Khaw Boon Wan is rite to ramp up supply of rental flats

From: "truth"

Subject: Re: KBW is rite to ramp up supply of rental flats

Every ministry MBT went, he screwed it up big time in the sense that
ordinary Singaporeans ended up paying more or suffering all sorts of
inconveniences. However he has the full backing of LKY who actually liked
what MBT was doing - forcing Singaporeans to face the full blast of the open
market. So the ultimate blame for all the misguided policies of the pap over
the last 20 years including those while GCT was PM can be put squarely on
LKY dogmatic rightwing ultra-capitalist ideology. In the old days there were
the other old guards like Dr Goh, Dr Toh and Ong Pang Boon to check on LKY
excesses. When he prematurely retired them in the name of self-renewal for
all except himself, he has a free hand to push his ultra-capitalist ideology
all the way. LKY has publicly stated there is no free lunch in Singapore. He
has said that the bus he is driving don't take free loaders. All passengers
are full fee paying. He has made welfare a dirty word within the pap.
In short the papist ministers are just doing what LKY wanted them to.

"allo" wrote in message

> To be quite honest the high 21 month rental queue problem has been
> highlighted often in the press many years ago. However, it seems to me our
> scholar minister of MND MBT are to busy "listening" to private developers
> millionaires and wealthy foreigners instead of "listening" to Singaporean
> feedback.

> My impression is MBT has mismanaged the whole MND including HDB and every
> Singaporean is paying the price collectively.

> In addition, many rental flats are not supposed to be rented to foreign
> workers and yet MBT allowed it and also raised the rental charge of these
> flats for Singaporean resident.

> I think our MPs should take a good look at how almost 180,000 Singaporean
> are "festering" in these HDB rental flats because their future could be
> very grim under the PAP.

> On 29/5/2011 9:10 PM, truth wrote:
>> That was my suggestions a few days ago. Increasing the supply of rental
>> flats and relaxing the conditions will definitely help many who are
>> caught
>> in a nasty situation not of their choice.

>> Why forced people to buy a flat beyond their means. If they are
>> confortable
>> living in a rental flat, there is no reason why the government should
>> refuse
>> them so long as their income are low. For e.g. retirees who are living on
>> the proceeds from the sale of their homes. Why make it so difficult for
>> them
>> to rent ? U r forcing them into a situation which they cannot be
>> financially
>> independent. U r creating problems for these people and in turn they take
>> up
>> your mp's time. So the pap has been screwing themselves by adopting
>> inflexible and draconian policies.

>> KBW is moving fast and in the right direction. Keep it up.