tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447767395663194531.post6490688042759674087..comments2023-05-10T23:46:38.302+08:00Comments on Prata Politics: Singapore National Day Rally: Home Hope Heart HDB!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149782266260652283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447767395663194531.post-80343732658068568742012-09-05T23:15:26.639+08:002012-09-05T23:15:26.639+08:00if you think along the lines of hdb as a SOCIAL, n...if you think along the lines of hdb as a SOCIAL, not-for-profit good rather than an economic good, then even a 100% capital gains tax wouldnt sound so crazy.<br /><br />extra grants here and there are just so piece meal and pointless if prices are so crazy. ur 10k extra grants gets wiped out easily in one or two months of market price growth, that 10k is nothing... <br /><br />price is the key issue here and as i said, i dun think the govt has the balls to take bold radical moves which ironically we so badly need now... so GG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447767395663194531.post-21163317329021022982012-08-29T01:14:32.347+08:002012-08-29T01:14:32.347+08:00Pwah. You got a point on linking NS to HDB. Not fi...Pwah. You got a point on linking NS to HDB. Not first priority as new HDB is mostly for citizens anyway and citizens would have done NS. But they are given extra NS grant of $10k if husband and wife are both citizens, compared to the one citizen the other PR type of new HDB flat applicant.<br /><br />Capital gains tax is crazy. Can't impose cap gains tax on HDB flats, as it would only drive up resale price as sellers would adjust to compensate for the tax paid out. Rather have a HDB owner-occupied only policy and flats cannot be used as rental investments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149782266260652283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447767395663194531.post-81209712626864280652012-08-27T18:43:45.734+08:002012-08-27T18:43:45.734+08:00i think permission, priority and privileges are se...i think permission, priority and privileges are secondary to price..<br /><br />i can say every singaporean (single or not) after obtaining their ORD certificate can buy a hdb flat (permission) and they all have first priority and they can get the full $40k rebates (privilege). <br />but it will all mean nothing if the pricing is at $1mil per unit. where is a young 20yr old dude gonna find 10% x $1mil for downpayment?<br /><br />all these piece meal measures are all for wayang show. if they are serious abt solving this, just de-link selling price from market conditions and introduce cap gains tax.. hdb is a social good (not economic good) and it should stay that way. <br />but do they have the balls to do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com