Wife Relief

[caroline3sg]

There are grad moms who are SAHM but in my neighbourhood, those who are SAHM are the non educated or lowly educated ones.


To the govt, working moms pay income tax while SAHM don’t.

[Andaiz]

caroline3sg:

To the govt, working moms pay income tax while SAHM don't.

So it's firstly a cookie cutter society (sorry, I'm also a product of this society...not all that bad, huh? ); then its all about Dollars and Cents eh?

[sashimi]

3Boys:

Siao liao, from income tax to paid sex, you all really havoc hor?

Because wife provides more relief than IRAS mah!

And my heartfelt thanks to RRmummy for idolizing me yesterday. So touched. *sob*

I would say that kids aren't exctly angbaos, they are more like credit cards - when you get a new one, wah shiok feeling, really feel like got money to spend. And then one day you see the bill.

[Andaiz]

sashimi:

I would say that kids aren't exctly angbaos, they are more like credit cards - when you get a new one, wah shiok feeling, really feel like got money to spend. And then one day you see the bill.

Then reality strikes, right?

Never mind, sashimi kor, look on the bright side...they bring intrinsic joy right????!?!?!! :love:

[schellen]

Andaiz:

:siao: Yalah, and this would have to soon go the way of the Graduate Mum scheme...till the gahmen realize that the grads are the ones who choose to be SAHM and CONTRIBUTE to their offsprings' growth.

Ya lor, cos enrichment programs are SO EXPENSIVE nowadays, might as well teach them ourselves.

[RRMummy]

sashimi:

Because wife provides more relief than IRAS mah!

I would say that kids aren't exctly angbaos, they are more like credit cards - when you get a new one, wah shiok feeling, really feel like got money to spend. And then one day you see the bill.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Funz]

schellen:

Andaiz:

:siao: Yalah, and this would have to soon go the way of the Graduate Mum scheme...till the gahmen realize that the grads are the ones who choose to be SAHM and CONTRIBUTE to their offsprings' growth.

Ya lor, cos enrichment programs are SO EXPENSIVE nowadays, might as well teach them ourselves.

See grad mum stay at home to look after kid they remove job oppty for so many pple cos SAHM is maid, teacher, nurse, receptionist, party planner, nutritionist, the list goes on. But if they go out to work, then there is job creation oppty.

[concern2]

Personally, I think gahmen should see/plan beyond immediate monetary gains. SAHM contributes to the FUTURE of our society. And we are talking about more educated SAHM choosing to take care of their own children - it's never a wife's decision alone anyway.


Poor Singaporean husbands - it's never a choice for you to choose to be SAHD is it? It is still rather unacceptable in the Asian context (at least not in Singapore yet). I think Dads should be entitled Husband relief if it is the choice of husband staying home to look after kids and wife going out to work - result of structural unemployment perhaps? And possibly a bigger sacrifice - the ego.....

Why not a household relief for household below certain amount instead (regardless of who brings in the income)?

Did anyone mentioned Singaporeans pay too little taxes? GST leh? Fare hikes leh? Aiyoh, isn't it a matter of right pocket and left pocket? Whoever says that, the tax must be going to him or he isn't S'porean. :x

[schellen]

concern2:

Did anyone mentioned Singaporeans pay too little taxes? GST leh? Fare hikes leh? Aiyoh, isn't it a matter of right pocket and left pocket? Whoever says that, the tax must be going to him or he isn't S'porean. :x

I remember an Australian tax consultant telling me that although he (and other Aussies) pay a huge amount of tax as compared to us Singaporeans, he can claim back 1,001 things. Examples he gave are like the suit he was wearing then, etc.

[caroline3sg]

[quote]SAHM contributes to the FUTURE of our society. And we are talking about more educated SAHM choosing to take care of their own children[/quote]
How much money govt spent on education on these women from primary (free) to university (subsidised)?

Govt is taking everything in dollars & cents.