What I hate about the current Singapore

[Lilac66]

Strparent:

3Boys


I hear you and understand what u are driving at, bro. Thank u for yr stand. :salute:

I still think we need our politicians to be more people oriented, more caring, more down to earth, more getting to the ground to meet and understand the citizens. I talked to my ex-MP in length sometimes in the past, and my neighbours say that I risk talking too direct, but she was understanding and actually tried to implement some assistance and events. The existing MP...... i can only shake my head.

That is why I have always been an admirer to JB Jeyaretnam, Chiam See Tong and now CSM, LTK, SL, etc because I can see and can feel their true patriotic love for the country, and not just for political power or career. Of course, there are quite a few good people in PAP as well, thats how Singapore can be what it is now, but there has been also several callous ignorant uncaring MPs. :stupid:

The other day, a visiting relative commented that why we were so desperate, to keep 2 bags of empty drink cans. Why ? Because my DS and DD decided to collect them, to pass to an elderly lady at a nearby coffeeshop who collects them from tables. She refuses monetary handouts, but she take the occassional chai png meal with us. As I said, it is all a very small and simple gesture, but I am proud of my kids.

Hi Strparent,

it's a very inspriring post, what you did in your own capacity to at least make a small (or maybe a it's big one to the family) difference to the lives of these needy elderly :udawoman: or :udaman: .

IThis will serve as an example for my kid, to see how he can start to learn to contribute in one way or another.

[WeiHan]

There is a similar facet of a similar issue pointing out in the last few pages.


More and more elders have been send to homes in Johor due to high cost of running such homes in Singapore. It is almost like exporting the unproductive population out of Singapore even though they maybe citizens. But foreigners who are either still productive or rich can have a place in this island.

Is this all life is about? Survival of fittest and weeding out of the weaks…the gov will just keep replacing the population with richest from the top and the corresponding poorest at the bottom replaced. there is a term for this …social evolution?

[3Boys]

WeiHan:

There is a similar facet of a similar issue pointing out in the last few page.


More and more elders have been send to homes in Johor due to high cost of running such home in Singapore. It is almost like exporting the unproductive population out of Singapore even though they maybe citizen. But foreigners who are either still productive or rich can have a place in this island.

Is this all life is all about? Survival of fittest and weeding out of the weaks...the gov will just keep replacing the population with richest from the top and the corresponding poorest at the bottom replaced. there is a term for this ...social evolution?

So, who is doing the shipping......

And if they enjoy better facilities and care there in JB, you would prefer they suffer poorer conditions here?

When I retire, I think JB would suit me just fine.

As usual, taken one issue and tried to make it another.

[WeiHan]

3Boys:

So, who is doing the shipping......

The Singapore government is very good at telling people that the system is such that it has to be this way...\"is not our fault!\", \"is the global trend\". But who chose and perfect the system to its pinnacle...

[WeiHan]

I just learn something new.


Remember that the gov imposes an extra stamp duty to foreigners that buy a property in Singapore? is suppose to cool down the property market.

But no! Since, we have signed free-trade agreements with many countries (China, India, USA, Canada, Great Britain etc…), these foreigners can buy local properties and pay stamp duty rate as if they are citizens.

No wonder, the new policies didn’t have much impact.

[BeContented]

WeiHan:

3Boys:

So, who is doing the shipping......

The Singapore government is very good at telling people that the system is such that it has to be this way...\"is not our fault!\", \"is the global trend\". But who chose and perfect the system to its pinnacle...

I thot the message to us goes along the line ---- stay together, elders prefer to be taken care of till the last day at home etc? It's really not easy to take care of them ourselves & even when there's help, it can still get very very frustrating/stressful. I can understand why we would chose to 'ship' them to nursing home.... be it to local or JB. But push blame to govt, :?

[3Boys]

WeiHan:

I just learn something new.


Remember that the gov imposes an extra stamp duty to foreigners that buy a property in Singapore? is suppose to cool down the property market.

But no! Since, we have signed free-trade agreements with many countries (China, India, USA, Canada, Great Britain etc...), these foreigners can buy local properties and pay stamp duty rate as if they are citizens.

No wonder, the new policies didn't have much impact.

For heaven's sake, do your homework lah!

http://www.97711818.myweb.sg/mw-property-news/2012/7/33534/more-absd-exempt-foreigners-bought-singapore-homes


Residential property purchases made by foreigners from countries exempted from ABSD (additional buyer’s stamp duty) rose in 1H2012, according to data released by CBRE.

These foreign buyers, including permanent residents (PRs), hail from the US, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway – countries that have free trade agreements with Singapore.

CBRE noted that the group accounted for 3.1 percent of all homes purchased by non-Singaporeans during the period, more than the two and 2.6 percent seen in 1H2011 and 1H2010 respectively.

Sheesh!

You really have no objectivity left.

[WeiHan]

BeContented:

I thot the message to us goes along the line ---- stay together, elders prefer to be taken care of till the last day at home etc? It's really not easy to take care of them ourselves & even when there's help, it can still get very very frustrating/stressful. I can understand why we would chose to 'ship' them to nursing home.... be it to local or JB. But push blame to govt, :?

Is in the news, some homes, even commercial one are closing down because the price to renew the land is simply too high.

Oh yah...bookshops are closing down also..kintergardens are closing down...so maybe all activities should be classed as economic activities and those that don't generate that much profit as compare to others should be allowed to die and become obsolete by itself....that is one dimensional thinking that is going to crash our nation. It seems that current philosophy of our gov is that nothing else is more important than economic market force.

[3Boys]

WeiHan:

Is in the news, some homes, even commercial one are closing down because the price to renew the land is simply too high.

And your solution? Throw all the foreigners out of their posh Draycott and Aardmore condos, reclaim all the properties from Sentosa Cove, and turn them retirement villages?

The old folks will be extremely happy, I'm sure, as will I when I retire, but I doubt my kids would be if they are upkeeping the taxes or forgoing economic growth in order to sustain it.

[WeiHan]

3Boys:

And your solution? Throw all the foreigners out of their posh Draycott and Aardmore condos, reclaim all the properties from Sentosa Cove, and turn them retirement villages?

The old folks will be extremely happy, I'm sure, as will I when I retire, but I doubt my kids would be if they are upkeeping the taxes or forgoing economic growth in order to sustain it.

Excuse me, according to this model, kids don't have a place. if your kids are just mediocre, they will be replaced by foreigners who can chalk up higher economic data for the government.

Buy are using guilty of using hyperbole? Who say that we are going to use sentosa clove for retirement village?