Vote Them Out

Just simply vote them out

This is an interesting perception from a young Singaporean.

*Winds* *of* *change*

How can we make our country great again?

- A Singaporeans' point of view. You may not agree, but as a citizen of Singapore by birth, I have every right to feel what I feel and every right to desire a need for these changes or/and answers.

If a citizen (by birth) of a country is NOT allowed to ask or question the way or how his/her country is governed then who else has this right and what kind of a democracy is this? Everyone has the right to address the statements and issues I have written below, and may wish to do so or may not. It is entirely up to the individual who reads this to agree or disagree with my post. This is what I feel and NOT something I wish to force unto others-

Dear Prime Minister & People's Action Party,
honestly to me, in the past decade or so,
you have done a *SHITTY* job.

A whole bunch of us Singaporeans have recently woken up, including me. Especially after the recent elections held by our neighbours and what they faced under their previous ruler / government and the events that followed after his / its downfall.

Below are certain questions I have the NEED & deserve answers to, being a citizen of Singapore..

'' ...to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity
and progress for our nation..." - sound familiar? We should abide by this right? Well here goes.

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Questions :

1. ( *Public* *Housing* )

As someone in the field of construction & building materials, I would conclude that it only costs about 30% - 40% of the amount HDB charges young newlyweds, single parents and the elderly for a newly built BTO house, to actually build one. If I am wrong, then I am sure, the cost is even lower then that. So why is, '' *affordable* public *housing* ', *not* being made *affordable* to us Singaporeans?

$260,000 for a newly built 1rm 1hall BTO unit in Kim Tian with No flooring, No lighting, No carpentry, No paint, No aircons, No solid walls, is exuberant. On top of that, the concessionary interest rates for a HDB loan is 2.6% per annum. A minimum of $260,000 + (2.6% x $260,000) x 20yrs is then forced down the throat of this citizen of yours who can only afford a 1rm 1hall prison cell in the outskirts of town.

You may however entice him with some grants. An average of up to $40,000 as you see fit, but the end figure wud still be $220,000 + (2.6% x $220,000) x 20yrs = $334,400

A nett profit of 52% on this 'affordable public housing' ON TOP of the exuberant figure it was sold at. What kind of profits spurn from a 5 room BTO, an EC or DBSS unit? I am afraid to do calculations on these. I might cough out a fur-ball. In 20 yrs time, how are our children going to afford these homes??

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2. *99yrs* *Tenure*

Please be truthful, clear and transparent on the big question at hand. What happens to young and old Singaporean HDB home owners once their HDB lease is up. In most areas now, that will be in about 70yrs. What happens to that million dollar Bishan HDB apartment when 99yrs comes? All that money down the drain? All that CPF used up? What happens to your citizens whom you had enticed with the dream of owning a home / property to?

The word here is *DREAM* isn't it?

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3. ( *Town* *Council* )

The respective TCs enforces onto each household an average of btwn $64 - $104 a month. ENFORCES.

Apart from any HDB upgrading which is most probably contracted to the LOWEST bidder of which HDB home owners have to pay a 'subsidised fee' for, what is the purpose of the S&CC fee? Being once a HDB home owner, the only thing I can derive at is the washing of corridors once or twice a month and thats it. Please dont tell me about painting of old HDB blocks and things like that. You should be ashamed of yourself to admit that one of the reasons for this fee is for a fresh coat of paint every 10yrs or so.

There is an average of 100 homes in a normal sized HDB flat.

2 to 3 foreign workers can wash up to 10 blocks of flats a month. (according to a non documented interview I had with one such foreign worker)

An average of $80 x (100 homes) x 10 blocks collected each month = $80,000 per 10 normal sized HDB blocks.

Do you pay these 3 foreign workers $25,000 a month each?

If so, can some of my Doctor and Engineer friends who dont get this kinda salary apply for this job?

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4. ( *COE* , *Road* *Tax* , *ERP* )

*COE* - You and only you control how many vehicles are allowed to come into this country and be sold on open market. There is no need to project a fantasy onto your citizens that we control this.

Moreover, no one in their right sound mind would bid $100,000 for a *phantom* *piece* *of* *certificate* to buy a $20,000 car. This is obviously a source of revenue for you made to seem legit. Its *BS* . No other country has this, and if they did, its wrong.

*Road* *Tax* -

Frances Ng