Originally posted by udontknowme:opportunists. eventually, he WILL still leave.
mi daddy migrated TO singapore
and he's not leaving until he retires
no issues with language here
low taxes!!!!!
and the salary he gets in singapore is higher than many other places (im looking at the same job same post in other countries as compared to singapore)
safe (or my mom says, too safe)
clean
Maybe you can help make corrections to my thread? It's not perfect yet, since you claim other countries with higher taxes are worse off maybe you can show me what you know that we don't. Thanks.Originally posted by udontknowme:mi daddy migrated TO singapore
and he's not leaving until he retires
no issues with language here
low taxes!!!!!
and the salary he gets in singapore is higher than many other places (im looking at the same job same post in other countries as compared to singapore)
safe (or my mom says, too safe)
clean
fishbuff and 13 are you both living overseas?Originally posted by fishbuff:opportunists. eventually, he WILL still leave.
that goes to most FTs in Singapore; they are there for the money.
the only one left behind when there are wars or economic downturns are my fellow singaporeans.
i jus quote part of your posting.Originally posted by maurizio13:[color=darkblue]
An average waiter in Australia will have a spending power of AU$26,865, while a Singaporeans waiter will have only SG$11,160. Why do you think when we go for holidays overseas, we can afford less than an equivalent GDP per capita country like Australia or New Zealand.
You do the maths and tell me who is actually better off after personal taxes and GST.
Singaporeans or Australians???
Though Australia might have a higher personal tax structure, but their average wages are 3 to 5 times of Singaporeans. Even after deducting high taxes and GST, they still do end up with more money in the pocket than an average Singaporean. Moreover, they have no need to pay for healthcare and basic education.
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...Williams is expected to be picked up by his wife, Rita, and driven to her $4 million luxury home in Seaforth on Sydney's lower north shore.3.
When HIH collapsed in 2001, it had debts of more than $5 billion. Williams was jailed in 2005 for 4 1/2 years, with a non-parole period of two years and nine months after pleading guilty to recklessly misleading HIH shareholders and a bank.
He was also banned from managing a corporation for 10 years.
But before the collapse he transferred millions of dollars of assets into his wife's name including mansions worth $12 million in Mosman, a $5 million Lake Macquarie retreat, a Gold Coast unit as well as millions in shares and superannuation. ...
..He (Milliams)returned to suburban Seaforth, on Sydney's north shore, where his family owns several houses.
A nearby resident who identified himself only as John spoke briefly with reporters as they were waiting outside one of the properties.
“People lost their homes, my parents lost money, and he's got money squirrelled away everywhere and it makes me sick,” John told reporters.
“I don't like having him in the street, nobody likes having him here.”
John said many people had suffered financially because of Williams' actions and yet his family could still afford to invest in property.
“If you have a look in the driveway he's got a lovely Ferrari in the garage,” John said.
“It makes me sick, it makes everyone sick, and I wish he wasn't here.”
Did I hit a soft spot?Originally posted by lionnoisy:i jus quote part of your posting.
1.May i know where are u now?In SG or Oz?
if u still in SG,why?When will u move there?
Hv u asked all your fren and relatives move there?What did they say?
DUH of course he will leave lah.Originally posted by fishbuff:opportunists. eventually, he WILL still leave.
that goes to most FTs in Singapore; they are there for the money.
the only one left behind when there are wars or economic downturns are my fellow singaporeans.
well, your father have my respect to take on such sacrifice for your family.Originally posted by udontknowme:DUH of course he will leave lah.
he is alone in singapore. obviously he will return to be with his family and relatives one day what
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As I've already pointed out in your thread, why are you making comparisons with a profession known with low pay in a country without a minimum wage law vs a country with a minimum wage law? Your argument regarding taxes with this is already flawed; it is more like a comparison of how the miminum wage law affects the low income group between the 2 countries.Originally posted by maurizio13:Maybe you can help make corrections to my thread? It's not perfect yet, since you claim other countries with higher taxes are worse off maybe you can show me what you know that we don't. Thanks.
yes sir. living in australia now. working as an oracle database adminstrator.Originally posted by Love Supreme:fishbuff and 13 are you both living overseas?
great to know. Do you have any success story to tell because I am really interested to know how many Singaporeans actually made it big overseas.Originally posted by fishbuff:yes sir. living in australia now. working as an oracle database adminstrator.
i do miss singapore, really.
strongman 2008 is coming soon, i hope i can fly back for the prelim.
im still new here.. nothing much to crow about..Originally posted by Love Supreme:great to know. Do you have any success story to tell because I am really interested to know how many Singaporeans actually made it big overseas.
How long u been in Australia?Originally posted by fishbuff:im still new here.. nothing much to crow about..
Didn't I already explain to you the basis of comparing the lower wage earners of each country?Originally posted by eagle:As I've already pointed out in your thread, why are you making comparisons with a profession known with low pay in a country without a minimum wage law vs a country with a minimum wage law? Your argument regarding taxes with this is already flawed; it is more like a comparison of how the miminum wage law affects the low income group between the 2 countries.
maybe you and eagle should bring your arguement to another thread.Originally posted by maurizio13:Didn't I already explain to you the basis of comparing the lower wage earners of each country?
Surely these low wage earners have problems with basic necessities as compared to middle or high wage earners.
Doesn't it sound stupid to make comparison with citizens of both countries making millions a year?
Both of these millionaires regardless of the taxes are still able to afford necessities.
When you want me to make comparisons with the low, medium and high income earners. What do you want to prove? That somebody will be shortchanged by the tax system? You can't please all the income classes, somebody will be shortchanged, I'd rather the rich and the higher middle income be shortchanged rather than the lower income. The higher income with their large paychecks do not have to struggle with necessities.
I hope this answer your question.
What we are concern with is low income earner's ability to afford necessities, not with the middle or high income earner's ability to afford luxuries.
AH...finally a thread I can identify withOriginally posted by Love Supreme:How successful are you financially after you have migrated overseas? And why you cant be as successful in Singapore?
Please be honest, ok?![]()
It's not me, already explained in my initial post that the comparison is between the low income earners of both countries, still he tells me why I didn't compare the high income earners and the middle income earners.Originally posted by Love Supreme:maybe you and eagle should bring your arguement to another thread.
13, are you living overseas?
Big overseas, yes I heard of - my friend who is in melbourne - millionaire now.Originally posted by Love Supreme:great to know. Do you have any success story to tell because I am really interested to know how many Singaporeans actually made it big overseas.
Originally posted by fymk:that is the main thing!
Big overseas, yes I heard of - my friend who is in melbourne - millionaire now.
Me , I am in Australia . Not big yet but very happy, thank you.
Big or small, those who migrated say they are happy, those who want to stay put in Singapore say they are happy. Only those who want to migrate but cannot migrate are not happy. What I would be interested to know are the Singaporean who actually made it big overseas, and would they have made it bigger if they had stayed in Singapore.Originally posted by Love Supreme:great to know. Do you have any success story to tell because I am really interested to know how many Singaporeans actually made it big overseas.
Doubt that .Originally posted by sgdiehard:Big or small, those who migrated say they are happy, those who want to stay put in Singapore say they are happy. Only those who want to migrate but cannot migrate are not happy. What I would be interested to know are the Singaporean who actually made it big overseas, and would they have made it bigger if they had stayed in Singapore.