tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post1475720257460701179..comments2024-03-14T15:49:45.740+08:00Comments on PetuniaLee™: The Woes of Housing JoysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-78401069439567170692010-09-08T09:32:57.739+08:002010-09-08T09:32:57.739+08:00Dear Richard,
thank you for your very frank, since...Dear Richard,<br />thank you for your very frank, sincere and civilized comment.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-65062411081973991242010-09-08T08:53:39.627+08:002010-09-08T08:53:39.627+08:00Dear Ms Lee,
I'm afraid our govt is not as be...Dear Ms Lee,<br /><br />I'm afraid our govt is not as benign as you might think. I'm a civil servant, who has the opportunity to work closely with these politicians. Let's just say that they are not what they are publicly portrayed to be. The rot has happened within the civil service, due to self-deluded perceptions of their own infallibility among senior officials and leaders. The housing problem is just the tip of the iceberg. Others include medical and transport ones, etc. We in the civil service are aware of these, but they are never highlighted in the local media, that seems to serve the PAP, rather than Singapore. I really fear for our country's future.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558914429970088257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-68817484802669235902010-09-08T00:08:04.691+08:002010-09-08T00:08:04.691+08:00I worried about the exact same things that you hav...I worried about the exact same things that you have mentioned in your post. Yes, finally PAP decided to do something about the housing woes, and I hope genuine buyers, like my two younger brothers can finally get to afford a flat of their own.Wen-aihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172686661966036174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-46436759343686292792010-09-07T22:02:28.888+08:002010-09-07T22:02:28.888+08:00I do think that the housing market is crazy too. I...I do think that the housing market is crazy too. I also think there are too many people out there trying to exploit the fact that HDBs are subsidized. It's sad but true. And also.. why are so many Singaporeans out there so loaded they can afford to buy homes like I buy plants?Open Kitchen Concepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863149035170245497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-51079147083068955612010-09-07T18:10:14.211+08:002010-09-07T18:10:14.211+08:00i agree with your thoughts, though there're no...i agree with your thoughts, though there're now people who think the PAP are making PRs to sell homes + change into citizenship before they're eligible to get a HDB flat is actually a scheme to secure the ruling party's seats come the next election.<br /><br />and i was appalled, totally floored. aside the possible dark agenda, making PRs abandon their houses overseas is actually a good barrier of entry that makes housing prices shoot up daily. we got to protect genuine buyers by reducing competition for them in the market.<br /><br />these people didn't think that if citizenship is "forced" upon PRs who don't want to be, they can simply leave = less PRs to contest around, and even if they got the citizenship, it doesn't mean that they'll vote for PAP in the next election. they can simply vote for the other party or not turn up.<br /><br />brains is such a rarity these days. *sigh*Fresh Fry aka 福星https://www.blogger.com/profile/08676717356912288873noreply@blogger.com