Re: 7% GST helping the poor?

If you go for holidays, you pay GST when you book for the holiday packages. I
saw many cars with "red number plate" and others in JB buying groceries, they
don't look like the rich. The really poor have no time to go to JB and the rich
don't really bother drive all the way to JB just to save that few dollars. It is
always those not really poor who don't pay income tax and go to JB to buy
groceries.

Zai Zai wrote:
Alamak! the rich in Singapore are very stingy one, only the poor are willing
to spend and they can't go anywhere else to spend it except here in
Singapore. The rich takes holidays, also travel to JB often for groceries.
They also have houses across the boarders and neighbouring countries. In the
end, who suffer most? the poor and not so poor lah.

"lobert" <lobert@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
Whatever % of disposable income is spend in Singapore, the rich will
definitely
spend more than the poor and pay more GST. GST will also make those
self-employed who don't pay income tax, when they should, pay the tax.

Zai Zai wrote:
Uncle AleXX, you should put it like this, "The poor will fork out $7 for
every $100 they spend, but the rich will - technically - be contributing
more as their disposable income is greater.....say $500 = $35." By the
way,
the rich do not necessarily dispose of their income in Singapore,
therefore
say $500 = $0 GST.

"AleXX" <nodeal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
On 10 Mar 2007 18:31:38 -0800, "Yaya Kimura"
<venuschaser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My foot, if the poor also have to pay GST for the staple foods like
rice, water, and the baby the milk powder and pampers. Whatever the
cash pay out is certainly not enough to cover the GST tax hike that
added to daily burden the moment you open your eyes, mouth and get out
of your house door.
The poor will fork out $2 more for every $100 they spend, but the
rich will - technically - be contributing more as their
disposable income is greater.....say $500 = $35 instead of $25.

Since only 40% of the work force pay income tax, the GST will
help to spread out and balance out the total
contributions......otherwise, this 40% group will have to carry
the burdens of the 60% non-income tax payers on their shoulders.

Whether you agree or not, depends on which side of the fence
you're in....



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