13% of students who borrowed from parents' CPF accounts have
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Revolution is a messy business, look at Thailand.
We'll more or less simply just do the final withdrawal of our CPF and move to some sunny beach.
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Obviously a painful and inconvenient path, hence the choice of withdrawing all of one's CPF and leaving for good, will be the only best option which doesn't smash all of one's eggs...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Revolution is a messy business, look at Thailand.
We'll more or less simply just do the final withdrawal of our CPF and move to some sunny beach.
As such, this will only compound GCT's Long Term Worry of Talent Leakage...
But seriously, I doubt it is really their concern, since they aren't doing anything to RETAIN locals, and Loacl Talents alike....
They so far only acknowledges, but refiused to stop the leak - instead, they are accelerating the Leak... -
Alfian Sa'at was right when he said,
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Well.. my heart is intact, and my soul is still with me...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Alfian Sa'at was right when he said,
“If you love Singapore too much, first it will break your heart, then it will break your soul.”
I'm leaving that's why... heheheheeee...
They can call me anything they like, but I'm calling their bluff first...
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Tis funny..
A nation born out of diaspora, will produce her own diaspora one day.
And not even a hundred years has passed, yet we possibly have nearly 8% of Singaporeans living abroad.
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No its not funny.. I think a lot would agree it is GREED..Originally posted by LazerLordz:Tis funny..
A nation born out of diaspora, will produce her own diaspora one day.
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What you're suggesting is effectively advocating that folks play a game within rules laid out by tyrants.Originally posted by Rock^Star:If the Singapore govt chooses to have a tax system like these countries and then provide an impregnable safety net, why not?
However, since they have decided on this current tax system, forced savings is a must. Unless they are voted out one day.
Do you tackle crime by giving in to the demands of criminals and playing along with them? Or do you tackle crime by bringing criminals to justice? I think it's no secret which would prove more sustainable in the long run. -
We tackle the crime by bringing criminals to justice.Originally posted by walesa:What you're suggesting is effectively advocating that folks play a game within rules laid out by tyrants.
Do you tackle crime by giving in to the demands of criminals and playing along with them? Or do you tackle crime by bringing criminals to justice? I think it's no secret which would prove more sustainable in the long run.
However, this criminal is no easy target. It has a stranglehold on all statutory boards and armed forces. This is not as easy as catching hold of a rapist or robber.
Workers' Party is adopting this strategy of 'playing within the opponent's boundaries' and I believe they will inch their way towards the control of at least a GRC in the next election. -
I share your sentiments there. That said, just because this particular criminal is no easy target doesn't mean folks should go down the road of "appeasement" and advocating this brand of "forced savings" as a necessity.Originally posted by Rock^Star:We tackle the crime by bringing criminals to justice.
However, this criminal is no easy target. It has a stranglehold on all statutory boards and armed forces. This is not as easy as catching hold of a rapist or robber.
At the end of the day, the very people this policy hits hardest are arguably the most needy who need to touch their CPF money to put their kids through college - it'd hardly be an exaggeration to suggest people in this category could very well do without the nonsensical extortions perpetrated by this regime.
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I suspect when the Workers' Party takes over a GRC, the tyrants will start to bring out a lot of claws and lay them on the Workers' Party. What the Workers' Party has done thus far is lay low and slowly work into the minds of the people. This is quite contrary to what Chee and Jeyaratnam have done which unwittingly provided the PAP with ammunition to attack them vigorously.Originally posted by Rock^Star:We tackle the crime by bringing criminals to justice.
However, this criminal is no easy target. It has a stranglehold on all statutory boards and armed forces. This is not as easy as catching hold of a rapist or robber.
Workers' Party is adopting this strategy of 'playing within the opponent's boundaries' and I believe they will inch their way towards the control of at least a GRC in the next election.
However, there is a lot of road to go for the Workers' Party. The fact that 66% who voted in the last election provides a large enough sample size of the population to give us a rough idea of how the population thinks. A good part of the population supports the PAP.
What the PAP does best is to prey upon the inferiority complex of Singaporeans, reminding of how weak Singapore is, and the need for "unity". This inferiority complex then gives rise to a need for a strong Govt who would do all the decision making for them and they would be "good citizens" and obey. -
With Low Tia Kiang, the Workers' Party is lying low and not working! It comes alive at the next GE like the wayang that comes around during the Hungry Votes month.
CPF money is actually our own money. But everyone gets this feeling that the State owns it. We can't do as we pleased nor withdraw as we pleased. The CPF is just one way the State holds on to your money and returns it to you when you are about to kick the bucket.
This way, the State doesn't really have to provide anything, not even an oz. of welfare! Increases in GST and other taxes/levies pay for all government expenditures. The surplus goes to pay civil servants higher salary. This way, civil servants remain civil and loyal to government.
Hmm... Low, Chiam, Chee and JBJ should come together to form a GRC. -
HahahahaOriginally posted by TheGoodEarth:Hmm... Low, Chiam, Chee and JBJ should come together to form a GRC.
Their personalities are so different, the entire electoral campaign would implode before it even starts. -
That's the capital idea. The electorate has long been sedated. Implosion is good for population explosion.Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:Hahahaha
Their personalities are so different, the entire electoral campaign would implode before it even starts.
Our parliament is more like paralliament - no opposing views. With Low, Chiam, Chee and JBJ in parliament, there will be fireworks everytime there is a sitting, no need to stand up during NDP.