Comments on: 3rd World Savings, 1st World Cost of Living http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/ Singapore's #1 Socio-Political Site Thu, 24 May 2012 15:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: George http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/comment-page-1/#comment-107256 George Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:38:41 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/04/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/#comment-107256 Very well written and it is a fact that gahment are elected to manage the country and that include looking after the old and sick. However, we have one PAP regime that seemed to think and act as if the country wealth belong to them and that exclude the old and economical disadvantaged Sinkaporean. We could never be a first world if our old and sick are left to fence for themselves. It may be in the mind of our million dollar ministers and LKY but the rest of world don't think so. The yardstick of measure is not confined to GDP and per capital income alone. We could all wait until the cow come home for the PAP regime to change or we could speed it up by exercising our vote wisely come the general election.The choice is ours for the taking. Very well written and it is a fact that gahment are elected to manage the country and that include looking after the old and sick. However, we have one PAP regime that seemed to think and act as if the country wealth belong to them and that exclude the old and economical disadvantaged Sinkaporean. We could never be a first world if our old and sick are left to fence for themselves. It may be in the mind of our million dollar ministers and LKY but the rest of world don’t think so. The yardstick of measure is not confined to GDP and per capital income alone. We could all wait until the cow come home for the PAP regime to change or we could speed it up by exercising our vote wisely come the general election.The choice is ours for the taking.

]]> By: Seeking Salvation http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1987 Seeking Salvation Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:39:51 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/04/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/#comment-1987 does the cpf stands for canned people's fund or con people's fund or cheat people's fund if the purpose of the fund is to allow the people to leave the retirement with dignity they r paying pathetic interest viz a viz a comparison with acu deposit such as the australian dollar or nzd no doubt there a risk in rates exchange fluctuation I rather take the risk than having such board jerk me off with my money by giving a return way below the inflation rate. does the cpf stands for canned people’s fund or con people’s fund or cheat people’s fund if the purpose of the fund is to allow the people to leave the retirement with dignity they r paying pathetic interest viz a viz a comparison with acu deposit such as the australian dollar or nzd no doubt there a risk in rates exchange fluctuation I rather take the risk than having such board jerk me off with my money by giving a return way below the inflation rate.

]]> By: Kew Kah Fatt http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1986 Kew Kah Fatt Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:54:41 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/04/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/#comment-1986 CPF is sending letters to Workfare benefits holders getting them to top up medisave for WIS government top up. So poor Singaporeans got money on 1st May, now CPF want to get back some money, in order for medisave top up from the CPF. This is cash that the poor need badly. For those earning less than S$1000 without CPF contribution from employers or self employed, this is like sucking money from them. No doubt the extra medisave can be helpful in time of illness, but what most poor Singaporeans want is cash for daily expenses, not medisave which they cannot touch to feed themselves. If they do not participate in this scheme, next year they cannot have Workfare payment? This is blunder that government has no compassion for the poor. CPF is sending letters to Workfare benefits holders getting them to top up medisave for WIS government top up.
So poor Singaporeans got money on 1st May, now CPF want to get back some money, in order for medisave top up from the CPF. This is cash that the poor need badly.

For those earning less than S$1000 without CPF contribution from employers or self employed, this is like sucking money from them.
No doubt the extra medisave can be helpful in time of illness, but what most poor Singaporeans want is cash for daily expenses, not medisave which they cannot touch to feed themselves.

If they do not participate in this scheme, next year they cannot have Workfare payment?

This is blunder that government has no compassion for the poor.

]]> By: shoestring http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 shoestring Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:29:49 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/04/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/#comment-1985 How Do We Deal With The Ageing Population? – <a href="http://whatotherssay.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/to-inspir3d-message-no-1/#comment-9" rel="nofollow">A Singaporean Conundrum</a> How Do We Deal With The Ageing Population? – A Singaporean Conundrum

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