there is actually no ‘range’ of price.
$0.70=(coffee kosong)- no sugar, no creamer/milk
$0.80=(coffee black) – With sugar but no creamer/milk
$0.90=(ocffee) – WITH creamer/milk and sugar.

in short, sugar = $0.10, and creamer/milk = $0.10

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=a_iFc5waeERQ&refer=india

Now, if the price of rice has climbed only 60% world-wide in the
past year, why is it that the price of rice at NTUC outlets
climbed 120% in the past one year?

Isn’t it quite clear that somewhere along the line, someone must
be profiteering?

Man singapore is starting to become a very stifling place to live in, its beginning to look and feel overcrowded, everything is so darn expensive, the market is dominated by giants and quite frankly, its dashing the dreams of many young sporeans who try their best to work darn hard, save up (Spore has one of the highest savings rate), but cant reap the fruits of their hardwork to buy that bigger hdb, or get a more decent car let dad and mum ride comfortably. And govt wonders why there’s a brain drain. Duh if i had brains so highly sort after, I’d go to a place where i can really reap the fruits of my talents, why in the world would i stay in a place where the houses are so small and cost if living is so high.

From what i gather, a new chpt in Govt-ppl relations is unfolding, there’s an increasing gap betw the govt and the ppl. And in the next elections, I hope to see some change happen, the local ppl want their voices truely heard, not heard, think we dunno what we’re talking about and say “Trust us”

Someone must be definitely be profiting at the expense of the members.

Simple lah~ Hahahahahahaha~

All those well-paid NTUC leaders just say swee swee and ask you to buck up and retrain. Retrain what? Retrain as road sweeper and toilet cleaners? I recall NTUC chairman says: “go find some dark corners”. Siow! I mean, how to fight with China gals. They are hardworking, you think they want it. But they go back to China, they are rich tai-tais and meanwhile, we are left in Singapore with rising prices, a HDB mortgage to service, rising edcuation costs for our children, etc, etc.

NTUC: give 50cents for every $10 spent and then jack up prices by the day. Like that, how to survive?

Cry heaven, heaven also don’t hear.

(Tears…)

One wonder: is the gov, NTUC and CASE in cahoots? Didn’t the president of CASE just reiterate everything the govt say will reduce price. e.g. the higher exchange rate?

Seems like CASE is a gone case.

Like what Seeking Salvation said above, albeit in a satirical manner, we are not asking for the Govt’s help. Just do the right thing and don’t tax us beyond what is fair and reasonable. For one thing, the Govt is not short on reserves, and has netted hefty surpluses year after year. And as it is, prices are already escalating, yet the Govt continues to up taxes on higher prices, and upsize her surpluses. Her GST credits, rebates and dividends do little more than to put a few hundred dollars in our hands in two instalments, while GST increases and various price increases started last year and earlier. Other parts of her packages are deferred and offset in value against increased rates and inflation. Even if the Govt did hand out several thousand dollars worth of goodies per household to help the public this time around, I dare say they amount to no more than a thousand dollars in real terms and present value for the average household, with part of it going back to the Govt’s coffers in the form of GST alone.

In effect, what we have here is a re-distribution of wealth, from the middle class & above to the Govt, and a trickle back to the lower class. When this happens over time, more of the middle class migrate south, resulting in a growing lower class that’s ever dependent on public assistance. Is this a desirable outcome for a nation that prides itself on economic growth and topping the charts everywhere?

as for the state of NTUC, there’s what happens when u run a “for-public” initiative as a “private for-profit” one; the bottom line becomes everything. Another area one can think of will be our privately runned “public” transport.

Subject: Dear Prime Minister, tolong please …….

Coffee Shop Talk – Dear Prime Minister, tolong please…

From: ChinChaiOne

28-Apr 12:15

Dear Prime Minister,
We citizens of Singapore urge you to PLEASE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

We DO NOT NEED your help. Every time, you mention HELP, we have to run for cover!!!

Help the poor? Raise GST!

Help traffic flow? Up ERP!

Help passenger service? Up Bus fare/MRT fare!

Help us get taxi? Raise taxi fare!

Help us get good government? Raise Minister and Civil servant salary!

Everytime YOU WANT TO HELP, we all PAY FOR IT!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU…TOLONG LAH, please, we will HELP OURSELVES, no need your help liao.
We DARE NOT ask for help any more!!!

Sir, most honoured sir, I urge you NOT TO HELP Singapore INVEST also!
Everytime your wife invest, we all lose money! Kao liao, kum siah!
Just let us have a dose of bad governance, like recently the Mat Selamat
case, like dat….so far, it is ok,
your incompetence, we ACCEPT!
PLEASE DO NOT help us have better security! Wait we all kena PAY FOR IT!!
I believe ALL SINGAPOREANS PREFER NOT TO HAVE CRUTCH MENTALITY!
I think it is ok lah, please just take your salary and enjoy life ok?

Thank you thank you,

I am very chin chai one, any how any how, no need to help oso can one.

If there’s anyone trying to profit from the present suitation, you know them now. Is CASE going to “bite” them? Probably not. You can’t expect too much from the toothless tiger