Mersal-Vijay speech and BJP controversy
Like any human beings, I too would like to get free stuff from the Government. More the better. But let us look at the comments logically and check if they are reasonable. Mersal-vijay mass speech against gst issue Vijay is stating that Singapore has 7% GST and it provides free medical care. The first part of the statement is correct but the second part is not. Singapore does not provide free medical care, but it is subsidized. Depending on a person’s monthly salary there are different rates of subsidies applied. People with no income, such as retirees or housewives, will have their subsidy rate pegged to the value of their homes. Please check out the details, Healthcare in Singapore - Wikipedia . Another problem with this argument is the connections made between the GST and the medical care. Is the GST only tax collected by the Singapore government. They also have the income tax. 31% of the Singaporeans pay income tax. Do you know how many Indians pay income tax, 1.5%....