Grace Fu's talk on GST and National Development
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Ya, I know. But every month gives out $300 to $400? (If I never misunderstood).Originally posted by LinYu:what's so confusing? it's to help the POOR
This has got to be the greatest joke if it is true. -
if picnochio had told the story, his nose would have sprung a few feet longOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Ya, I know. But every month gives out $300 to $400? (If I never misunderstood).
This has got to be the greatest joke if it is true. -
How I wish she was Pinochio.Originally posted by LinYu:if picnochio had told the story, his nose would have sprung a few feet long -
Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:How I wish she was Pinochio.
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Where's the joke?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Ya, I know. But every month gives out $300 to $400? (If I never misunderstood).
This has got to be the greatest joke if it is true.
From what I know, government is already giving out $200 to $300 every month to the poor. So with GST, it wouldn't be a problem for them to give out more to them.
Instead of questioning on the payout to the poor, we should be asking, how much of this money actually comes from the 2% increase of GST?
What portion of the 2% GST raised, is going to the poor?
Is $300-$400 monthly enough for the poor given that the prices for basic necessity had been increasing? -
If you were there... you should have heard what she said.Originally posted by matleep:Where's the joke?
From what I know, government is already giving out $200 to $300 every month to the poor. So with GST, it wouldn't be a problem for them to give out more to them.
Instead of questioning on the payout to the poor, we should be asking, how much of this money actually comes from the 2% increase of GST?
What portion of the 2% GST raised, is going to the poor?
Is $300-$400 monthly enough for the poor given that the prices for basic necessity had been increasing?
Otherwise... just read the first page... it is basically an overview of the whole issue...
$300 to $400, without including water, gas and electronic bills, actually is enough for basic survival, the rice, the milk, clothes, etc. But whether it's really enough to cover all the basic stuffs we need, is another issue. -
I think she has her points except that she didn't articulate well enough. And i think her points are logical to some extend.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:If you were there... you should have heard what she said.
Otherwise... just read the first page... it is basically an overview of the whole issue...
$300 to $400, without including water, gas and electronic bills, actually is enough for basic survival, the rice, the milk, clothes, etc. But whether it's really enough to cover all the basic stuffs we need, is another issue.
However, I was thinking of asking hard questions to her about her points. Like if you were talking about GST helping the poor, how much GST actually goes back to the poor? I think she will be unable to answer this and yet as a MP, she should know this statistic. And, moreover, if the portion going to the poor is very low (which I think it is), then can the government justify this GST increase by saying that it is to help the poor?
Lastly, if you don't want to be brainwashed, learning to ask hard questions helps a lot. It teaches you to to differentiate what is a fact and what is an assumption and how logical is the overall argument. Coming to speakers corner, in my opinion, serves only to be brainwash towards the opposition.