GST to be raised to 7%

• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Nov 06, 20:43

  Originally posted by siaokao:

  eh.. u think singaporeans never vote b4 izzit? Everytime PAP win.. sure overall price hike.. still next election, PAP win. Trust me.. next election.. PAP will win.. then price hike again.. and again.. and again..
  
  Singaporeans generally love price hikes coz we too rich and have this strange desire to Pay And Pay lah... this is a time proven fact.

  The younger Singaporeans have not voted yet.
  
  There's still a good chance that the PAP might lose one day.
• photo_seeker

  13 Nov 06, 20:53

  This is going to be a 'hot' topic in many forums.
  
  But personally, comparing it to other countries, we are still one of the lowest VAT (GST) countries, so it's good to count our blessings instead.
• StarPuppy

  13 Nov 06, 20:55

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  The younger Singaporeans have not voted yet.
  
  There's still a good chance that the PAP might lose one day.

  i might not agree you on this
  
  although i would like to see a new power on the seat
  
  but singaporeans..MOST are afraid of change
• fudgester

  13 Nov 06, 20:57

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  The younger Singaporeans have not voted yet.
  
  There's still a good chance that the PAP might lose one day.

  Considering the apathy and short-term memory of our people...
  
  ... I'm not confident of that at all.
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 20:59

  considering i don't get to vote because no one is running against the bloody GRC which absorbed my district suddenly, how to change?
  
  i still think they have to make it so that even if uncontested, the candidates have to win at least 40% against no one at all to land the district..
  
  

  Originally posted by StarPuppy:

  i might not agree you on this
  
  although i would like to see a new power on the seat
  
  but singaporeans..MOST are afraid of change

• blowfish

  13 Nov 06, 20:59

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  The younger Singaporeans have not voted yet.
  
  There's still a good chance that the PAP might lose one day.

  yeah, not in our life time.
• 798

  13 Nov 06, 21:00

  sillyporeans, you deserve it!
• RaTtY8l

  13 Nov 06, 21:02

  wats the reason for adding gst? to help lower income family? did i hear wrongly from the tv?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Nov 06, 21:02

  Originally posted by StarPuppy:

  i might not agree you on this
  
  although i would like to see a new power on the seat
  
  but singaporeans..MOST are afraid of change

  Yeah...
  
  But it's always hard to predict the future. I would stay optimistic for this.
• Y_Shun

  13 Nov 06, 21:05

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  build where?
  
  st andrews village the sch field isit

  build at the cemetery there >_>
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 21:07

  you know it's bullcrap
  
  we know it's bullcrap
  
  it smells like bullcrap
  
  it looks like bullcrap
  
  it feels like bullcrap
  
  doesn't mean we have to like eating that bullcrap...
  
  REMEMBER! people... bloody remember!!
  
  people forget the ex-Health Minister's insensitive comments... people forget the crap Lau Lee's son has uttered... people KEEP BLOODY FORGETTING!!
  
  have LONG memories and give the politicos in your districts a hard time.. it's the responsibility of a democracy and the people... to make sure the politicians we put there are responsible to their people
  
  

  Originally posted by RaTtY8l:

  wats the reason for adding gst? to help lower income family? did i hear wrongly from the tv?

• charlize

  13 Nov 06, 21:10

  Isn't the reason given for the hike a bit dubious?
  
  What social safety nets are they talking about?
  
  
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 21:10

  like i said.. bullcrap
  
  

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Isn't the reason given for the hike a bit dubious?
  
  What social safety nets are they talking about?
  
  

• Y_Shun

  13 Nov 06, 21:12

  Help the poorer...why not cut the Minister's pay by 50% ???
  
  Then use this money every month to sponsor their "needy fund", I think my way is better than theirs.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Nov 06, 21:12

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  you know it's bullcrap
  
  we know it's bullcrap
  
  it smells like bullcrap
  
  it looks like bullcrap
  
  it feels like bullcrap
  
  doesn't mean we have to like eating that bullcrap...
  
  REMEMBER! people... bloody remember!!
  
  people forget the ex-Health Minister's insensitive comments... people forget the crap Lau Lee's son has uttered... people KEEP BLOODY FORGETTING!!
  
  have LONG memories and give the politicos in your districts a hard time.. it's the responsibility of a democracy and the people... to make sure the politicians we put there are responsible to their people
  
  

  And as if they ever attend meet-the-people session.
  
  I've not seen Senior Wee around ever since he was elected.
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 21:13

  frankly, they have said that they do not trust themselves not to be corrupt so they have such high wages
  
  uhhh.. what does that say about the ministers?
  
  

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  Help the poorer...why not cut the Minister's pay by 50% ???
  
  Then use this money every month to sponsor their "needy fund", I think my way is better than theirs.

• Diesel_Dimension

  13 Nov 06, 21:14

  ok i'll not vote for pap when i turn 21
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Nov 06, 21:15

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  frankly, they have said that they do not trust themselves not to be corrupt so they have such high wages
  
  uhhh.. what does that say about the ministers?
  
  

  While it makes sense... there's nothing more I could say to this issue.
• StarPuppy

  13 Nov 06, 21:17

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  frankly, they have said that they do not trust themselves not to be corrupt so they have such high wages
  
  uhhh.. what does that say about the ministers?
  
  

  uhh..that we can't trust them?
  
  
• charlize

  13 Nov 06, 21:17

  Originally posted by Diesel_Dimension:

  ok i'll not vote for pap when i turn 21

  You might not even get to see or touch a polling card your whole lifetime.
  
  Let alone vote.
  
  
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 21:18

  that's why no matter who is there, give them a hard time..
  
  hey! they're being paid an obscene wage.. make them earn it!
  
  this last elections, my district disappeared
  
  

  Originally posted by charlize:

  You might not even get to see or touch a polling card your whole lifetime.
  
  Let alone vote.
  
  

• Hogzilla

  13 Nov 06, 21:19

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  frankly, they have said that they do not trust themselves not to be corrupt so they have such high wages
  
  uhhh.. what does that say about the ministers?
  

  Then, one of the minister said that some qualities of those who commit themselves to help the commoners can't be bought using money.
  
  So, who should we listen to?
• the Bear

  13 Nov 06, 21:20

  smells like it, looks like it, feels like it, doesn't it?
  
  

  Originally posted by Hogzilla:

  Then, one of the minister said that some qualities of those who commit themselves to help the commoners can't be bought using money.
  
  So, who should we listen to?

• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  13 Nov 06, 21:32

  i certainly will remember this till next election
• Medicated Oil

  13 Nov 06, 21:34

  A new bank have evolved.
  
  The PPB - Pathetic Peasant Bank.
  
  Pay them some money to pay tax and later collect interests from them.
  
  This is better than the Uncle Ah Loan.
  
  Furthermore, the interest have to be pay according to the law.
  
  That is why the Elite are paid so much.
  
  They keep generating promising money scheme for their master.
  
  Prepare for some bad egg to lob at the Million Dollar Poodles dancing next year.
  
  More "good" years for the elite !!!