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Old 14-01-2016, 05:03 AM
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This kind of debate is really meaningless. That is our typical Asian culture, comparing each other to validate ourselves. I do believe there are some high earners here. But they represent a sad group of insecured, nothing-to-do,mid-life crisis, bald and fat men. Who drop here to show off and try so hard to impress. Living a condo? So what. drive a car? So what. If you have monthly income of 3000. That is enough to live decent life. Every time I see some hopeless people who are yapping along crap and playing mobile to kill every day. That is sad. Really sad!

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Absolutely true. There is much more to life than the pursuit and accumulation of wealth. At your death bed, does it matter whether you are a millionaire or a billionaire? Once you die, all your wealth will be splurged by your children and grandchildren. What matters most is how you have contributed to humanity. Did you spend all your wealth just for you and your family? Did you waste millions of dollars on expensive cars and condos while billions in the world are living in abject poverty?

Lead a meaningful life. Care for the old, needy, poor and orphans. They need you. Billions of people need you. Instead of spending years and years working just for you to splurge your wealth, do spend a good chunk of the years you have in this world to do good to humanity. True wealth is not how much fortune you have but how much you give all that towards humanity. Don't be greedy and arrogant.


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This kind of debate is really meaningless. That is our typical Asian culture, comparing each other to validate ourselves. I do believe there are some high earners here. But they represent a sad group of insecured, nothing-to-do,mid-life crisis, bald and fat men. Who drop here to show off and try so hard to impress. Living a condo? So what. drive a car? So what. If you have monthly income of 3000. That is enough to live decent life. Every time I see some hopeless people who are yapping along crap and playing mobile to kill every day. That is sad. Really sad!


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You must get rid of the mindset that being rich is mutually exclusive to being charitable. In fact the rich are in a much better position to help the poor and they often do.

If all the rich people live frugally, sack their maids, sell of their cars, sell off their condos and stay in HDBs, stop eating out at restaurants, you will see widespread unemployment and poverty will deepen.

People who have the means must continue to keep the economy humming. And they do that best by consuming. It is a win-win situation.

The poor needs jobs more than anything else. When the economy is booming, everyone benefits. Employ a maid or even two if you can afford. This will enable 2 poor families in the Philippines, Indonesia or Myanmar to get out of poverty.

Go and buy that car when you can afford it, you will keep the car salesman in his job and feed his family. Go overseas for your holidays and you will keep the air stewardesses employed and bring tourist money to the host countries. Many of the poorer countries in our region depend on tourist dollars.

And the best is, if you can start a business and employ people, please do. And for the business to survive, people must buy your products or services. If they all live frugally and dont buy your products/services, your business will collapse.

So who can help the economy and the poor, the most? It is the wealthy people.

So long as the rich dont use their money to suppress and trample on the less fortunate, we should not begrudge them and their lifestyle.

People earn more because they are valued more for their abilities, and contribution. In most countries, people who earn also contribute more to the countries' tax revenues.

Most of important of all, do not be judgemental.

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This kind of debate is really meaningless. That is our typical Asian culture, comparing each other to validate ourselves. I do believe there are some high earners here. But they represent a sad group of insecured, nothing-to-do,mid-life crisis, bald and fat men. Who drop here to show off and try so hard to impress. Living a condo? So what. drive a car? So what. If you have monthly income of 3000. That is enough to live decent life. Every time I see some hopeless people who are yapping along crap and playing mobile to kill every day. That is sad. Really sad!

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Sure, how much did you donate to charity last year? Did you donate to the poor and needy? 1% of your income? Or 20%?

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You must get rid of the mindset that being rich is mutually exclusive to being charitable. In fact the rich are in a much better position to help the poor and they often do.

If all the rich people live frugally, sack their maids, sell of their cars, sell off their condos and stay in HDBs, stop eating out at restaurants, you will see widespread unemployment and poverty will deepen.

People who have the means must continue to keep the economy humming. And they do that best by consuming. It is a win-win situation.

The poor needs jobs more than anything else. When the economy is booming, everyone benefits. Employ a maid or even two if you can afford. This will enable 2 poor families in the Philippines, Indonesia or Myanmar to get out of poverty.

Go and buy that car when you can afford it, you will keep the car salesman in his job and feed his family. Go overseas for your holidays and you will keep the air stewardesses employed and bring tourist money to the host countries. Many of the poorer countries in our region depend on tourist dollars.

And the best is, if you can start a business and employ people, please do. And for the business to survive, people must buy your products or services. If they all live frugally and dont buy your products/services, your business will collapse.

So who can help the economy and the poor, the most? It is the wealthy people.

So long as the rich dont use their money to suppress and trample on the less fortunate, we should not begrudge them and their lifestyle.

People earn more because they are valued more for their abilities, and contribution. In most countries, people who earn also contribute more to the countries' tax revenues.

Most of important of all, do not be judgemental.
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Sure, how much did you donate to charity last year? Did you donate to the poor and needy? 1% of your income? Or 20%?
I don't think he meant out right donations. He is referring to trickle down economics.....

Charity is best (for poor folks) in the form of a decent paying job...
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I don't think he meant out right donations. He is referring to trickle down economics.....

Charity is best (for poor folks) in the form of a decent paying job...
Typical excuses
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I do not see why being rich automatically means you must be charitable to help the poor. It is just the icing on the cake for that to happen.

the poor must be helped by the government, either thru money or social support.

The rich are rich because they sacrifice their lives for it to happen. they should just enjoy their lives and no need to bother about the poor.

Look at how much taxes they pay.
Look at how much employees they hire.
Look at how much money they spend.
Look at the wider spillover economic contributions they make.
YOU STILL EXPECT THEM TO DO CHARITY?


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Middle income couple in late 40s.
Total income $180k pa. Home is an HDB EA, paid up.
We own a nice new car with no car loan.
We consider ourselves as lucky since we are debt free, able to own a nice home, nice car, go holidays twice a year, eat at nice restaurants once a week and lead a happy and harmonious family life.
We love Singapore, our home.
For retirement we have CPF Life and cash savings (to buy annuity).
We don't need to downgrade as we are happy living in our home which is well renovated.
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Middle income couple in late 40s.
Total income $180k pa. Home is an HDB EA, paid up.
We own a nice new car with no car loan.
We consider ourselves as lucky since we are debt free, able to own a nice home, nice car, go holidays twice a year, eat at nice restaurants once a week and lead a happy and harmonious family life.
We love Singapore, our home.
For retirement we have CPF Life and cash savings (to buy annuity).
We don't need to downgrade as we are happy living in our home which is well renovated.
Congratulations on your success. You are definitely a lucky person. Please help the poor and needy. Billions of poor and needy needs you. Just google "global poverty", "hungry poor" and you will see how lucky you are. Don't be proud, greedy and arrogant.
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We have to constantly watch out the language we used here. Poor, rich, maid etc. the term of maid really ticks me off. We should not have a class system here. If we trace our root, most of us are poor migrants from all over SEA. Please don't think too much our little income and quickly distance yourself from the "poor". If being rich have a lots of reasons behinds, linking to your own abilities is worst of all kind of self indulgence. Please Be kind and gentle in this shallow and impatient society.
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You must get rid of the mindset that being rich is mutually exclusive to being charitable. In fact the rich are in a much better position to help the poor and they often do.

If all the rich people live frugally, sack their maids, sell of their cars, sell off their condos and stay in HDBs, stop eating out at restaurants, you will see widespread unemployment and poverty will deepen.

People who have the means must continue to keep the economy humming. And they do that best by consuming. It is a win-win situation.

The poor needs jobs more than anything else. When the economy is booming, everyone benefits. Employ a maid or even two if you can afford. This will enable 2 poor families in the Philippines, Indonesia or Myanmar to get out of poverty.

Go and buy that car when you can afford it, you will keep the car salesman in his job and feed his family. Go overseas for your holidays and you will keep the air stewardesses employed and bring tourist money to the host countries. Many of the poorer countries in our region depend on tourist dollars.

And the best is, if you can start a business and employ people, please do. And for the business to survive, people must buy your products or services. If they all live frugally and dont buy your products/services, your business will collapse.

So who can help the economy and the poor, the most? It is the wealthy people.

So long as the rich dont use their money to suppress and trample on the less fortunate, we should not begrudge them and their lifestyle.

People earn more because they are valued more for their abilities, and contribution. In most countries, people who earn also contribute more to the countries' tax revenues.

Most of important of all, do not be judgemental.
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