What other Governments' are doing their people?

[Hishercar]

Monday, November 03, 2008

 

Spain Lets Jobless Postpone Half of Mortgage Payments

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Spain will allow unemployed workers to put off paying half their monthly mortgage payments for two years, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said today, part of a series of measures aimed at softening the impact of a shrinking economy.

 

The postponed payments, up to a maximum of 500 euros ($640) a month, will be repaid from January 2011 in installments, Zapatero told a news conference in Madrid today. The measure, which applies to mortgages under 170,000 euros ($218,000), could be used by more than 500,000 people, he said.

 

While the government will guarantee the payments due from 2011, the banks will bear the cost of the two-year postponement, said a spokeswoman at the Finance Ministry, who declined to be identified in line with policy.

[Shull]

you see..our garment don't believe in welfare state..because that will hurt the coffers..and in turn, the pockets of the elites(since they pay the highest amount of tax in terms of cold hard cash)..

 

SG must be a friendly place for elites what..

[Ahliew]

as much as i dont see eye to eye with the gahment on alot of things.

i dont think this is one of it.

more can be done to help the poor/unemployed/elderly though

[Devilmaycry]

Law miser has already emphasized many times, "GET REAL PEOPLE, this is Singapore"

[Ronnchee]

That guy cant even keep his vows!

[Cutebeat]

South Korea announces billions in extra stimulus spending

the south korean government are helping out to save their own people.

 

Another 3.4 trillion would be used to help small and medium-sized firms, farmers and fishermen.

One trillion won would be used to help low-income households and 1.1 trillion to support local governments.

 

what is our own government helping instead of squeezing the people dry?

increasing electricity tariff??more ERPs??increasing their own salaries??

Edited November 3, 2008 by Cutebeat

[Cutebeat]

' you see..our garment don't believe in welfare state..because that will hurt the coffers..and in turn, the pockets of the elites(since they pay the highest amount of tax in terms of cold hard cash)..

 

SG must be a friendly place for elites what.. Lips Are Sealed Lips Are Sealed Lips Are Sealed'

 

 

yeah of course!it's a wonderful place for those elites who always parade their 'horses', 'cows' and 'flying man' along orchard road.

 

outdated news but it's still a good read.see link.

http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?opti...d=462&Itemid=31

[Ronnchee]

Ah but then, you think easy to be gahment

 

Wonder any of the above items will ever come down ??

 

Kopi from 70cents, now 90cents, inflation.

 

A plate of mixed rice from $2.50 to $2.80, now $3.00. But they claimed still have $2 wtf.

[Spurman]

Singapore culture is more money-minded than any others.

 

I can only think of China as another money-minded country

[Xtrider82]

True true.. Singpore is money-minded like China.

 

But at least we don't add melamine to our dairy products and eggs to make more money.

Or god-knows-what-else to other products.

[Ronnchee]

Sg Gahment run the country like a profit oriented organisation.

 

They create those profit margin big big industry like Singtel, Spore Power, Transit, etc, and put the key personnel into the organisation.

 

As for the ministry dept head, if you cant peform, their head on chopping board, unless they have a relationship something like Anwar favourite past time activity.

[Zeagle]

sorry, wrong thread

Edited November 4, 2008 by Zeagle

[Blackyv]

i was shocked to drink a cup of kopi at $1.10 at compasspoint (kopitiam) the other day.....

and a spring chicken cost $9 at koufu/punggol..... and the most shocking part, there's this "zi char stall" at at blk600+, punggol which charge 7%-GST my goodness...

[Newbie_driver]

this should only be on a case-by-case basis. the gahman will never allow itself to be a welfare state cos this may have great negative impact on SG as SG only treasure resource is manpower. imagine, everyone lives on welfare, SG how to survive....

[Newbie_driver]

i do agree with him, nobody including the gahman owe u a living..... the success of many old guards in business rely on themselves.... that is the spirit and that is true survival skill....

[Newbie_driver]

get a kopi tiam card and get 10% discount..... that is their strategy, use card cheaper dun use card pay more...

[Devilmaycry]

South Korea announces billions in extra stimulus spending

the south korean government are helping out to save their own people.

 

Another 3.4 trillion would be used to help small and medium-sized firms, farmers and fishermen.

One trillion won would be used to help low-income households and 1.1 trillion to support local governments.

 

what is our own government helping instead of squeezing the people dry?

increasing electricity tariff??more ERPs??increasing their own salaries??

 

THE PAP Community Foundation (PCF) is setting aside $1million to help low-income families with children in its kindergartens. The one-off aid amount for each eligible child comes to $100.

 

To be disbursed in two lots of $50 each next month and in June, the money may be used to cover the child's kindergarten fees.

 

In order that the funds benefit more families, each family - whose household income should be $2,000 or less - can only make one application.

 

GET REAL PEOPLE.....$100 is a very big amount

[Newbie_driver]

ur last sentence may warrant a coffee treat from them....