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(09-10-2021, 11:05 AM)Sharexchange Wrote: 30%? Cannot be la. Basic living is what?
I came across overseas articles where it covers 12 or 14 items:
1) Basic raw food
2) Transport
3) IT/ Telco service
4) Housing
5) Basic clothes
6) Basic Hygiene ie soap, laundry
ETC
Why do we need 5 Mayors and 80 PAP Ministers?
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How will the lower income wage earners live when GST is going to be raised? Electricity costs is ever rising and salaries have not gone up in tandem
Costs of living has already gone up ,ie food, transport and even medical costs.
tomorrow will be a better day
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(09-10-2021, 11:11 AM)surfer Wrote: How will the lower income wage earners live when GST is going to be raised? Electricity costs is ever rising and salaries have not gone up in tandem
Costs of living has already gone up ,ie food, transport and even medical costs.
Electricity and potable water prices are raised every now and then, and these are essential to basic living....
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(09-10-2021, 11:08 AM)Ola Wrote: I came across overseas articles where it covers 12 or 14 items:
1) Basic raw food
2) Transport
3) IT/ Telco service
4) Housing
5) Basic clothes
6) Basic Hygiene ie soap, laundry
ETC
cannot holiday. can only go JB or Batam
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(09-10-2021, 11:15 AM)Sharexchange Wrote: cannot holiday. can only go JB or Batam
Even your southerly neighbours don't want sinkies to go there to infect them.
tomorrow will be a better day
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WHO r the majority? Stupiod...billions go to them every year for those who can work but dont to work
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Simply a fight to the finish
US corporation(BROKE) since Dola credits saturated in 2008
vs US Republic
Until it is over Thought of a better tomorrow must take a back seat.
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just to make the sandwich class feel better, they put the figure at 30%?
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(09-10-2021, 01:29 PM)wulala Wrote: just to make the sandwich class feel better, they put the figure at 30%?
30% of Singapore households do not make enough for basic living is a large number. These are those who fall between the cracks, and they need govt. help to survive...
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(09-10-2021, 01:34 PM)debono Wrote: 30% of Singapore households do not make enough for basic living is a large number. These are those who fall between the cracks, and they need govt. help to survive...
it depend on the definition of 'basic living'.
if 30% require food on the table and basic essentials then the figure is pretty unhealthy for a nation.
however many who fall back, most are not willing to adjust their 'so used to' lifestyle.
And again allow my wild imagination, could such published news just to preamp the increase of GST to 'help the poor'?
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(09-10-2021, 11:14 AM)debono Wrote: Electricity and potable water prices are raised every now and then, and these are essential to basic living....
Remove GST from basic and essential living item?
30% will be living in tough life if no substantial action taken. GST is a poor man tax?
柴米油盐酱醋茶shd remove from GST.
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(09-10-2021, 10:33 AM)jus4lucky Wrote: now that is called inequality. pap must taX more at the upper class than keep increasing GST .
antagonise n anger the poor n middle class is much more better for pap.
easy job
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(09-10-2021, 11:14 AM)debono Wrote: Electricity and potable water prices are raised every now and then, and these are essential to basic living....
v heartless leaders
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