Hardwarezone Forum, 14 Jul 2013
HDB coffee shops are not District 10 bungalowsFull story
They were built by the HDB to serve residents on state land acquired for a public purpose
Here's a $23.8 million question about Singapore's most expensive coffee shop, in Hougang: How come I can still buy a cup of kopi-o there for 90 cents?
The simple answer is that, disregarding the price of the property, what goes into making that cup of coffee didn't cost much -especially not the wages of coffee shop assistants.
They are likely to belong to the bottom 20 per cent of income earners, whose incomes have stagnated over the years.
