All this $1,000 can afford a HDB flat talks are pure bullshits.
I spoke with personal experience.
One of my ex-employees, earning $1,500 a month for 2 years, applied for a 3-room flat but was rejected.
Reason? HDB thinks he can't service the loan. With 3 kids, wife not working and no savings, HDB refused to offer him loan.
How many kids did the m&d in that article has? 4? 5? He got the flat because he had money in his CPF to cover a substantial part of the price, not because he earns $1,000.
Our so called leaders are all living in ivory towers. They have no knowledge what goes on at the ground and their in own backyard.
Even someone like Tharman is no difference. That's the problem we have, 近墨者黑!