SM call to wealthy : Give 0.5% of annual pay to needy
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ST 3 Feb 2007
This is the call from SM Goh Chok Tong. If you are wealthy, donate at least 0.5% off your annual income to help the needy.
Mr Goh made it yesterday, saying he hoped Singapore will one day become country known for philanthropy...... -
0.5percent...
their average spending on food per day i think... -
Li Ka Shing did it after Warren Buffet and Bill Gate. Sim Wong Hoo did it. All these people earn their own monies from the market place from entrepreneurship and abilities.Originally posted by SevenEleven:
The ministers who are taking monies from the citizens by going to the parliament to pass any laws they want to increase their own salaries and pay exceptionally any amounts of bonuses they want and create their own lifelong annuities not to mention director fees etc should actually be the first ones to donate the excesses to the deprived and needy who could not survive in our tax-and-recover system. -
ST 2 Feb 2007
SETTING A BENCHMARK
If ministers will do it and set the standards, the everyone will follow. I have been donating more than 1% of my annual income to charity for the past 20 years.
The way we do it is to donate not just money, but also time, so eventually, we can raise even more for the chariy
Mrs Jannie Tay, 61
vice-chairman of the luxury watch retailer
The Hour Glass and
President of the Singapore Retailer Association -
mayb the ministers should lead by examples?
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Originally posted by RaTtY8l:mayb the ministers should lead by examples?
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they did, they did...Originally posted by RaTtY8l:mayb the ministers should lead by examples? with people's money pegged (they get pensions too) to the top earners from the private/professionals... to remain incorruptible, that's doing Singapore a favour, don't u agree? they are paid for their brains to tax people to help the poorer, yah? and that's already 'donating' their capabilities, in case u don't know this already... we must be grateful n thankful..... -
so.. people earning a million should give 5k to needy?
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Of course they will.Originally posted by RaTtY8l:mayb the ministers should lead by examples?
But then again, their salaries will be rising as well.
So it all works out. -
wat is 5k to a millionaire?Originally posted by the Bear:so.. people earning a million should give 5k to needy?
Peanuts!
why not start with Mrs Goh? -
given how cheap and selfish most of these jokers are, that'd already be a huge improvementOriginally posted by the Bear:so.. people earning a million should give 5k to needy? -
Excuse me, did u mean Ms Peanut is donating peanuts only?Originally posted by browniebaobao:wat is 5k to a millionaire?
Peanuts!
why not start with Mrs Goh? 
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Ministers are earning multi-millionssssssssssssssssssssssssss annually. Why are our ministers soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stingy?
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No comments. Refuse to comment. Topic too sensitive. Scarce get sued.
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do you even know if they are or are not donating at all to the needy?
or is your hatred blinding you as always?Originally posted by Lowclassman:Ministers are earning multi-millionssssssssssssssssssssssssss annually. Why are our ministers soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stingy? -
we know one thing for sure, they didn't say they will, have start(ed) doing it but already suggesting the others... mmm, familiar?Originally posted by the Bear:do you even know if they are or are not donating at all to the needy?
or is your hatred blinding you as always? -
If yes....so................?Originally posted by the Bear:do you even know if they are or are not donating at all to the needy?
or is your hatred blinding you as always? -
they first!
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then your words carry about as much weight as helium
Originally posted by Lowclassman:If yes....so................? -
I do hope that even if the rich were to donate, it would be in good hands. I would not want a repeat of the NKF and Youth Challenge incident.
Maybe they should consolidate all charities in different bodies to ensure greater governance instead of having scattered private charity organisations that people never even heard of. -
PAP MPs, ministers and members please relay this message to the following personnel:
President Nathan; MM Lee Kuan Yew; SM Goh Chok Tong; PM Lee & his important family members; all the other ministers & MPs; Chief of Army; Chief of Air Force; Chief of Navy, Chief of Defence Force; Division commanders; Brigade commanders; Battalion commanders; every single officers in the SAF; all the important appointment holders in the Singapore Police Force & the Singapore Civil Defence Force; since they're all leaders, they should lead by example, be the ones to take actions 1st & take the 1st step & start the ball rolling by giving 5% of their salary to the needy.
Thank you. -
More like capping donations to $5,000. Since their definition of the rich is $1 million annually. Our SM Goh after all just donated $5,000. Leading by example.
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We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.-Aesop
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sorry, they say 0.5%, not 5%.Originally posted by Spirit of Fire:PAP MPs, ministers and members please relay this message to the following personnel:
President Nathan; MM Lee Kuan Yew; SM Goh Chok Tong; PM Lee & his important family members; all the other ministers & MPs; Chief of Army; Chief of Air Force; Chief of Navy, Chief of Defence Force; Division commanders; Brigade commanders; Battalion commanders; every single officers in the SAF; all the important appointment holders in the Singapore Police Force & the Singapore Civil Defence Force; since they're all leaders, they should lead by example, be the ones to take actions 1st & take the 1st step & start the ball rolling by giving 5% of their salary to the needy.
Thank you. -
Precisely my opinion too; they preached so much, but hardly WALKED any of their TALKS!Originally posted by robertteh:Li Ka Shing did it after Warren Buffet and Bill Gate. Sim Wong Hoo did it. All these people earn their own monies from the market place from entrepreneurship and abilities.
The ministers who are taking monies from the citizens by going to the parliament to pass any laws they want to increase their own salaries and pay exceptionally any amounts of bonuses they want and create their own lifelong annuities not to mention director fees etc should actually be the first ones to donate the excesses to the deprived and needy who could not survive in our tax-and-recover system.
All I know are all their Half-Assed schemes in healthcare and housing...
I think they should just STFU altogether...