Budget report

I looked at the Budget release today and I am only eligible for $400 dollars, or is it $200. Depending on the AV of my hse, which I have no idea the amt. I guess it would fall in the $400 range. Yes, so its $400 out of dunno how many billions.

They say that help goes to the people who needs it most. Agreed, but somehow it seems to target old people, or those earning less than $1500 a mth. Most people I know earn more than that. Since we are on the topic of average income, let me digress a little, my boss thinks that the average income of sg is 1800 a person. I almost fainted when I heard that. I thought I rememberd reading the papers that it was 2500, because I distinctinly remembered the argh in my heart when I read that. Woe betides me if my boss thinks he is overpaying us.

I can understand why most of my peers are not interested in anything the gahmen does. Because, it doesnt have an effect on us directly. I read through the whole budget report and was a little dissapointed. Ya, we earn a decent amt, enough to not starve but yet so many of us feel its so hard and things oh so expensive.

Another thing I do not like is the propaganda. The papers feature stories of people who are so happy and that the budget report is all but a good thing. I dun see any reports of people lamenting. The one that pissed me off most - the one liner on the single unmarried girl that went "oh i am so glad i am getting $600, its the biggest amt the govt has given. This shows that single unmarried girls are not neglected"

Duh, in fact, I feel that most single unmarried girls are neglected.

Don't get me wrong. I still love my country and am glad the pap keeps the country lawful - although they allowed the murderer of the Serangnoon mureder to leave the country even after an island-wide net was cast almost immediately.

I have my views on that matter. I think the police are efficent, as in efficent to following the handbook cos handbook says that in such situtation, cast an island wide net. So, the net is cast, but the actual people doing the job have no idea what to do. They lack the experience of spotting a murderer, that glint in the eye or the sweaty palms etc. They are simply following protocol. Whatever. I fear to imagine how things will be liek if the terrorist attack. Touch wood.

Back to topic.
I am glad that the gahmen is helping the needy, but people like me - the whole thing is like a big hoo haa. I wished more could have been done.