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Give chicken bone, take back chicken

Say help you with cost of living, but so many actions are inflationary?

What’s the point of giving you a few dollars here and there, but so many policies and actions are inflationary, which may further fuel the rise in the cost of living?

1) GST hike
2) Property tax increase (twice)
3) CPF contribution ceiling increase
4) ERP increase
5) Public transport fares increase
6l Fuel tax increase
7) Polyclinic fees increase
8) Education fees increase
9) GST on online purchases
10) Increasing HDB BTO prices to record highs
11) A & E fee increase

Economics 101?

And as if to add insult to injury!!

Budget 2023: Collect more, spend less, hoard more?

What kind of Budget is this?

 

Leong Sze Hian

 

 

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38 Responses to “Give chicken bone, take back chicken”

  • King scammer:

    Scammer of all scammer!

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  • Reduce COL:

    Need to reduce the COL here.
    The outcome is more important.
    Reduce the burden and improve the quality of life for the ordinary Citizen.

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  • opposition dude:

    “What kind of Budget is this?”

    It’s called a wayang budget which has been done so many times previously that no one even bothers to bother anymore.

    In the last few years they have been giving out the usual GST rebate vouchers every few months. If utility bills and all that were at reasonable rates then all these vouchers wouldn’t be necessary. It only shows beyond doubt that costs have risen dramatically. Same goes for the increase in HDB grants, PAP will never ever admit that housing is expensive and just simply say that buyers get grants without a detailed breakdown and the conversation ends just like that.

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  • Imported inflation:

    Inflation in Singapore is mostly imported!

    Those blaming the ghamen are barking at the wrong tree.

    Nothing will improve if people don’t understand the situation and do the right thing.

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  • No signal in lift:

    Pap policies are just like lift got breakdown calling service number but broken down lift inside no Tel signals!(almost all lift)

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  • Licensed Tissue Paper Sellers?:

    Huh?! There’s such thing as Licensed Tissue Paper Sellers?

    It’s so disgusting and very shameful way of filling up the coffer of a so-called First World country!

    In the first place, such pseudo-beggaring should not exist in public at all. Why licensing them?

    By issuing such disgraceful licences, it definitely encourages more and more to apply for such beggaring entitlement thus creating a major eyesore in public places permanently!

    These people should be rounded up, investigated and be referred to the relevant agencies of MSF and CDC.

    A responsible and efficient governance should be able to eradicate this problem all at once without even having the idea of issuing licences like that of prostition. It’s truly immoral.

    Please stop issuing such notorious licences!

    Shame! Shame! Shame!…

    You can hardly spot a tissue paper seller in the neighbouring Johor Baru,

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  • Try to righteous:

    12)COE increase
    Should waive off GST, ERP, COE & others. Pay back
    CPF after age 55

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  • Goodnews:

    That’s why the vote will set you up to be scammed, always.

    If the vote can save you from being choked to death eventually, it would have been a long time ago.

    Hence you need to bind the strong man, as the good book says, who presides over the… treasures.

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  • Tax is 20%+17%:

    Increase prices then give u a rebate off that price. This is their mode of working since last few years

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    King scammer:
    Scammer of all scammer!

    Caught.. another parrot advocating/promoting Americunt In God We Tru$t Lies on values of Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights.

    The Scammer of all scammer is your Americunt, the Grand Ma$ter of all CON/HYPOCRITE In God We Tru$t Lies.

    Americunt :
    In the name of God, Justice and Human right, let’s join hand to sanction Russia and you buy gas from me at 4 times the market price.

    And stupid Europe actually tru$ted Americunts and swallow their bullsh1ts, hahahahahahahahahahahahaha…..

    You believe in Americunt and CCP you die faster.

    Facts#1
    German minister criticizes U.S. over ‘astronomical’ natural gas prices
    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/05/german-minister-criticizes-us-over-astronomical-natural-gas-prices.html

    Facts#2
    France joins Germany in accusing US of using Ukraine war to overcharge for gas
    https://balkangreenenergynews.com/france-joins-germany-in-accusing-us-of-using-ukraine-war-to-overcharge-for-gas/

    1. EU MP Clare Daly: Americunt blew up the undersea gas pipeline.
    美軍爆料拜登是炸北溪真凶
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaua2LOr4h4

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    COE also going through the roof. Mortgage rates up as bank interest rate at highest in decades. Now the only ingredient missing is a global recession.

    Things that are down, Total Fertility rate. But who cares….the MIWs too busy collecting money, let this country burns. Makes sense for couples not to have children…. what future will they have in such a country?

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  • Housing:

    Need to reduce the HDB price now.Need Political will.
    No point pushing the problem to later generation to solve.
    Will go down eventually when the high housing bubble burst as seen in other countries.Will be much painful then.
    Better to have a manage pain ..less painful.

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  • Light The Way:

    GDP stands for Gross Deception Policy.

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  • only stupid people vote pap:

    if sinkies continue to vote pap this GE2024, then, sinkies ask for it.

    from what we are seeing, pap IBs are everywhere. in every FORUM we go to, as soon as someone points out a valid point about pap harm, such as GST, sure as sunrise there will one or more saying why GST is good for everybody.

    is taxing the jobless and those without S$ more really going to help them more?

    is the S$150 voucher really a big deal when HDB property tax is almost doubled and everything else is more expensive with higher GST?

    we still maintain this point. sinkies have a hand in their own sufferings if they continue to vote pap.

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  • Everybody Property Agent:

    ”Gerald Giam: We need to attract Singaporeans to work in industries that are currently over-dependent on foreign workers”
    Sinkies want to wear nice clothes to work as property agents, insurance agents–disguised as wealth manager, finacial adviser and what not.
    They do not want to get their hands dirty and in an aircon office.
    In fact there are also many FTs wanting these clean-hand jobs.

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  • Billy ma:

    PAP reviewing their own salaries now.

    Price up can be used to inflate their salaries + many foreigners earning top end salaries added to PAP tabulation means PAP ministers expect a big increase from their current already super high paychecks.

    So it’s all good for PAP to have cost up & having more top-dollar foreigners in the country.

    When it comes to their own well being & benefits, PAP always get the long pick.

    Prosperous & Prosperous forever.

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  • xoxo:

    Wise men taught us to LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
    If LEADERS LEAD BY GREED,the re$t follow$.
    $in City is a CLEAR example.
    Anyone di$agree?

    Look at the mo$t expen$ive citie$ in the world,ALL FULL OF GREED.
    A GOOD GOVT MUST VEER TOWARDS COMMON PROSPERITY OVER $ELECTIVE ELITE PROSPERITY.

    MERITOCRATIC DEMOCRACY IS NOT THE SAME AS CAPITALI$TIC DEMON-cra$y.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Reduce COL:
    Need to reduce the COL here.
    The outcome is more important.
    Reduce the burden and improve the quality of life for the ordinary Citizen.

    Yes, we must help responsible and honourable ordinary citizens who have been diligently working since coming of age.

    Those who had not work a single day except free riding on others will not get help.

    Yes, there are many free riders out there… you see them 7 x 24 x 365 hang around coffee shop. This is the hard truth.

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  • Papa'$ Pappie$ r Freeloader$:

    He needs a bigger lie to cover the last biggest lie he ever conned you with…. and when the father of lies disappears into the earth his progeny will keep the crony ball rolling for cult and clan…..

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    PAP is a great party… it is reading TRE and very connected to the ground.

    And PAP has also read my post.

    Starting today, you see this at every MRT station.

    You see upskilling :

    We see
    a role model,
    a valuable employee,
    a responsible husband
    and a lifelong learner.

    Yes, we PAP will help responsible and honourable citizens.

    No help for the irresponsible and d**honourable citizens. (chi ko pek, gambler etc)

    Wife caught husband cheating with mistress-Chua soon ho (Jackie Chua) who do no give a single cents to the upbringing of his child.
    https://bit.ly/3PMVWB3

    Vote PAP, majullah PAP, majullah Singapura

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  • Vote PAP if:

    want to continue suffering. Its time to retrench the PAP bastards.

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  • PAP Elites Never Reduce Pay -:

    While the majority of the working population is receiving lesser pay, why is the PAP Elites such as Ministers etc still drawing more than one million Singapore Dollars every month ?

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  • King scammer:

    Kepple falls into scam.so scamming down to us.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Imported inflation:
    Inflation in Singapore is mostly imported!

    Those blaming the ghamen are barking at the wrong tree.

    Nothing will improve if people don’t understand the situation and do the right thing.

    Well said… clap. clap. clap. Best post of all.

    Unfortunately, some readers are too brainwashed by CIA or CCP or Christian Church or Temple.

    The Chinese are very quarrelsome people. Same as their Americunt counterpart In God We Tru$t Lies.
    美”海神”載CNN抵近偵查? 殲-11嗆攔截
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsupB3e_l-s
    中美南海衝突頻傳!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwC40IoDwE

    Hiarious..the Chinese plane went silence in face of US P-8 response. Most probably the Chinese do not understand what the Americunt say…hahahahaha

    Quick, stooopid Chinese go Burn more paper fighter jet, paper warship and paper satellite so that CCP can be strong again…

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  • Very high cost of living:

    The pressure and stress of high cost of living is really very high on Singaporeans. CNA said monthly rent for 4-room flat is S$4,000 for one single mother. It means the earning for renting 4-room flat is S$48,000 for one year or 12 month and 10 years of renting 4-room flat will earn $480,000. 10 years of renting 4-room flat will earn roughly the price of another resale 4-room flat and maybe selling the flat will earn even more. Imagine how the flat price will rise in future. The cost of living in a flat is so high. How to afford to pay $4000 monthly rent for low income earner who salary is very much less than S$4000?

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  • Harder Truths:

    They are doing what the voters knew they would. So there is no cause to get upset. Do not expect anything to change for the better. In fact be happy because this is not as bad as what people will see in another few years (if the Death Jab did not work).

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  • For the Kiasi & Kiasu:

    “I like fish, and I also like bear’s paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear’s paws. So, I love life, and I also love righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness. Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue. A man must not be without shame, for the shamefulness of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.”

    - Mencius the Sage

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  • Light The Way:

    Faux Budget for Faux Economy.

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  • Light The Way:

    Give them $1,000,000 a month, take back $500 a year.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    For the Kiasi & Kiasu:
    “I like fish, and I also like bear’s paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear’s paws. So, I love life, and I also love righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness. Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue. A man must not be without shame, for the shamefulness of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.”

    - Mencius the Sage

    Lanjeow lah… go tell this to those chee bye old man who hang around coffee shop 7 x 24 x 365 days.

    These group of OLD MAN, together with SOME YOUNG MAN ARE PEST寄生蟲 OF SOCIETY.

    Hong Kong SOCIALITE ABBY CHOI murdered, body dismembered by PEST 寄生蟲
    https://goodyfeed.com/headless-body-socialite/

    Tech: You are certainly getting carried away in your love for the party. Had it not for those who “hang around coffee shop”, Sinkieland would not have been what it is today. Besides, they have done their part, why shouldn’t they relax and enjoy their remaining years now? In China, most oldies and goodies are NOT working and are doing what you mentioned and the government encourages it. These people need not worry about money because they worked hard when young and has 五险一金. They do not need to do exercise with tissue paper or cardboard, like most oldies but goodies in Sinkie does.

    五险一金是指用人单位给予劳动者的几种保障性待遇的合称,包括基本养老保险、基本医疗保险、失业保险、工伤保险和生育保险,及住房公积金。

    ALL the above insurances and CPF are paid by the EMPLOYER, the employed no need to fork out a single cent. In terms of benefits for the oldies and goodies, those in Sinkieland can only salivate. lol

    P/S: Since 2017, they have merged birth and medical insurance into one, so it is now 四险一金.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Singaporean R Free Rider: Tech: You are certainly getting carried away in your love for the party. Had it not for those who “hang around coffee shop”, Sinkieland would not have been what it is today. Besides, they have done their part, why shouldn’t they relax and enjoy their remaining years now? In China, most oldies and goodies are NOT working and are doing what you mentioned and the government encourages it. These people need not worry about money because they worked hard when young and has 五险一金. They do not need to do exercise with tissue paper or cardboard, like most oldies but goodies in Sinkie does.

    I had post this before.

    We should only help people who are responsible and had been working since coming of age.

    The oldies that hang around coffee shop 7 x 24 x 365. How many had actually work before ?

    I knew one of the old man. Since Sec 2, I saw him hanging around the coffeeshop right through till now he is an old man.

    And still the same, still hang around coffee shop and most, if not always, drunk.

    I suggest you do background check and verification before you help others.

    Don’t be like stooopid Gilbert Goh who never do background check and got con big time.

    https://theindependent.sg/activist-files-police-report-against-woman-who-said-she-lied-about-being-evicted-by-hdb-to-seek-donations/

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  • If Ahgong resurrects himself to save his Pappy Inc. he should at least have more manners than to talk like a chee bye in a kopi tiam surveiling other men – young and old – for 7X24X365 days….. should look in the mirror and background check that pest staring back at the one and only Conman of all time….lah

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  • MarBowling:

    “What kind of Budget is this.”

    It’s a HOLEE BUDGET, PERIOD!

    There is a VERY BIG and SMELLY HOle dug DEEP DEEP by someone VERY VERY Holee! Need to FILL UP the damn HOle! Increasing this and that claiming to help the POOR and for Future Generations is JUST A Holee DECEPTION!

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  • Plummeting TFR:

    The chief causes of plummeting TFR:
    1. Astronomical BTO prices
    2. Excruciating COL
    3. Suicidal Healthcare Costs (SHC)
    4. Overstressed and Demoralising Edusys (ODE)
    5. Advanced GAY Culture (AGC)
    6. Petty Taxing the Poor (PTP):Tissue Sellers Licence
    7. Please add on to the list or Goto 1.

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  • Relax:

    @Singaporean R Free Rider:
    “I knew one of the old man. Since Sec 2, I saw him hanging around the coffeeshop right through till now he is an old man.”

    Response: who knows maybe he is an undercover?
    Just wondering if he is not working since young, why he got money to hang around coffeeshop?

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  • Light The Way:

    The 61.2% are getting poorer and dumber every year.

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  • Pappy Disinformation:

    “We help, we help.”
    Who are f**k are you? Where the money come from?

    knn, the old folks have contributed to the reserve for their whole life. It’s their own money.

    Please stfu about “we help, we help.” f**king thick skin.

    Singaporean R Free Rider: I had post this before.

    We should only help people who are responsible and had been working since coming of age.

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