Serious PAP MPs - Increased cost of living is a good thing!

[Confuseous]

Sembawang GRC MPs Khaw Boon Wan, Ong Ye Kung and Vikram Nair tackled issues concerning many Singaporeans like the rising cost of living, as they spoke to their constituents at a grassroots event yesterday.

The dialogue, which saw a crowd youth participants, comes as Singaporeans contend with a hefty 30 per cent water price hike that was instated over the past two years, a collective 16.8 per cent electricity tariffs hike so far this year, and the impending Goods and Services Tax hike which will bring the GST up to 9 per cent.

When asked about how the cost of living could be managed at yesterday’s forum, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan offered that the rising cost of living are “two sides of the same coin” since higher costs paid to vendors and service providers will go towards their wages.

Citing hawkers and taxi drivers who would want to see their income growing and that this cost of living will help wages for service providers grow, Khaw said: “In fact, high cost of living is a problem of success. High cost of living means things have improved… For as long as Singapore succeeds, cost of living inevitably will rise, (and) it should rise.”

Khaw’s ruling party colleague Vikram Nair then piped up and advised that Singaporeans should see the rising costs of living as “paying someone else a higher wage”, which is “actually a good thing”.

Fellow Sembawang GRC MP, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the more important question when it comes to rising costs of living is how Singaporeans can earn more together.

Ong was echoing Khaw’s earlier comment that Singaporeans should focus on growing their incomes instead of solely focusing on the increasing costs of living. The Ministers both cited education as a key tool that will help Singaporeans afford the high costs by equipping them with necessary and relevant skills.


http://theindependent.sg/increased-...-good-thing-and-a-problem-of-success-pap-mps/

 

[steffychun]

*Facepalm*

 

[zhihau]

Bwahahahahahahaa!!!

 

[AhMeng]

ROFL

Balless Silkies deserve it. Paid millions to a bunch of clowns to tell you increased cost of living is good.

Hahaha

 

[glockman]

This is the kind of "enlightened" words we pay them to say. I can also pull such words out of my ass anytime anyday, and I can do it for free.

 

[AhMeng]

High cost of government is good. We have top ministerial talents who are paid millions and millions for decades and decades too...ROFL

 

[Meerebus]

PAP MPs all becoming senile at young age.

 

[steffychun]

PAP MPs all becoming senile at young age.

Once you join the party, you become senile for life!

 

[Annunaki]

Khaw’s ruling party colleague Vikram Nair then piped up and advised that Singaporeans should see the rising costs of living as “paying someone else a higher wage”, which is “actually a good thing”.

Fellow Sembawang GRC MP, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the more important question when it comes to rising costs of living is how Singaporeans can earn more together.

 

[iluvgst]

that's why pap is the best!

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

Sembawang GRC MPs Khaw Boon Wan, Ong Ye Kung and Vikram Nair tackled issues concerning many Singaporeans like the rising cost of living, as they spoke to their constituents at a grassroots event yesterday.

The dialogue, which saw a crowd youth participants, comes as Singaporeans contend with a hefty 30 per cent water price hike that was instated over the past two years, a collective 16.8 per cent electricity tariffs hike so far this year, and the impending Goods and Services Tax hike which will bring the GST up to 9 per cent.

When asked about how the cost of living could be managed at yesterday’s forum, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan offered that the rising cost of living are “two sides of the same coin” since higher costs paid to vendors and service providers will go towards their wages.

Citing hawkers and taxi drivers who would want to see their income growing and that this cost of living will help wages for service providers grow, Khaw said: “In fact, high cost of living is a problem of success. High cost of living means things have improved… For as long as Singapore succeeds, cost of living inevitably will rise, (and) it should rise.”

Khaw’s ruling party colleague Vikram Nair then piped up and advised that Singaporeans should see the rising costs of living as “paying someone else a higher wage”, which is “actually a good thing”.

Fellow Sembawang GRC MP, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the more important question when it comes to rising costs of living is how Singaporeans can earn more together.

Ong was echoing Khaw’s earlier comment that Singaporeans should focus on growing their incomes instead of solely focusing on the increasing costs of living. The Ministers both cited education as a key tool that will help Singaporeans afford the high costs by equipping them with necessary and relevant skills.


http://theindependent.sg/increased-...-good-thing-and-a-problem-of-success-pap-mps/

This is good. It's good for everyone.
Experiential learning - Pay and pay to learn. The people shall suffer to learn and then to realise.
The PAP can continue digging. The more the merrier. Best to have one big one to contain all. Many small ones will also do.
I fully support 'UP, UP and AWAY".
Time to ralLEE the people to say 'UP YOURS' to the PAP. and your LEEches.

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

Khaw’s ruling party colleague Vikram Nair then piped up and advised that Singaporeans should see the rising costs of living as “paying someone else a higher wage”, which is “actually a good thing”.
Fellow Sembawang GRC MP, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the more important question when it comes to rising costs of living is how Singaporeans can earn more together.

It's time to get the people to ask for a raise. PAP LEEders have given the promise to go ahead. Employers cannot say NO now.
Let the people ask 'WHERE IS THE MONEY?"
Let's rumble..rumble...and rumble.
Let there be many 'WHYs'...and then...the once structureLEE strong will TUMBLE.

 

[po2wq]

... Khaw Boon Wan offered that the rising cost of living are “two sides of the same coin” since higher costs paid to vendors and service providers will go towards their wages ...

oni idiot bosses raise prices 2 pay their workers wages ... evry1 noes dat dey gonna change 2 a new car after dat ...

ah johntan n his jingang of papibs shud rook 4ward 2 increased pay 4 their work ...

 

[steffychun]

How they even past kindergarten? Cost of living is already taught from young.

 

[JohnTan]

Thanks to PAP, our salaries have gone up faster than our cost of living. My family can easily afford to pay more for our petrol and utility bills thanks to our higher salaries.

 

[steffychun]

Thanks to PAP, our salaries have gone up faster than our cost of living. My family can easily afford to pay more for our petrol and utility bills thanks to our higher salaries.

because you rape each other.

 

[glockman]

Thanks to PAP, our salaries have gone up faster than our cost of living. My family can easily afford to pay more for our petrol and utility bills thanks to our higher salaries.

Johnny, you're an obnoxious individual.

 

[JohnTan]

Johnny, you're an obnoxious individual.

I learn to speak the hard truth.

How else do you think sinkies can afford to pay for COEs on top of a 150% tax for cars, and still have the strongest purchasing power in all ASEAN? We also pay a water conservation tax and other water taxes over and above our utility bills. No problem.

Sinkies can afford to pay for all these because they have very high incomes and strong earning power. We are not like the citizens of third world country, where a 10% increase in the price of flour, oil or sugar would be suffice to turn their lives upside down due to their very limited incomes and power purchasing power.

 

[glockman]

I learn to speak the hard truth.

How else do you think sinkies can afford to pay for COEs on top of a 150% tax for cars, and still have the strongest purchasing power in all ASEAN? We also pay a water conservation tax and other water taxes over and above our utility bills. No problem.

Sinkies can afford to pay for all these because they have very high incomes and strong earning power. We are not like the citizens of third world country, where a 10% increase in the price of flour, oil or sugar would be suffice to turn their lives upside down due to their very limited incomes and power purchasing power.

The hard truth? Sinkies are trapped in a monopolistic situation. Everyone needs water, power, gas. So lan lan need to fork out to pay. We have no alternate and no bargaining power. That does not mean we are happy about it or can afford it. There is just no fucking choice. Sacrifices need to be made, in order to pay off bills. What is the use of high income when high cost is involved?

 

[JohnTan]

The hard truth? Sinkies are trapped in a monopolistic situation. Everyone needs water, power, gas. So lan lan need to fork out to pay. We have no alternate and no bargaining power. That does not mean we are happy about it or can afford it. There is just no fucking choice. Sacrifices need to be made, in order to pay off bills. What is the use of high income when high cost is involved?

Most sinkies don't spent the bulk of their incomes on utilities or transport. So a 5-10% increase won't hurt their wallets much. It would hurt the wallets of many other people in other countries who earn far less and with much weaker purchasing power.

Sinkies make sacrifices like eating at hawker centres instead of at restaurants. In other countries, citizens make sacrifices like skipping meals entirely. Be grateful.