Grocery prices in Melbourne
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Fatum,
Please continue.
When I look at your funny ears, it adds to my enjoyment.
pls do not insult the avatar.....
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Originally posted by charlize:
Lionoisy got banned?
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Hong Kong a free port and a pegged currency (pegged to USD).
Apple iPod Nano 8 GB:
Hong Kong: HKD 1,550 = USD 198.44 (USD 1 = HKD 7.8109)
USA : USD 199
http://store.apple.com/hk/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano?mco=MTIwMDQ
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Then again these prices are still more expensive than Singapore.
Moreover did you remove the tariff rates for the iPod nano sold in Australia?
you are still persisting in trying to blame the goverment for making you pay more for an ipod aren't you ? .....
I wonder if you have really taken a step back and reflected on how silly your preposition is ? ....
back to the very same question I posed to you .... who should we be asking about the ipods being more expensive here than in the US
1. the goverment
2. apple corp
once upon a time, you claimed that you were not an opposition supporter (in that gurkha thread) ... but just as I predicted in that thread, you'd start calling people who try to show you up as a goverment supporter ...
back to the same advice for you boy ... don't blame your surroundings for your circumstances, including the goverment, you try to blame them for expensive ipods today, you'd blame them for rain tomorrow, or you not being able to find a girlfriend a few years down the line ? ... trying to prove the link won't make you any more cleverer, not with google and wiki around, but it does reflects a lot on your attitude towards life ....
you want something, a better life for yourself, you work for it, don't ack too much about how the grass is greener on the other side and how your path could have been paved better for you ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
you are still persisting in trying to blame the goverment for making you pay more for an ipod aren't you ? .....
I wonder if you have really taken a step back and reflected on how silly your preposition is ? ....
back to the very same question I posed to you .... who should we be asking about the ipods being more expensive here than in the US
1. the goverment
2. apple corp
once upon a time, you claimed that you were not an opposition supporter (in that gurkha thread) ... but just as I predicted in that thread, you'd start calling people who try to show you up as a goverment supporter ...
back to the same advice for you boy ... don't blame your surroundings for your circumstances, including the goverment, you try to blame them for expensive ipods today, you'd blame them for rain tomorrow, or you not being able to find a girlfriend a few years down the line ? ... trying to prove the link won't make you any more cleverer, not with google and wiki around, but it does reflects a lot on your attitude towards life ....
you want something, a better life for yourself, you work for it, don't ack too much about how the grass is greener on the other side and how your path could have been paved better for you ....
Nobody's blaming the price of the ipods, it is used widely as a comparison, this remark kind of shows how superficial you can be.Apple Corp or any business conduct their businesses with anticipation of certain profit margins. If both regions have similar cost structures, there is no reason why a company should decide to charge more for one region and cheaper for another region. It is similar to going to Best Denki in two different locations (same cost structure) in Singapore and getting different prices for the same product.
Businesses will charge more if the risk in one country is higher than the other, maybe risk of currency fluctuations or other risk to their investments. If you compare the price of ipods in Hong Kong and USA, it doesn't vary much because the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar, this removes currency risk.
Whereas Singapore's ipod prices is still priced above the USD 199 range. What other explanation can there be? Others here would like to sweep queries to "act of god". Is the government responsible for the exchange rate ("dirty float")? Maybe some would answer "NO!", it's an act of god. Is the current inflation rate related to the government's policy? "NO!", it's also an act of god.
So if nothing is attributable to the government, then what does the government do?
Sit back and collect their multi million dollar salaries for the afew dozen or so lackeys?
I have no doubt that Apple sets the pricing for the ipods, but why does their pricing policy vary? Isn't it due to currency or investment risk in Singapore?
Like I said, if you take the price of the 8GB iPod nano sold in Singapore (free port) for SGD 318 remove the GST, it will still cost USD 209.29. This price is far off from what Hong Kong (free port) charges HKD 1,550, which is USD 198.44 (USD 1 = HKD 7.8109).
I guess Apple deems Singapore's more risky, that's why the USD 10 premium for risk.
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With the despots pushing up property prices to benefit you know who and his family... how not to blame the dishonorable despots for the high prices when the retailers have to pay such high rentals?
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If you are taking in MRT stations, so happens that a light bulb falls and land on your head.
Whose fault is it?
An act of god or SMRT for failing to maintain the bulb?
To some folks here, the government is all perfect, even more perfect than god, that's why god takes the blame and the governments gets off scot free.
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Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
With the despots pushing up property prices to benefit you know who and his family... how not to blame the dishonorable despots for the high prices when the retailers have to pay such high rentals?
They remove the tax on curbing property speculation afew years back.Then they increased the population size, therefore more demand for housing.
But I guess to some folks here, the government didn't do this, it was an act of god that these foreign talents came to Singapore.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
If you are taking in MRT stations, so happens that a light bulb falls and land on your head.
Whose fault is it?
An act of god or SMRT for failing to maintain the bulb?
To some folks here, the government is all perfect, even more perfect than god, that's why god takes the blame and the governments gets off scot free.
Some I met are even thankful to the despots for no war in Singapore. Absurd.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Some I met are even thankful to the despots for no war in Singapore. Absurd.
There is no war in Aust, Uk and Canada too.So are they thankful too?
it is the gov's duty to keep the country safe and sound from war. and u dont have to be thankful for that. its not a privilege but a necessity. They are voted in to do just that.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Nobody's blaming the price of the ipods, it is used widely as a comparison, this remark kind of shows how superficial you can be.Apple Corp or any business conduct their businesses with anticipation of certain profit margins. If both regions have similar cost structures, there is no reason why a company should decide to charge more for one region and cheaper for another region. It is similar to going to Best Denki in two different locations (same cost structure) in Singapore and getting different prices for the same product.
Businesses will charge more if the risk in one country is higher than the other, maybe risk of currency fluctuations or other risk to their investments. If you compare the price of ipods in Hong Kong and USA, it doesn't vary much because the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar, this removes currency risk.
Whereas Singapore's ipod prices is still priced above the USD 199 range. What other explanation can there be? Others here would like to sweep queries to "act of god". Is the government responsible for the exchange rate ("dirty float")? Maybe some would answer "NO!", it's an act of god. Is the current inflation rate related to the government's policy? "NO!", it's also an act of god.
So if nothing is attributable to the government, then what does the government do?
Sit back and collect their multi million dollar salaries for the afew dozen or so lackeys?
I have no doubt that Apple sets the pricing for the ipods, but why does their pricing policy vary? Isn't it due to currency or investment risk in Singapore?
Like I said, if you take the price of the 8GB iPod nano sold in Singapore (free port) for SGD 318 remove the GST, it will still cost USD 209.29. This price is far off from what Hong Kong (free port) charges HKD 1,550, which is USD 198.44 (USD 1 = HKD 7.8109).
I guess Apple deems Singapore's more risky, that's why the USD 10 premium for risk.
The reason why Ipod are sold more could be due to market demand from a technologicaly savy society like ours who always strive to get the latest and best in tech products. Some of the marketing subjects i learn before taught me about the market segments and target demographics/culture of consumer trends.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Nobody's blaming the price of the ipods, it is used widely as a comparison, this remark kind of shows how superficial you can be.Apple Corp or any business conduct their businesses with anticipation of certain profit margins. If both regions have similar cost structures, there is no reason why a company should decide to charge more for one region and cheaper for another region. It is similar to going to Best Denki in two different locations (same cost structure) in Singapore and getting different prices for the same product.
Businesses will charge more if the risk in one country is higher than the other, maybe risk of currency fluctuations or other risk to their investments. If you compare the price of ipods in Hong Kong and USA, it doesn't vary much because the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar, this removes currency risk.
Whereas Singapore's ipod prices is still priced above the USD 199 range. What other explanation can there be? Others here would like to sweep queries to "act of god". Is the government responsible for the exchange rate ("dirty float")? Maybe some would answer "NO!", it's an act of god. Is the current inflation rate related to the government's policy? "NO!", it's also an act of god.
So if nothing is attributable to the government, then what does the government do?
Sit back and collect their multi million dollar salaries for the afew dozen or so lackeys?
I have no doubt that Apple sets the pricing for the ipods, but why does their pricing policy vary? Isn't it due to currency or investment risk in Singapore?
Like I said, if you take the price of the 8GB iPod nano sold in Singapore (free port) for SGD 318 remove the GST, it will still cost USD 209.29. This price is far off from what Hong Kong (free port) charges HKD 1,550, which is USD 198.44 (USD 1 = HKD 7.8109).
I guess Apple deems Singapore's more risky, that's why the USD 10 premium for risk.
of course you're not blaming the price of ipods, but I'm using this to high-light your attitude towards your circumstances, what I said about your attitude towards life still stands .... how that will determine your altitude in life, that's something you'll have to find out for yourself, but with no change in mindset, I'll not lay a dollar on anything ...
back to the question of the cost of ipods, first you imply that free floats are the way to go, then you speak about high tariffs in countries with higher floating exchange rates making the ipods cost more when i pointed out that in the UK and Europe, ipods costs more .... and then now hong kong came into the picture .... with her PEGGED currency ... and since ipods still costs more in places like australia and new zealand, you're implying that they are of a higher risk than hong kong ? ...
the funny thing is that while you claim that higher standards of living = higher costs over in Europe, you choose to reconcile ipods in Singapore costing more to bad goverment policy .... do you see the disconnect ?
note that so far you have only assigned the blame, on goverment policy, no less, but you have kept quiet about what's really to be done, so is free float the way to go, or a pegged currency ? ... it appears to me that what you are trying to do, is to blame everything under the sun to your favourite whipping boy, nothing more ...
I love your light bulb example, it illustrates your attitude, and the likes of you, perfectly ... but of course, the classic one is the tree branch falling on car one by that other lunatic ... in a way,I think you should be grateful to God, your previous karma, or whatever, that you're born in Singapore, for I doubt you'd survive in many other places ...
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Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
With the despots pushing up property prices to benefit you know who and his family... how not to blame the dishonorable despots for the high prices when the retailers have to pay such high rentals?
oh there you are .... so .... how much are you donating out of your progress package to your Hero Chee Soon Juan ? .... waiting for your reply in that other thread of yours ...
btw Maurizio, how much are YOU donating ? ...
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since when IPOD become groceries items? does BIG W, woolworth sell IPOD these days?
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Originally posted by Fatum:
oh there you are .... so .... how much are you donating out of your progress package to your Hero Chee Soon Juan ? .... waiting for your reply in that other thread of yours ...
btw Maurizio, how much are YOU donating ? ...
"waiting for your reply in that other thread of yours ..."
Wait until the old as-hole you are licking for some crumps on the floor, die. hahahahaha
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Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:
after tax, u will get around 25- 30 K. dont state directly from job ads. Also depends on which state u working in. I think WA, are short of labour, so expect more. They advertise as 50K is the salary given without tax. Btw if u are just starting dont expect to get a lot of money but fairly fair amount by aussie standards
For graduate workers, 25k is very low after tax even for a big firm.
In the mining industry , there are incentives.
If you work on the oil rigs offshore , your income is tax free I think .
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Originally posted by Fatum:
of course you're not blaming the price of ipods, but I'm using this to high-light your attitude towards your circumstances, what I said about your attitude towards life still stands .... how that will determine your altitude in life, that's something you'll have to find out for yourself, but with no change in mindset, I'll not lay a dollar on anything ...
back to the question of the cost of ipods, first you imply that free floats are the way to go, then you speak about high tariffs in countries with higher floating exchange rates making the ipods cost more when i pointed out that in the UK and Europe, ipods costs more .... and then now hong kong came into the picture .... with her PEGGED currency ... and since ipods still costs more in places like australia and new zealand, you're implying that they are of a higher risk than hong kong ? ...
the funny thing is that while you claim that higher standards of living = higher costs over in Europe, you choose to reconcile ipods in Singapore costing more to bad goverment policy .... do you see the disconnect ?
note that so far you have only assigned the blame, on goverment policy, no less, but you have kept quiet about what's really to be done, so is free float the way to go, or a pegged currency ? ... it appears to me that what you are trying to do, is to blame everything under the sun to your favourite whipping boy, nothing more ...
I love your light bulb example, it illustrates your attitude, and the likes of you, perfectly ... but of course, the classic one is the tree branch falling on car one by that other lunatic ... in a way,I think you should be grateful to God, your previous karma, or whatever, that you're born in Singapore, for I doubt you'd survive in many other places ...
Looking at your attitude towards life and intelligence, I can't say you have done any better than me.Since when I said they are higher risk?
Don't misunderstand the issues at hand, this is all about Apple pricing their products, the tariffs or GST that the government imposes does not go into Apple's pocket, hence no effect on the pricing policies of Apple. When Apple price their products, they do so because of risk and cost structure.My initial statement was
Why is it that prices in Singapore is more expensive relative to other countries?
Let's look at the iPod, in the Apple (Singapore) website a 8GB iPod Nano cost SGD 318, while the same model cost USD 199 (SGD 282.58 @ USD 1 = 1.42).
http://store.apple.com/sg/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano?mco=MTIwMDQ
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano?mco=MTE2NTY
Why the stark difference in prices? Afterall iPod is manufatured in China, it should be cheaper to ship to Singapore than the USA.
Your reply:
so who do you think should answer this question,
1. our goverment
2. apple corp
? ....
Then you said:
two words : differential pricing
Differential pricing is right, I do not disagree with that fact, but why do they engage in differential pricing?
1) Government does a "dirty float" (managed foreign exchange intervention), which increases the currency risk.
2) With the increase currency risk, Apple has to price it's product higher to get a return that's equivalent to the risk. You do understand the concept of risk and returns don't you?
So which point do you disagree with me? Point 1) or 2)?
Or
You disagree just for the sake of disagreeing.
If you have a better explanation on why Apple price it's ipod the way it did, I am willing to listen.
Yes Europe has a higher cost of living, but what is their GDP per capita. Same as Singapore or higher? Why not just compare prices with Hong Kong or Australia, which have similar GDP per capita? You earn a poor Singaporean's wage and you want to live in Switzerland. Isn't it kind of foolhardy?
What's to be done? Float the currency, isn't it all too obvious.
Let the free market decide what the equilibrium exchange rate should be, instead of suppressing the Singapore Dollar and increasing the rate of inflation.So back to the tree falling on the car.
Sure, don't trim the overgrown branches of the tree in your garden. If it should rot and fall on a passerby or car, see if they have a case of tort with you. What would be your defence? Act of god like the foreign exchange? 9. The expanding duty of care. When establishing liability for damage caused by trees, ownership is a starting point but not the end of the inquiry. Other potentially responsible parties include those who possess the land on which the trees grow or exercise control over the trees. For example, maintaining trees, even if they are not yours, may be sufficient to give rise to a duty of care to others.
The landmark case of Husovsky v U.S. (DDC 1978) 590 F2d 944 involved a motorist who was badly hurt when a tree limb, weighing nearly ten tons, fell onto his car. The tree was located on embassy land in Washington, D.C., owned by the government of India, and subject to an agreement that amounted to an easement for the benefit of the United States. The land was controlled and maintained by the federal government, and was indistinguishable from the contiguous national park. The road through the park was jointly maintained by the District of Columbia and the National Park Service. The court found that the United States, whose duty it was to maintain and service the park, owed a duty of reasonable care to avert hazards that could be dangerous to passing motorists.
http://www.asca-consultants.org/news_ascanews_03.html
Seriously, if I was born in another equivalent country like Australia or New Zealand, I could have achieve much more. I can't say the same for you though, always requiring constant supervision from your P4P nanny, making this and that decision for you. Do you even have the independence to think for yourself?
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Originally posted by Fatum:
oh there you are .... so .... how much are you donating out of your progress package to your Hero Chee Soon Juan ? .... waiting for your reply in that other thread of yours ...
btw Maurizio, how much are YOU donating ? ...
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Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:
someone who just arrived in Aust will find it expensive, but in the long term they will realise as they adjust to the basic life style living cost that its cheaper than sg.
But i can say aust is good for its citizens especially those old people or students studying as they get subsidised fees for Uni and get a payment every month when studying.
old people get subsidised for almost everything including transport.
its not good for those filthy rich or high income earner as they get taxed heavily. In this singapore is a better place for the rich and famous.
Aust is a country which upholds moral obligations to society.
LOL students getting centrelink payments ...you make it sound like ALL will get it. Not all will qualify.
Subsidised fees? Sorry if you are not smart enough , you pay FULL fees. HECs ( the subsidy) is not really cheap either but you can pay off using income tax. ( That is why I love HECs because I didn't go to Australia to pay full domestic fees)
High income earners and the filthy rich can survive very well in Australia with an assistance of a good accountant and tax adviser.
I live in Australia and I love it . But I won't bank on the subsidies to float me in my old age.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Looking at your attitude towards life and intelligence, I can't say you have done any better than me.Since when I said they are higher risk?
Don't misunderstand the issues at hand, this
is all about Apple pricing their products, the tariffs or GST that
the government imposes does not go into Apple's pocket, hence
no effect on the pricing policies of Apple. When Apple price their
products, they do so because of risk and cost structure.Differential pricing is right, I do not disagree with that fact, but why do they engage in differential pricing?
1) Government does a "dirty float" (managed foreign exchange intervention), which increases the currency risk.
2) With the increase currency risk, Apple has to price it's product higher to get a return that's equivalent to the risk. You do understand the concept of risk and returns don't you?
So which point do you disagree with me? Point 1) or 2)?
Or
You disagree just for the sake of disagreeing.
If you have a better explanation on why Apple price it's ipod the way it did, I am willing to listen.
Yes Europe has a higher cost of living, but what is their GDP per capita. Same as Singapore or higher? Why not just compare prices with Hong Kong or Australia, which have similar GDP per capita? You earn a poor Singaporean's wage and you want to live in Switzerland. Isn't it kind of foolhardy?
What's to be done? Float the currency, isn't it all too obvious.
Let the free market decide what the
equilibrium exchange rate should be, instead of suppressing the
Singapore Dollar and increasing the rate of inflation.So back to the tree falling on the car.
Sure, don't trim the overgrown branches of
the tree in your garden. If it should rot and fall on a passerby or
car, see if they have a case of tort with you. What would be your
defence? Act of god like the foreign exchange? Seriously, if I was born in another equivalent country like Australia or New Zealand, I could have achieve much more. I can't say the same for you though, always requiring constant supervision from your P4P nanny, making this and that decision for you. Do you even have the independence to think for yourself?
cool, did you spend the whole night thumping the keyboard to write that passage ? ...
since you choose to use ipod from the basket of goods to illustrate the higher costs of living, I now ask you for the THIRD time ... who would be responsible for setting the price of ipods
1. the goverment
2. apple corp
this is important, because of your attitude of pinning everything to the goverment, let me expand the tree branches and light bulbs example that encapsulates your attitude perfectly ....
oh dear, tree branches fell onto my car, farking hell, goverment never ensure it's trimmed properly ...walk on the pavement, slip and fell on banana skin, farking hell, bangla never clean properly, goverment's fault .... children turned out stupid, only know how to hold up hands at traffic light, dunno how to watch traffic, teacher never teach, goverment's fault (that's just shutterbug's kids btw) ... car got into accident, farking hell, goverment let too many cars onto the road, goverment's fault ... can't get a wife or gf because too busy at work ? goverment's fault for a busy society lor ... can't afford to have kids ? goverment's fault not to create a family oriented work environment, ... indonesia burning forests to create haze every year, goverment's fault not to do enough to squeeze the indo's balls ... go out to park stepped on gau sai, goverment's fault for not cleaning it up ....
I shall not go into blaming the deaths of pet hamsters on the goverment, but if you look at the examples above, yes, by a stretch of imagination, everything can be attributed to the goverment ..... but where does your own life and responsibilities begin ? ....
you speak of being able to do better elsewhere ? ... I shall not ask how come you're still here, but rather ... let's look at what you've written here
Seriously, if I was born in another equivalent country like Australia or New Zealand, I could have achieve much more. I can't say the same for you though, always requiring constant supervision from your P4P nanny, making this and that decision for you. Do you even have the independence to think for yourself?
but I think it is YOU who has the petulant child king attitude, precisely the sort who requires constant supervision from the nanny ... why ? i'll explain
Cos if you and those like you in here, insist on blaming everything of your circumstances and well-being on the goverment, doesn't it sound a lot more like YOU requires constant supervision and attention, and requires the goverment to smooth and anticipate and pave your path ahead for you more than I do ? ... who really needs the goverment more than i do ? ... you, or me ? ... I don't look to the goverment to anticipate and smooth everything in my path in life, nor do I blame them for everything under the sun, unlike you ... think about it, you can't do without supervision, really... do YOU even have the independence to lead your own life, to be responsible for your own prosperity and well being, instead of blaming everything on something or someone else ? ... looking at what you've been trying to prove, I doubt so ...
and if you look at some of the other people around, there is such a contrast in attitude, this eagle chap's on a scholarship, but he's working hard at running his own tuition biz, and plan on earning big bucks when he's done school, i'm impressed with this fellow, honeymousie has lived in australia for a decade, she complains about rising commodities prices, but you don't hear "fark, it's the goverment's fault, for not doing enough" from her ... fymk here too, lives there, but look at her very last sentence in the post above, do you see what I mean ? ... you're better off here, cos I think you'd just be another parasitic immigrant elsewhere with your attitude, so go on, blame everyone else, just remember, meanwhile, the race for life goes on .....
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Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:
I surived on $400 when i was in adelaide Uni
$300 for rent
$200 for other expenses
when?
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Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:
I earned 28K per year after taxes working in an office there for 4 years. That equalled to 112 k
Faggot, u think i am slacko?. I have earned what will u will take 8-9 years in singapore.
Can i ask how much for rent or mortgage and few itmes of major
expenses,like car,insurances(health ,life ),CPF like funds.
no need tell us personal data for mortgage or rent.
Just tell us a norm.Tx.
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Originally posted by Fatum:
cool, did you spend the whole night thumping the keyboard to write that passage ? ...
since you choose to use ipod from the basket of goods to illustrate the higher costs of living, I now ask you for the THIRD time ... who would be responsible for setting the price of ipods
1. the goverment
2. apple corp
this is important, because of your attitude of pinning everything to the goverment, let me expand the tree branches and light bulbs example that encapsulates your attitude perfectly ....
oh dear, tree branches fell onto my car, farking hell, goverment never ensure it's trimmed properly ...walk on the pavement, slip and fell on banana skin, farking hell, bangla never clean properly, goverment's fault .... children turned out stupid, only know how to hold up hands at traffic light, dunno how to watch traffic, teacher never teach, goverment's fault (that's just shutterbug's kids btw) ... car got into accident, farking hell, goverment let too many cars onto the road, goverment's fault ... can't get a wife or gf because too busy at work ? goverment's fault for a busy society lor ... can't afford to have kids ? goverment's fault not to create a family oriented work environment, ... indonesia burning forests to create haze every year, goverment's fault not to do enough to squeeze the indo's balls ... go out to park stepped on gau sai, goverment's fault for not cleaning it up ....
I shall not go into blaming the deaths of pet hamsters on the goverment, but if you look at the examples above, yes, by a stretch of imagination, everything can be attributed to the goverment ..... but where does your own life and responsibilities begin ? ....
you speak of being able to do better elsewhere ? ... I shall not ask how come you're still here, but rather ... let's look at what you've written here
Seriously, if I was born in another equivalent country like Australia or New Zealand, I could have achieve much more. I can't say the same for you though, always requiring constant supervision from your P4P nanny, making this and that decision for you. Do you even have the independence to think for yourself?
but I think it is YOU who has the petulant child king attitude, precisely the sort who requires constant supervision from the nanny ... why ? i'll explain
Cos if you and those like you in here, insist on blaming everything of your circumstances and well-being on the goverment, doesn't it sound a lot more like YOU requires constant supervision and attention, and requires the goverment to smooth and anticipate and pave your path ahead for you more than I do ? ... who really needs the goverment more than i do ? ... you, or me ? ... I don't look to the goverment to anticipate and smooth everything in my path in life, nor do I blame them for everything under the sun, unlike you ... think about it, you can't do without supervision, really... do YOU even have the independence to lead your own life, to be responsible for your own prosperity and well being, instead of blaming everything on something or someone else ? ... looking at what you've been trying to prove, I doubt so ...
and if you look at some of the other people around, there is such a contrast in attitude, this eagle chap's on a scholarship, but he's working hard at running his own tuition biz, and plan on earning big bucks when he's done school, i'm impressed with this fellow, honeymousie has lived in australia for a decade, she complains about rising commodities prices, but you don't hear "fark, it's the goverment's fault, for not doing enough" from her ... fymk here too, lives there, but look at her very last sentence in the post above, do you see what I mean ? ... you're better off here, cos I think you'd just be another parasitic immigrant elsewhere with your attitude, so go on, blame everyone else, just remember, meanwhile, the race for life goes on .....
You really haven't a clue what I was talking about all this while? Clueless as usual.What basket of goods did I talk about?
I was referring to the manipulation (under valuation) of exchange rates by MAS, therefore Apple assessing their risk in currency, decides to price it's ipods higher in Singapore than other comparable countries.
Sure sure, next time don't trim the rotting trees in front of your house, if it falls on your neighbours car or yard, see if they have a case with you. If I was the government I need more citizens like you. Folks with blind faith like you are hard to find these days. Didn't you read the link on "duty of care" which I pasted? Too convoluted for you to understand?
Highly questionable if you even have a front yard in the first place.Sure I blame, but I have facts to substantiate my case. I don't go around pointing finger at everyone claiming that they are this and that based on conjectures. Sounds familiar?
Yah, nobody's at fault, especially the government. If they decide to start buying more USD, SGD falls, inflation increases (Singapore imports most of it's goods). It is not the government's fault, it is an act of god.
Do you have any knowledge in Economics?
Or am I talking to an Economics illiterate?
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
You really haven't a clue what I was talking about all this while? Clueless as usual.What basket of goods did I talk about?
I was referring to the manipulation (under valuation) of exchange rates by MAS, therefore Apple assessing their risk in currency, decides to price it's ipods higher in Singapore than other comparable countries.
Sure sure, next time don't trim the rotting trees in front of your house, if it falls on your neighbours car or yard, see if they have a case with you. If I was the government I need more citizens like you. Folks with blind faith like you are hard to find these days. Didn't you read the link on "duty of care" which I pasted? Too convoluted for you to understand?
Yah, nobody's at fault, especially the government. If they decide to start buying more USD, SGD falls, inflation increases (Singapore imports most of it's goods). It is not the government's fault, it is an act of god.
Do you have any knowledge in Economics?
Or am I talking to an Economics illiterate?
don't you know that ipods are part of the basket of goods to calculate inflation now ? ... or did you managed to snatch that out of thin air ? ....
I suppose I have struck something that hurts, right ? ....
go on, re-read what I've said again, of course, to you, it is everybody's fault, except your own .... perhaps you'd want to blame your parents for giving birth to you in Singapore too ? ... after all, it's not YOUR fault, right ? .... they short-changed you by having you in a place where you were able to "achieve less", as you've put it ? ... no wait, it's the goverment's fault right ? ... for encouraging them to give birth ?
and you should save up for an ipod btw ... i enjoy mine very much
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Alot of Singaporeans like to make the mistake of comparing Singapore salary with Australian prices.
They should be comparing Australian salary with Australian prices and Singapore salary with Singapore prices.
Agree.
can i suggest u guys besides compare economically in prices,
pl also compare Social and Political costs.
Social costs and benefits
Age and racial discrmination,if any.
crimes rates---actual and perceptions
gangsters----- ,especially Bikers Gang
(it took 4 years for police to remove illegal structures from Bikers house)
Drugs----biggest party drugs in world history of A$500 million seized.
fired arms----10 % Aussie get this.16 % admitted guns at home.
Corruptions-------a police commissioner just charged(it is damn
related to drugs and gangsters)
Judiciary-----can i ask SPLIT SECOND,do u dare to find
a gangster head guilty in a open court ?
Girl gang raped and at least 6 men no need go to jail in first trial!!
More places for holidays!!
people more friendly?
Political costs and benefits
more freedom politically i suppose
Quality of leaders?
Budgets in red for 30 years.Just balanced few years back.
(too good welfares)
Economic costs
no need compare cheeze and rice prices.
Compare the items which will take up more than
70% of your after tax expenses.
Housing----rent or mortgage at 9 % interest rate.
(congra if u dunt need borrow $$)
http://www.mortgage-calc.com/
Cars----
Insurances----damn important
Educations-----
Child care----
can Aussie insiders share with us?