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Andrew

Or maybe what he really he means is we should all move to JB and buy cheap cars, houses and groceries and leave Singapore to FTs and millionaire ministers.

I hope the govt would know what it is they want to achieve. My personal take – if the govt wants the citizens to produce more children, I think the government should then take a stand to pay for part of the high premiums if one of our singapore babies is with a congenital disease.

I do not think the govt should push her citizens to have more babies, but at the same time say – sorry dude – if your baby is seriously ill, the govt cannot ‘deplete its resources’ and help your kid. I think the country will grow from strength to strength only if our citizens, govt and leaders all stay together and say, all the children are our future and no one, not even the congenital diseased child will be left behind.

Then maybe, the people will feel the sincerity of the govt and the population will grow – more baies, cos the govt is willing to help the parents and the child.

an increase in the CPI can sometimes reflect technical factors rather than an actual increase in prices faced by consumers.

Our Department of Statistics certainly can filter out those technical factors to give us a good picture of actual increase in prices faced by consumers.

Instead of speculating the effect of “technical factors”, show us the numbers.

I guess NTUC will come up with more generic brand of products to meet the demand of lower cost alternatives, right?

Will the rise of CPI push up pubic transport fee adjustment next year while the rich-poor gap continue to widen and the average income goes up?

You voted for them and has the cheek to complain ??

I do not think you have the right lor…

and I bet despite your regrets, you will vote PAP again because thats what you 66.6% are like psychologically.

I really do not understand the minds of 66.6%

Nicholas, Sammy and Kitsura – WELL SAID!

To:

At82…..yes I remember that comment too.

The minister has said the GST hike has a one-off effect on our cost of living but that doesn’t mean future GST hikes won’t have any adverse effect. Coupled with the ever rising prices of items and no or less than enough rise in poor Singaporeans’ pay, to what extent can they sacrifice their quality of living?

When the GST hike was introduced, we were told that it was to help the poor. Now, with the govt admitting that the GST hike has contributed to this higher cost of living, they are now telling us to buy cheaper products.

So, how does the GST hike help the poor? By forcing poorer Singaporeans to buy cheaper products, even though poor people would be buying cheaper products already anyway?

Since when Fish(Seafood) is cheaper than Chicken (Poultry) ?? Ikan Bilis ??

I find the MP’s statement unbelievable.

Reminds me of a story from France.

Minister : The people are complaining they can no longer afford bread and are going hungry.

Queen: Cannot afford bread ? Eat biscuits lor …..(meaning not my fault)….lol

MP for Jurong GRC Halimah Yacob, who will ask Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang how the Government is tackling the situation, said more can be done to educate people on eating less-costly alternatives.

‘For example, the price of chicken may be rising fast, but we can encourage Singaporeans to turn to alternative sources of protein, such as fish,’ she told The Straits Times yesterday.

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http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/St…ory_175390.html

“I regret making the decision because, in the end, the baby continued to be in intensive care, and KKH now runs up a total bill of more than $300,000″ – Lim Hng Kiang, regretting the decision to save a baby’s life because KKH ran up a $300,000 bill