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HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;

Singapore Turf Club – the end is near in 2024; How not to shut it down? Use the airspace above expressways?

Posted on June 11, 2023 by tankoktim

============= . It will take great political will to change course in land usage. Does the PAP or the opposition has that will, and who has a stronger will and foresight? ====== There are other solutions to free up precious … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, MRT, Olympics and Sports, Properties, Roads and Expressways, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, State Land, Vehicle parking facilities | Tagged turf club | Leave a comment

Singapore of the future, the age of the 4-G – to become a single society? Overcoming income inequality? True causes of wealth and poverty; What kind of government policy can eradicate the income gap between the top 10% and the bottom 20% in any society? Broader meritocracy, how?

Posted on October 13, 2022 by tankoktim

=============== . Meritocracy, how? Education: What is Complete Whole Person Education? Work: What is “Work with the aim to help others become more efficient”? Workfare and Welfare: It is all about money. Where does money come from? Does it grow … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Media and freedom of the press; Movies, TV serials; Entertainment;, Medical & Health, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, Nation Building, Politics, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Workfare income supplement; Progressive Wage Model | Tagged income inequalty, social mobility, wealth and poverty | 2 Comments

COL – CDC vouchers and rising cost of living – Govt special Assurance Package S$800 payment to each adult in Dec 2023 with fewer criterion; The Govt has listened; S$500 in Dec 2022, and S$200 Assurance Package; CDC voucher of S$300 per family on 3Jan2023; how to keep hawkers’ costs down? Inflation – Singapore paid S$8 billion more for LNG import in 2022; Rising COL – we have PWM, WIS, MW and LQS; Reduce COL or reduce income gap with MW? MW will drive COL up, not down; WIS and PWM are far superior than MW; Factors that caused COL to rise – cost of state land accounting; public housing; COE; cost of utilities; basic food and daily necessities; transport, medical costs, etc;

Posted on August 14, 2018 by tankoktim

============== . Assurance Package: 2 million Singaporeans to receive Seniors’ Bonus and MediSave cash payouts in February 2024 The payments are part of the suite of Assurance Package measures previously announced in Singapore’s Budget 2022. Timothy Kang ·Finance Producer Updated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Education; What is Complete Whole Person Education?, Energy, Clean and Green Electricity, Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;, Government, GST, GST Rebates, Hawker Food -Top Favourites, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Labour, Medical & Health, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, PG and CHAS, Politics, Productivity, Silver Support Scheme, Singapore in 1960s, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback, Workfare income supplement; Progressive Wage Model | Tagged 2018 National Day Message, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, education, healthcare, housing, income gap | 8 Comments

Have a Sales Tax on expensive goods? Can any government policy eradicate poverty or the income gap? Govt working on ensuring basic retirement needs met; How? Solutions? Income inequality a long-term social issue and concern; In UK, talk about redistributive measures like higher direct income taxes on the rich, sparks fury from the right; Should the government reinstate estate duty tax to reduce inequality? Or, have wealth tax – that could cause “Wealth Flight”? A deterrence: 35% ABSD on Living Trust;

Posted on June 1, 2018 by tankoktim

======= . How to take money from the rich [tax the rich] to benefit the poor? We already have indirect consumption tax on cars and properties. We should go further by having indirect consumption tax on other expensive goods. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Education; What is Complete Whole Person Education?, Government, GST, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Politics, Properties, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Taxation | Tagged counter inequality fund, Estate duy, inequality | 6 Comments

‘Millionaire’ Singaporeans; how to be the No. 1 Hub: to attract 10,000 world richest billionaires to red dot? Pandora Papers – tax evasion; Investing or speculating on the stock exchange; The rich and poor Singaporeans – who can afford what? Who can plan their retirement to live comfortably with no financial anxiety? How many Singaporeans have S$30,000 net cash in their bank accounts? Financial advisers – are they themselves multi billionaires/millionaires?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by tankoktim

======= . Be the next Hub: How to attract and encourage some 10,000 world richest multi-billionaires [not millionaires] to bring their wealth and take up residence in Singapore? Can we aim for the next Hub: A Billionaire Hub? What can … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, CPF, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Nation Building, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, National Reserves, Politics, Population, Properties, Security, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Taxation | Tagged gentrification, Traditional food | Leave a comment

Leasehold land/properties in UK and Red Dot….is there any difference?

Posted on April 14, 2017 by tankoktim

Leasehold in UK, is there any difference from a leasehold in Red Dot? Hope there will be investigative journalism on the different stature laws of UK and Red Dot to tell all the comparative difference in the 99-year lease terms and … Continue reading →

Posted in HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Properties | Tagged Freehold, Leasehold | 2 Comments

A$120,000 – to own one car park lot in Sydney; Cost factor must deter motorists from driving; private housing and road-side parking woes; In Tokyo, a motorist has to show proof that he has a carpark lot for overnight parking;

Posted on April 27, 2016 by tankoktim

=================. . A$120,000 for an open car park lot? Cost factor must deter motorists from driving Posted on June 27, 2015 by tankoktim Cost factor must deter motorists from driving From Tan Kok Tim Published: 10:09 PM, June 26, 2015 … Continue reading →

Posted in HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Transport, Vehicle parking facilities | Tagged car ownership, cost of car park lot in Sydney, high-rise auto parking | 1 Comment

ComCare. Welfarism – how extreme can it be? S$3 billion action plan for successful ageing;

Posted on April 18, 2016 by tankoktim

============ . Welfare policies come with trade-offs, including need to raise taxes: Lawrence Wong DPM Lawrence Wong (centre) during a dialogue hosted by NTUC president Mary Liew and secretary-general Ng Chee Meng. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE Rei Kurohi PUBLISHED 1 HOUR … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget 2016, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Fate, Destiny, Accidents & Coincidence, Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;, Govt's Budget, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, Politics, Properties, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies | Tagged Silver Support Scheme | 1 Comment

Old-aged homes…in a fast ageing Singapore; Destitute in old-age home, their money, if any left, to whom should they will their money? Help the elderly and the destitute to age well; HDB’s Community Care Apartments in Bukit Batok ready in 2024; Homeless and the Destitute Persons Act [Chapter 78]; Old folks die in loneliness, body not found for months; Those over 70 and 80, count your remaining days in 10 or 20 years

Posted on March 2, 2016 by tankoktim

============== . PG and MG folks and the PG and MG Funds… How many of them were alive end 2020 and 2021, and how many will be alive end 2022? How much funds remained at end each year? What is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fate, Destiny, Accidents & Coincidence, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Medical & Health, PG and CHAS, Properties, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Spiritual First - then mental then physical | Tagged Action Plan for Successful Ageing, Community Silver Trust, Elderly destitute, Geylang East Central, old-aged homes, Proximity Housing Grant | Leave a comment

HDB BTO prices – how to keep prices down and affordable? Debates in Parliament on 7th Feb 2023 – seeking solutions, or to score political points? Building multi-storey carparks in HDB estates does not benefit the poor; Time to review car park policies to support car-lite and EVs; Mechanised Parking System – the Govt has listened again;

Posted on February 19, 2016 by tankoktim

================= . Singapore will update housing, planning strategies to reflect current concerns: Desmond Lee National Development Minister Desmond Lee outlined the broad priorities for his ministry, including supporting families who are buying their first home. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Michelle … Continue reading →

Posted in HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Properties, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback, Transport, Vehicle parking facilities | Tagged high-rise auto parking, Mechanised Parking System | Leave a comment

Conservation of Pre-war buildings; Photos of old Singapore in the 1960s and earlier;

Posted on October 19, 2015 by tankoktim

======== . Past, Present and Future… All three are inter-linked, interconnected. Not standalone. No past, there will be no present. No present, there will be no future. Let us remember our immediate past with gratitude, and offer apology prayers with … Continue reading →

Posted in HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Nation Building, Properties, Singapore in 1960s, Transport | Tagged Singapore in 1960s | Leave a comment

Abandoned houses: PGs and MGs – ageing population; Make a Will? Make a Lasting power of attorney? Why? Lonely elderly man a dementia in nursing home, S$1m cash savings, no LPA; Fast ageing population and ageing problems of the elderly; Abandoned houses in Japan; In Singapore, some old folks died in loneliness, and their bodies were not found for months…; Ageism – negative attitudes towards the elderly;

Posted on August 26, 2015 by tankoktim

======== . Source: SBS News There are millions of empty homes in Japan, so one group is offering them to in need single mothers. . =============== . . In Singapore, will it be possible for Govt to allow VWOs [by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Fate, Destiny, Accidents & Coincidence, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Medical & Health, MediShield Life mandatory medical insurance, PG and CHAS, Population, Properties, Singapore in 1960s, Social issues, Socialistic Policies | Tagged abandoned houses, Ageing population, Baby bonus plus, PGs and MGs | Leave a comment

Destitute Persons Act (CHAPTER 78)..,.S$3b for seniors….Ageing, but will the destitute be in loneliness? Who will qualify as a destitute under the Act? What are the government’s public assistance and HDB housing for the destitute?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by tankoktim

====== . Cardboard as bed in Seoul: · A photo of an Underground Pass in Seoul – a night for the homeless. Is there an underground pass in red dot for the destitute too? If there is, it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Fate, Destiny, Accidents & Coincidence, GE2020 on 10th July 2020; and one year later;, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Labour, Medical & Health, Politics, Population, Religions and Faiths, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Spiritual First - then mental then physical | Tagged ageing, destitute, Destitute Persons Act (CHAPTER 78), old age homes, proximity grant, seniors | 2 Comments

Money held in trust; HDB town councils, grassroot organisations, Govt depts, statutory boards, PA – lapses & conflicts of interest over payments; in PLCs; WP’s AHTC case – Appeal Judgement by the Apex Court ;

Posted on July 24, 2015 by tankoktim

. ======== . Apex court finds WP’s Sylvia Lim, Low Thia Khiang liable for control failures in AHTC, but not Pritam. The ruling is the latest development in the civil suit involving $33.7 million of improper payments made by AHTC … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Corruption, Education; What is Complete Whole Person Education?, External and Internal Auditing, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Politics, Socialistic Policies | Tagged AGO, Citizens' Consultative Committee, conflicts of interest, grassroots organizations, PA, People's Association | 1 Comment

Conducting public surveys; Dialogue session on Common Space – held on 7 January 2003. My feedback to the Govt; Time and cost in relation to the refuse collection of landed properties vs the HDB and condo apartments;

Posted on June 25, 2015 by tankoktim

=========. . Rich vs the poor… The Development Charge might not cover this as the DC is for other purposes like road widening and providing utility facilities. Solutions? . ======== . Forum: Refuse collection fees for landed homes seem disproportionate … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Fate, Destiny, Accidents & Coincidence, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Misinformation - the unconditional public apologies; add in Sorry x 3, Nation Building, Politics, Productivity, Religions and Faiths, Security, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Spiritual First - then mental then physical, Total Defence, World Peace | Tagged apology prayers, common space, joint religious prayers, prayers of offering 'sorry', religious harmony, world peace | Leave a comment

Good governance? What is the present total value of Singapore, total worth? How many trillions? Be PM of Singapore is a thankless job; Governing Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew; His legacy? Will red dot have another LKY? Or, will red dot go for a populist and westernised govt? What are the lessons from the one-term US’s 46th POTUS presidential election for Singapore?

Posted on May 2, 2015 by tankoktim

What is the late LKY’s legacy? Is it still relevant to present-day Singapore and the world? [please see below the article: “In post-Lee Kuan Yew world, is his strategic vision still relevant?” by Han Fook Kwang, Editor-at-Large on April … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Corruption, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, COVID-19 coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Government, Govt's Budget, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Inward investments and incentives; overseas Investments - should more be invested overseas or locally by Sovereign Wealth Fund? Maintain stable supply chains and security?, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy [His life 1923-2015], Nation Building, National Reserves, Politics, Social issues, Socialistic Policies | Tagged industrial parks in bangalore, industrial parks in Vietnam, Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia Iskander development, suchou industrial park, Tianjin eco-city | 1 Comment

Retirement adequacy – a long-term concern? How to top-up CPF for Gig workers/the 20% lower-income groups? Will the Govt have the political will to have policies that stand in good stead for us to be an inclusive society? How to have socialist policies for the sake of Singaporeans’ well-being; All about money; More should be done when we are hit by an economic storm;

Posted on March 16, 2015 by tankoktim

========== . Retirement adequacy for the poor [the 250,000 or the 25% at the base of our society] must be one of the top social issues to be discussed and addressed. How it should be addressed and why? What are … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget 2015 - new policies?, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, CPF, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, GE2020 on 10th July 2020; and one year later;, Government, Govt's Budget, GST, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Medical & Health, MediShield Life mandatory medical insurance, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, MRT, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, National Reserves, PG and CHAS, Politics, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback, Transport, Workfare income supplement; Progressive Wage Model | Tagged 2015 Budget, GE2015, Government policies, inclusive society | 2 Comments