Home ownership in Singapore vs Taiwan
Do you know that when the Taiwanese buy an apartment in Taiwan, they are given a breakdown for: (1) How much of the price is for the apartment, and (2) How much of the price is for the land. In other words, they are told how much the house and land is priced separately. Also, after they have paid for the house, they are given: (1)...
Revenue from land sales is not revenue? Not a cent can be spent?
Singapore does not have a budget deficit: More than $10 bil from land sales annually is not classified as budget revenue. PAP claims this is under our Constitution but if constitutional amendments without a referendum could be made to reserve the presidency for certain races, why not reclassify a portion of land sales as...
Jolovan’s latest problem shows Sylvia Lim’s and my prescience
And that Terry Xu has a good point on the police and constructive, nation-building media.” Many moons ago, I asked: “Jogging alone can be illegal? ‘If wearing the wrong tee-shirt or singlet?” Well something like it has happened here. Social worker and activist Jolovan Wham is being investigated for protesting outside...
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