tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post2363415903771642634..comments2024-01-08T19:53:57.810+08:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: Lesser mortals should not hire foreign workersJimmy Munhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927345822970412901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-2564148246256751282009-10-26T18:10:12.386+08:002009-10-26T18:10:12.386+08:00Good post. Thank you for this information.Good post. Thank you for this information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-88171180751679324782009-10-25T19:04:14.050+08:002009-10-25T19:04:14.050+08:00fair dinkum,
while I agree that there are plenty ...fair dinkum,<br /><br />while I agree that there are plenty of FDW employers who cannot afford to pay a single cent more than the bare minimum, it is not always a given that only the poorest are guilty of neglecting the medical needs of their helper. <br /><br />Furthermore, it may be rare, but how comfortable is the average FDW employer with the risk of a $100,000 or larger bill?<br /><br />And coming back to the same old question: What right does the government have, to create a levy for FDW but not provide any service? To raise the costs of FDW to protect jobs of competing Singaporeans? <br /><br />In some country, some tea party was started with the mantra, "No taxation without representation." I dont want representation, I just want something back in exchange for the FDW I pay.<br /><br />The government can replace the levy with a compulsory medical insurance. At $170 monthly for medical insurance, I'm sure companies can profitably offer coverage in excess of $100,000, without any added burden to employers.<br /><br />The truth is the government is addicted to the FDW levy revenues and have to cut other services, say the millions for integrating more "valuable" foreigners, if FDW is earmarked for FDW needs.Jimmy Munhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927345822970412901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-16578587778710295212009-10-21T10:55:33.628+08:002009-10-21T10:55:33.628+08:00Cynical viewpoint but not too far off the mark.
Cl...Cynical viewpoint but not too far off the mark.<br />Clearly, it is the employer who can only marginally afford a foreign maid who is mostly guilty of never paying the maid or never sending the maid for medical care.<br />Paying a little more for a higher medical coverage buys peace of mind for the affluent employer but adds more load for the marginal employer who already struggles with quite a financial burden for the privilege of having some domestic help.<br /><br />To all intents and purposes, levies and taxes are similar to the long suffering citizenry.<br />Then again as consolation, as long as the monies go into the governmental coffers and not into some corruptible official's pockets, most will sigh but accept it grudgingly.fair dinkumnoreply@blogger.com