charge high fees like SPH and SBS and recover all costs under one power of monopoly or another. -
1 word...migrate!
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This is because of our government wants ridiculous super pay checks of their pockets.Originally posted by robertteh:Without telling the people back in 1970s, a certain Goh Keng Swee doctrine was implemented quietly which assumed that by pushing up salaries and prices Singapore will forcibly price out the lower grades of industries and upgrade to value-adding higher technology ones. Under that doctrine, it was also assumed that by pushing up HDB flat prices to get people mortgaged to their property for 30 years, Singaporeans will be kept to work harder to sustain Singapore prosperity.
This doctrine has probably backfired causing high costs without corresponding upgrading of jobs or industries. The high cost part of the doctrine was probably auto-piloted without anyone checking it or making correction thereby causing untold problems. It is too big a policy to be easily checked by anyone.
The result today is Singapore has lost all the economic competitiveness in the domestic sector of the economy granted that foreign investments and GLCs might still do well because they can charge high fees like SPH and SBS and recover all costs under one power of monopoly or another.
For what i think S$600K to 800K not enough meh...? Tax free somemore~!~!~!~!They are here to serve the nation...or serving their own pockets?
why must keep talking about money? They are making themselves very ''high handed'' and indispensable. -
it will get higher.
wonder what it will be like in 20 years. -
Originally posted by Lowclassman:
I think S$800k is not enough. They should be paid more for the job well done!
[b]This is because of our government wants ridiculous super pay checks of their pockets.
For what i think S$600K to 800K not enough meh...? Tax free somemore~!~!~!~!They are here to serve the nation...or serving their own pockets?
why must keep talking about money? They are making themselves very ''high handed'' and indispensable.[/b]
Look at China, their ministers are paid pathetic pay and see how their economy is growing out of control at 9% per annum and over heating.
If they are being paid singapore ministers level of pay, I am sure China will be growing at a managerable 3% per annum. -
Strange that we pay our ministers more salaries but and get only 3% growth whereas China pay their ministers less than our ministers and yet get 9% growth.Originally posted by Cindyfeh:I think S$800k is not enough. They should be paid more for the job well done!
Look at China, their ministers are paid pathetic pay and see how their economy is growing out of control at 9% per annum and over heating.
If they are being paid singapore ministers level of pay, I am sure China will be growing at a managerable 3% per annum.
Very strange strange !!! -
Originally posted by robertteh:Strange that we pay our ministers more salaries but and get only 3% growth whereas China pay their ministers less than our ministers and yet get 9% growth.
Very strange strange !!! -
Seriously, I hope your posting was written in a sarcastic vein.Originally posted by Cindyfeh:I think S$800k is not enough. They should be paid more for the job well done!
Look at China, their ministers are paid pathetic pay and see how their economy is growing out of control at 9% per annum and over heating.
If they are being paid singapore ministers level of pay, I am sure China will be growing at a managerable 3% per annum.
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she trying to help us post something......how to post anthing if all of us have the same thing to say......so she must add pepper, chilly, onion.....
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it is not possible for average Singaporean, white collar worker to have 3 kids now and enjoy a gd comfortable life.
i think when i marry, i will rear doggies, not kids. -
this is the right to do~!~! Don't bring your kids here to suffer and under controlled in singapore.Originally posted by Steph84:it is not possible for average Singaporean, white collar worker to have 3 kids now and enjoy a gd comfortable life.
i think when i marry, i will rear doggies, not kids. -
Of course it was...does she have to spell it out?Originally posted by fudgester:Seriously, I hope your posting was written in a sarcastic vein.
Seriously though, our education and skill levels do not justify the high salaries, compared to our competitors. I agree with robert that the housing and other policies have now made high salaries a necessity in Singapore. The biomed industry is now our only hope of getting through the next few decades....it will be a while before people have faith in the quality of Chinese drugs and India has been producing too many imitation (generic) drugs for the pharmaceutical companies to be interested. We may have a small window of opportunity here but we have to compete with Korea in this field as well.
But do we have enough people with the right skills or do we have to rely on foreign talents again? -
if you can afford doggies it is not so bad.Originally posted by Steph84:it is not possible for average Singaporean, white collar worker to have 3 kids now and enjoy a gd comfortable life.
i think when i marry, i will rear doggies, not kids. -
X 2Originally posted by Cindyfeh:I think S$800k is not enough. They should be paid more for the job well done!
Look at China, their ministers are paid pathetic pay and see how their economy is growing out of control at 9% per annum and over heating.
If they are being paid singapore ministers level of pay, I am sure China will be growing at a managerable 3% per annum.
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I will rear 1 dog and 1 cat.Originally posted by Steph84:it is not possible for average Singaporean, white collar worker to have 3 kids now and enjoy a gd comfortable life.
i think when i marry, i will rear doggies, not kids.
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why should you? Singaporeans are survivors, we have always pulled through, we will find a way.Originally posted by SingKoala:Just a thought....
My mom gave birth to me, to think that when old, i can give her money.
now due to singaproe cost of living so high, i cant even afford to pay for her medical bills which is now shared among her 5 daughters including me..not to talk about her allowances.
Now i have only two kids, to think that when old again ...i might have some money from them....Do you think it is possible???? I wonder what is the cost of living in Singapore during their generation....and how to depend on them to support me when i am old??? So buy insurance now??? Saving ???
My mom brought 4 room flat at $40K plus, I brought at $100K plus...my kids will buy at $ ???????? cant imagine???
Is this very stress??? i pity my kids next time..... -
there are more things to consider than just plain economic growth, look at the rest of China? Grwoing in a disorderly fashion can have very disastrous consequences. Our government has provided the infrastructure for the long term. Singaporeans never appreciate all the good that the government has done for Singapore. Trust me, they have done a good job, living away from Singapore for a while now has shown me certain things. I used to be very against the government, now I appreciate what they are trying to do. It's all about the big picture.Originally posted by robertteh:Strange that we pay our ministers more salaries but and get only 3% growth whereas China pay their ministers less than our ministers and yet get 9% growth.
Very strange strange !!! -
How about trying to solve some of the persistent problems like high costs and double taxing as posted at PGPB thread without contending with hypocrisy and denials and continuing look-good justifications of past unworkable policies.Originally posted by breytonhartge:there are more things to consider than just plain economic growth, look at the rest of China? Grwoing in a disorderly fashion can have very disastrous consequences. Our government has provided the infrastructure for the long term. Singaporeans never appreciate all the good that the government has done for Singapore. Trust me, they have done a good job, living away from Singapore for a while now has shown me certain things. I used to be very against the government, now I appreciate what they are trying to do. It's all about the big picture.
Government cannot always rely on some past success to deny solving new problems with more competitive solutions. Read the suggested solutions in various posts.