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02 Mar '12, 4am

Tharman: $1k monthly salary can buy flat

Tharman: $1k monthly salary can buy flat Notice he never said buy flat in what country. Or how many years you have to take to pay off the loan. Sure, buy flat on a $1k salary a month. Just don't renovate, don't furnish, don't eat, don't turn on the lights, don't flush the toilet, don't even take a shit. Maybe Tharman meant to say, if you make $1k a month, you can buy a flat… screen tv. Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/xv7Ef6 PDF of full speech here . Link to HDB page on the subsidy scheme. View the entire comment thread.

Full article: http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2012/03/tharman-1k-monthly-sa...

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