2015. Cost of bus fare from Jurong to City hall $10.
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Don't worry people ! The cost of transport will go higher and higher. Now... already cost $2.50 and above just to take a feeder bus to MRT. Then cityhall. So......... $10 dollars in 10 years is nothing !
Singaporean all earning $3000 per month even for the supermarket storeman got $3000 dollars basic salary per month ! That is the future of Singapore. Everyone is rich ! Dama rich !
One bowl of mee cost $50 dollars ! One T-shirt cost $300 dollars. Toliet entry $5 dollars per entry. One egg cost $1 dollars. How good that will be !
Singapore dollars like Japanese banana money in the future. Inflation !
But in another word it say. Our Singapore dollars is devalue already.
Don't need to save money anymore. Just spend, anyway..... Money is losing it value. Buy more things ! And Keep better right ? -
Is this a propaganda by you?
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why dun u donate all ur money to me...
then see 10yrs after u can earn back 10 times anot? -
I don't even give a single cents to NKF. So you want me to donate sperm ? I got plently leh ! Spent lah ! Don't worry about the future ! 10 years later your salary sure very high one ! $5000 per month.Originally posted by CyanSupra:why dun u donate all ur money to me...
then see 10yrs after u can earn back 10 times anot? -
i think u need to calm down and take ur prozac
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Day dream... You have think too much... If the fares allowed an increase of 3 cents a year, it is 10 years to 2015, the most it will cost $1.83Originally posted by skyline63:Don't worry people ! The cost of transport will go higher and higher. Now... already cost $2.50 and above just to take a feeder bus to MRT. Then cityhall. So......... $10 dollars in 10 years is nothing !
Singaporean all earning $3000 per month even for the supermarket storeman got $3000 dollars basic salary per month ! That is the future of Singapore. Everyone is rich ! Dama rich !
One bowl of mee cost $50 dollars ! One T-shirt cost $300 dollars. Toliet entry $5 dollars per entry. One egg cost $1 dollars. How good that will be !
Singapore dollars like Japanese banana money in the future. Inflation !
But in another word it say. Our Singapore dollars is devalue already.
Don't need to save money anymore. Just spend, anyway..... Money is losing it value. Buy more things ! And Keep better right ? -
If the situation is such that our public transport system is crap...for eg: bus always arrives late, bus always arrives in pairs, driver is rude, accident statistics are high etc etc, then we have every reason to complain over such frequent fare hikes.
Nobody like an increase in prices but let's face it. Improvements in technology, cost of living and capital purchases are combining to make public transportation a seriously expensive industry. Coupled with the increase of oil prices, you have rising costs battering down your turnovers.
Upping the prices is merely the next logical step. While we can do away with items like TV mobile (i consider it a complete failure as the end product does not justify the previous mark-up), we should not ignore the new 3G buses with added safety features to protect passengers and (possibly) more spacious leg room, larger capacity, smoother ride etc.
2.4% increase when computed with 60 cents works out to a 1.44 cent increase. Take that factor and compare to various prices will show abt a 2 cent mark up.
For the price we pay and the improvements SBS transit and SMRT are lobbying, it is a reasonable proposal. -
Personally, I think what Skyline63 pointed is quite likely to become, of the Singapore dollar, and cost of living here.
If, costs of things in general just only go up, then we can be sure that one day, we'd be paying $30 for a bowl of noodles, and a pack of ciggarettes may require a bank loan to purchase.
It's always the same old crap; first SMRT will start with the fare increase, and then everything else follows - Taxi, Buses, etc.
How in heck, can people then take up lower paying job and be less choosy in job selection? And for that matter, what jobs are there? Big question is; who will employ these huge group of people who will turn 35-40 in 10 years time?
It's sheer thoughtlessness to keep on increasing costs, when unemployment rates are still rising. WTF, It's downright merciless.
Well, as usual, detest as we might, we eventually end up gritting our teeth and take it as it comes.
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They said the reason for the increase in fares is due to high operational cost. The End.
Do they think we are stupid to believe just this reason? In what sense is the
high operational cost? Cost of fuel? Workers wages? Maintenance? Be more
specific leh....
Most of us are educated. They should tell us the details of the reasons on
fares increase, i hope their reasons would be more open and transparent to
the Singaporean. Whatsmore, they have been earning profits every year
which is due to most of us still rely on public transport. They shouldn't worry
that they would make a loss as so many of us still uses the buses and the
mrts. Pls be fair to the whole of Singapore, dun just think of making profits -
I think it's fair to say the cost of a $30 noodle bowl will eventually measure up to the cost of one now. Inflation breeds inflation. Ultimately, salaries will likewise go up at roughly the same pace as cost of living.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Personally, I think what Skyline63 pointed is quite likely to become, of the Singapore dollar, and cost of living here.
If, costs of things in general just only go up, then we can be sure that one day, we'd be paying $30 for a bowl of noodles, and a pack of ciggarettes may require a bank loan to purchase.
It's always the same old crap; first SMRT will start with the fare increase, and then everything else follows - Taxi, Buses, etc.
How in heck, can people then take up lower paying job and be less choosy in job selection? And for that matter, what jobs are there? Big question is; who will employ these huge group of people who will turn 35-40 in 10 years time?
It's sheer thoughtlessness to keep on increasing costs, when unemployment rates are still rising. WTF, It's downright merciless.
Well, as usual, detest as we might, we eventually end up gritting our teeth and take it as it comes.
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r u sure!Originally posted by BillyBong:I think it's fair to say the cost of a $30 noodle bowl will eventually measure up to the cost of one now. Inflation breeds inflation. Ultimately, salaries will likewise go up at roughly the same pace as cost of living. -
like wad we owaz say... everything increase in price... EXcept our pay
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is tvmobile considered operation cost?Originally posted by zorro82:They said the reason for the increase in fares is due to high operational cost. The End.
Do they think we are stupid to believe just this reason? In what sense is the
high operational cost? Cost of fuel? Workers wages? Maintenance? Be more
specific leh....
Most of us are educated. They should tell us the details of the reasons on
fares increase, i hope their reasons would be more open and transparent to
the Singaporean. Whatsmore, they have been earning profits every year
which is due to most of us still rely on public transport. They shouldn't worry
that they would make a loss as so many of us still uses the buses and the
mrts. Pls be fair to the whole of Singapore, dun just think of making profits -
15 years ago, a bowl of wan ton mee cost $1.20 - $1.50. Price restructuring already created the price hike to the current standing now. Back then some also considered 1.50 to be ex as they considered their pay not at a level equivalent to the cost of living.Originally posted by trueno86:r u sure!
Its the same now. Prices are going up but at the same time, our salaries have been restructured to manage the situation. Of course some will still insist that they do not commeasurate. -
even newspaper aslo very expensive leh. last time is cheap 45 cents to 50 cents.
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so many lcd tv in almost every bus leh i think it quite expensive lor. Mrt station aslo have so many big LCD screen. Every segment of the train aslo got tv. But usually i did not realise it in the train until i see it. oh that is a tv. wat for spending so much on the TV while ppl are not watch it.Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:is tvmobile considered operation cost? -
solution
remove aircon, remove tvmobile, remvoe chairs, remove roof. trade in the rest. give us a moving platform.
threats
budget airlines, taxi fares becoming lower compared to bus fares, cars becoming cheaper than buses. -
Minister A,B,C talk about land of opportunities right?
Now tell me - why can't some entrepreneur start a cheap, no-frills bus REAL PUBLIC transport service?
The current operators look more like PRIVATE transport operators!!!
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you gottit right!! maybe like the flintstones!!Originally posted by macjoe:Minister A,B,C talk about land of opportunities right?
Now tell me - why can't some entrepreneur start a cheap, no-frills bus REAL PUBLIC transport service?
The current operators look more like PRIVATE transport operators!!!
LEG POWER!!
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80 cents loh. Where got 50 cents ? You write one huh ?Originally posted by Meilin86:even newspaper aslo very expensive leh. last time is cheap 45 cents to 50 cents. -
Perhaps, public transport fare increases may not be such an illogical thing if, service standards of buses improve. Currently, buses still arrive late, or come in double, and there is never a seat in shuttle services. And bus drivers are still very inconsiderate by driving irratically, such as applying brakes hard causing passengers to loose balance.
All these technological advances in bus service amounts to nothing if the drivers employed are rude, speaks only Mandarin or Hokkien, and are generally impatient with pasengers. Where is the advance then?
Like this, we pay more and more for the same crappiness.
Next, Taxi.
Just look at the way most taxi drivers drive on our roads; cutting into lanes of other motorists, stopping suddenly to pick up passengers or dropping passenger off. Not signalling, tailgating, speeding and weaving in between lanes on the expressways. Currently accident rates for Taxis are still high. Where's the advance?
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someone tried that already sometime back, but the way they were handled by the govt made them realised that they won't suceed so i guess they're not in it anymoreOriginally posted by macjoe:Minister A,B,C talk about land of opportunities right?
Now tell me - why can't some entrepreneur start a cheap, no-frills bus REAL PUBLIC transport service?
The current operators look more like PRIVATE transport operators!!!
too many restrictions of routes and what you can do, they won't allow anything that would affect sbs\smrt profit one lah -
Nope... It is MediaCorp TV Hldg'sOriginally posted by oldbreadstinks:is tvmobile considered operation cost? -
they claim the price hike is due to expensive diesel.I am a private bus operator...Why cant we increase tghe school bus fare for the kids...but the govt buses can? kids pay $30 - $60 per person per month.$30/20 Days/@ trips per day =$0.75 per trip .Fish man we private operators are losing more money... Diesel is $1.01/Litre
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What to do....Originally posted by tRiAgE:they claim the price hike is due to expensive diesel.I am a private bus operator...Why cant we increase tghe school bus fare for the kids...but the govt buses can? kids pay $30 - $60 per person per month.$30/20 Days/@ trips per day =$0.75 per trip .Fish man we private operators are losing more money... Diesel is $1.01/Litre