What more do they want? Free gourmet meals? Free maids?
There were three letters to the local, constructive media last week, that showed how greedy, self-centred well-off pioneers can be. One car owning pioneer wants the govt to give people like him almost free extension certs so he can continue driving. Why doesn’t he ask for free petrol and a driver too?
The other two want private property owners to be able to own both a HDB flat and private property. Next they will asking for no property tax on their private properties.
Their sense of entitlement is astounding. Taking their cue from PM and his ministers?
Extend pioneers’ car certificates of entitlement
Published on Sep 1,
ON BEHALF of the pioneer generation, I extend our gratitude to the Government for taking care of our medical needs. [What a presumptios prick, claiming to speak on behalf of the pioneer generation. [Who elected him? Animal Farm Pigs' appointee?]
At the risk of sounding greedy [Not sound "greedy", you are juz putting yr snout in the trough for more], I would like to address another of my generation’s needs – transport.[Hello, how many of yr generation can still afford cars?]
The public transport system here is reasonably good, but not all seniors can easily access and travel by bus or MRT. Taking taxis is too expensive.
Many pioneers like me own cars with certificates of entitlement due to expire in the next few years, and we worry about what we will do when the 10 years are up. COE prices are now very high, so a new car is out of the question, but paying to extend the COE is also very costly.
Most seniors like me use our cars when we buy groceries. It is not practical for us to carry groceries and walk to the bus stop or MRT station.
I suggest that the Government allow a one-time extension of 10 years for pioneers’ old cars.
I have never understood the logic of paying again to retain our cars. After all, we are not adding to the car population. However, if we must pay a fee, it should be an administrative or re-registration fee of between $1,000 and $2,000, subject to these conditions: It should apply to Singaporeans aged 65 and older; there should be just one vehicle registered in the pioneer’s name; there should be only one car registered under the pioneer’s home address or company address.
Such conditions will prevent people from taking advantage of the concession.
Shankar Rajan
Bet you Shankar Rajan will ask for first class healthcare for free next. And free petrol for his Ferrari.
Then there are these two private property owners.
Let seniors buy HDB flat but keep private property
From Chan Kok Hong
Published: 7:04 AM, September 4, 2014
I refer to the letter “Allow seniors to sell their private property after buying HDB flat” (Sept 2).
Many pioneers may have been fortunate to have bought a private property and resided in it for decades.
Upon retirement, they may choose to rent out the property, which is too big to maintain for their use if their children are not residing there.
The Housing and Development Board could tweak the rules to allow seniors to buy a flat for themselves to retire in without having to sell their private property, which they could keep for passive income.
Let only elderly with little savings keep private home
FROM FONG HANG YIN
PUBLISHED: 4:04 AM, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
I agree with the writer of the letter “Let seniors buy HDB flat but keep private property” (Sept 4).
This could be allowed with conditions, so competition for public housing, which Singaporeans who do not own a home need, is minimised.
The HDB could sell studio apartments to seniors with little or no Central Provident Fund savings and allow them to keep their private property for passive income.
Owners of private property with a high annual value or those who own more than one private property may not qualify.
A studio apartment is ideal for seniors to live in, as it is easy to maintain and is usually located in mature towns, with amenities and public transport nearby.
With a 30-year lease, it is also affordable for needy seniors.
Private property owners have always been in the minority. In the days before the HDB, there was very little public housing and most S’poreans rented from private landlords. And these private property owners want more.
The pigs of Animal Farm, and the PAP must be proud of Shankar Rajan, Chan Kok Hong and Fong Hang Yin: always asking for more food to put their snouts into.
Cynical Investor
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