Single woman sings the middle-income blues
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Feb 18, 2011 - ST Forum
WHILE the buzz leading to today's Budget is palpable, I am less enthused for two reasons.
First, my home address. Based on my pay, I am considered middle-income. But because the Government chooses to look instead at the address written on my identity card, rather than my income, I am invariably disqualified from receiving the many incentives handed out on Budget day.
My father, an ordinary civil servant, had the foresight to invest in a landed property long ago and so, I have lived in a landed property since my birth.
But because of my father's foresight, I am considered 'wealthy'.
The other reason I don't look forward to the Budget is that I am single.
Being single makes one feel that one does not really matter in the scheme of things.
It does not matter that I am living with my parents and caring for them.
Because I don't come attached with a husband and/or children, I am not important.
So while everyone is wondering how the Budget will benefit them, my hope is that the Government stops coming up with rules and regulations that make it difficult for a single person to live in Singapore and care for her parents at the same time.
Yvonne Lee (Miss)
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Sell your dad's house. And you will be rich.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Sell your dad's house. And you will be rich.
yalor.
she lives in a landed property and expect to be given more incentives.
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She's really a whinner... got a job (in the middle income category)... lives in landed property.... is single... and complains govt dun give her money... Sh** her.
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aiyo by your standard, you are at least 2 millionaires. Try selling your father's forsight.
If you feel left out , go and join some volunteering works and see for yourself how lucky you are liao.
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First of all, I have to congrat her for being born in a well-off family with a landed property and a well-pay income. Under such a comfortable environment where the parent gave her the best of the world, what on earth is she still asking for? tax-rebate? still-virgin rebate?
Can I give her a slap and send her to India to full understand the phase "needy and poor" are? Slap may wake her up for being such as spoilt, typical singaporean and ignorance fools.
Thank you.
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Dear Ms Lee:
- You live in a landed property which is worth a lot, and I truly applaud your father's foresight.
- If living in a landed property antagonizes you that much, then you can persuade your father to sell it and downgrade to a HDB flat. Then you can keep the remainder in the bank and qualify for more Budget 'goodies'.
- Taking care of your parents is not easy. However, there are married people who must take care of a spouse, children AND parents.
- In the end, it would do you a whole lot of good to realize that there are a lot of other people out there who have it far, far worse than you are.
Regards,
Fudgester
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married people have to support children, house and TWO sets of parents.
Single has it easy liao. Just one set.
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dear whinging woman... if you want my pity, you might almost qualify for it coz i save my pity for retards
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Dear Ms Lee:
- You live in a landed property which is worth a lot, and I truly applaud your father's foresight.
- If living in a landed property antagonizes you that much, then you can persuade your father to sell it and downgrade to a HDB flat. Then you can keep the remainder in the bank and qualify for more Budget 'goodies'.
- Taking care of your parents is not easy. However, there are married people who must take care of a spouse, children AND parents.
- In the end, it would do you a whole lot of good to realize that there are a lot of other people out there who have it far, far worse than you are.
Regards,
Fudgester
I bet her reply to you will be:
Dear Fudgester
Thank you for your suggestion. I came to realise that my dad's private property is worth so much and I can persuade my dad to give it to me so that I can rent and collect rental. I may consider to charge my dad for rental as well! In fact, I may even send him to old folk home to save the trouble of taking care of him. Wait! I think it have always been him to taking care of me and not the other way around.
Thank you.
Ms Lee
PS: Can i stay and put up at your place free?
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Originally posted by Shazamnick:
I bet her reply to you will be:
Dear Fudgester
Thank you for your suggestion. I came to realise that my dad's private property is worth so much and I can persuade my dad to give it to me so that I can rent and collect rental. I may consider to charge my dad for rental as well! In fact, I may even send him to old folk home to save the trouble of taking care of him. Wait! I think it have always been him to taking care of me and not the other way around.
Thank you.
Ms Lee
PS: Can i stay and put up at your place free?
then the subsequent reply would be:
dear whiny woman
you can kiss my working class ass
sincerely not yours
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Feb 18, 2011 - ST Forum
WHILE the buzz leading to today's Budget is palpable, I am less enthused for two reasons.
First, my home address. Based on my pay, I am considered middle-income. But because the Government chooses to look instead at the address written on my identity card, rather than my income, I am invariably disqualified from receiving the many incentives handed out on Budget day.
My father, an ordinary civil servant, had the foresight to invest in a landed property long ago and so, I have lived in a landed property since my birth.
But because of my father's foresight, I am considered 'wealthy'.
The other reason I don't look forward to the Budget is that I am single.
Being single makes one feel that one does not really matter in the scheme of things.
It does not matter that I am living with my parents and caring for them.
Because I don't come attached with a husband and/or children, I am not important.
So while everyone is wondering how the Budget will benefit them, my hope is that the Government stops coming up with rules and regulations that make it difficult for a single person to live in Singapore and care for her parents at the same time.
Yvonne Lee (Miss)
FUCKING BITCH!!!!!! -
there is a point there. most of you just missed it.
if there is a benefit, it should benefit all who can benefit from it, and not have various conditions attached to it. so if govt want to give 1000 to every citizen, then it shall be so. poor get 1k, rich oso get 1k.
as for disincentives, those should be meted out for specific sets of items. such as personal income tax (the more you earn, the more the govt takes from you, cos govt knows you will still prefer to earn more than to earn less) and luxury items. you dont need them to enjoy life in SG, but if you wanna keep up with the jones, we'll gladly tax u for it.
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Originally posted by russiabear:
there is a point there. most of you just missed it.
if there is a benefit, it should benefit all who can benefit from it, and not have various conditions attached to it. so if govt want to give 1000 to every citizen, then it shall be so. poor get 1k, rich oso get 1k.
as for disincentives, those should be meted out for specific sets of items. such as personal income tax (the more you earn, the more the govt takes from you, cos govt knows you will still prefer to earn more than to earn less) and luxury items. you dont need them to enjoy life in SG, but if you wanna keep up with the jones, we'll gladly tax u for it.
The point of Budget goodies is simple.
You live the good life, you get less.
You live a hard life, you get more.
You may argue that giving the same amount to everyone is egalitarian.
But think about it: what is $1k to a blue-collar uncle earning $1.2k a month, living in a 1-room rental flat?
And what is $1k to a middle-class woman earning $3k, and living in a landed property?
Think about it.
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she must be listening to Briany spear " gimme me, gimme me...more more more"
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PHUI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lan jiao way liao liao.............
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the rich get 1K will spend on booze, women , perfumes and holiday. Why you want to give them the 1K?
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Originally posted by Wiser:
the rich get 1K will spend on booze, women , perfumes and holiday. Why you want to give them the 1K?
You seem to be fixated on men spending on booze and women.
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add in sports cars ? gambling ? men only have these few areas that they are willing to splurge on.
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Democracy is all about choices you make and taking responsibility for those choices. If you don't like choices move to North Korea, you don't have to make any choices there because everything you need is centrally planned.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
Democracy is all about choices you make and taking responsibility for those choices. If you don't like choices move to North Korea, you don't have to make any choices there because everything you need is centrally planned.
If brain dead centrally planned might not be a bad choice.
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Feb 22, 2011 - ST Forum
Single? Don't blame Govt for fewer goodies
I AM puzzled by Miss Yvonne Lee's lament ('Single woman sings the middle-income blues'; last Friday).
Miss Lee suggests she has the right to a government handout because living in a landed property bought by her father has left her in a predicament which prevents her from receiving many goodies from the Budget - never mind the potential windfall she was 'born' into when her father bought the landed home.
Consider a well-off person joining a queue for food relief meant for the poor and disadvantaged, and asking why when he is denied the handout.
Getting Miss Lee out of her predicament is not the business of the Government or any other public agency.
As citizens, we should be aware that such Budget goodies are meant to lighten the burden of the less well-off and the poor.
Choosing to remain single is a personal decision, whose social cost is not the Government's responsibility to finance.
By contrast, an ageing population, for instance, is an issue that the Government must tackle because of its direct repercussions on Singapore's survivability.
So, while I empathise with Miss Lee, it would be unfair to pass on the expenses of one's personal decision as a social cost.
Kenny Liu
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Feb 18, 2011 - ST Forum
WHILE the buzz leading to today's Budget is palpable, I am less enthused for two reasons.
First, my home address. Based on my pay, I am considered middle-income. But because the Government chooses to look instead at the address written on my identity card, rather than my income, I am invariably disqualified from receiving the many incentives handed out on Budget day.
My father, an ordinary civil servant, had the foresight to invest in a landed property long ago and so, I have lived in a landed property since my birth.
But because of my father's foresight, I am considered 'wealthy'.
The other reason I don't look forward to the Budget is that I am single.
Being single makes one feel that one does not really matter in the scheme of things.
It does not matter that I am living with my parents and caring for them.
Because I don't come attached with a husband and/or children, I am not important.
So while everyone is wondering how the Budget will benefit them, my hope is that the Government stops coming up with rules and regulations that make it difficult for a single person to live in Singapore and care for her parents at the same time.
Yvonne Lee (Miss)
How come Ms Yvonne Lee (single) talk so much about budget but not the problem "she's facing" huh?
Single - uh, you want Govt help? Should the next budget introduce husband and wives for those above 40?
Live in Singapore - Hmmmmm is this a big problem?
Care for parents - What problems did she encounter when caring?
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Originally posted by Nelstar:
How come Ms Yvonne Lee (single) talk so much about budget but not the problem "she's facing" huh?
Single - uh, you want Govt help? Should the next budget introduce husband and wives for those above 40?
Live in Singapore - Hmmmmm is this a big problem?
Care for parents - What problems did she encounter when caring?
All singles to go to compulsory dating session. Cannot find husband/wife = execution.... Haha...
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
All singles to go to compulsory dating session. Cannot find husband/wife = execution.... Haha...
force them to hard labour.