High Bus Fares for Polytechnic students

• Itachi

  2 Mar 06, 16:08

  http://www.petitiononline.com/polybus/petition.html
  
  Petition has been there for so long.. but nothing is being changed..
• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Mar 06, 16:11

  If government got so good, don't need to sign such things.
• ditzy

  2 Mar 06, 16:16

  If there was a change, that petition won't even be there.
• Itachi

  2 Mar 06, 16:16

  dunno if these are SMRT and SBS doing or the government's
• Itachi

  2 Mar 06, 16:21

  During SARS period.. JC all that had holidays with Secondary and Primary schools.. Poly students still had to go to school..
• charlize

  2 Mar 06, 16:26

  Originally posted by Itachi:

  During SARS period.. JC all that had holidays with Secondary and Primary schools.. Poly students still had to go to school..

  What has that got to do with higher bus fares?
  
  
• Itachi

  2 Mar 06, 16:28

  Originally posted by charlize:

  What has that got to do with higher bus fares?
  
  

  Biasness
• charlize

  2 Mar 06, 16:32

  This is Singapore.
  
  If 5 cents could be squeezed out from a stone, it would be done.
  
  
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 16:55

  Actually, that's how SBS can earn $50M a year...
• charlize

  2 Mar 06, 16:59

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Actually, that's how SBS can earn $50M a year...

  Yes, all fare increase blame sbs ... t.
  
  
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 17:06

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Yes, all fare increase blame sbs ... t.
  
  

  From the teritary bus stamp, based on Sv 74 and 151 usage of NAC buses, SBS can already add close to $1M to their profit as there is no longer NAC stamp available (Based on the $10 stamp price diff)... Still haven't count NSmen one
• LinYu

  2 Mar 06, 17:12

  Originally posted by Itachi:

  http://www.petitiononline.com/polybus/petition.html
  
  Petition has been there for so long.. but nothing is being changed..

  wait bus company loss money how?
  who is gonna pay those fellow $$$ on the board and PTC who don't even know how to take a bus?
  
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 17:13

  Originally posted by LinYu:

  wait bus company loss money how?
  who is gonna pay those fellow $$$ on the board and PTC who don't even know how to take a bus?
  

  But if you see their FY reports, every year profit goes up never goes down except for SBS in 1994
• LinYu

  2 Mar 06, 17:13

  frankly, I never understand why. Poly student got paid for studying in poly?
  
• charlize

  2 Mar 06, 17:15

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  But if you see their FY reports, every year profit goes up never goes down except for SBS in 1994

  And you are so proud to have a nick like sbst275 to constantly remind you of their greed.
  
  
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 17:16

  Originally posted by charlize:

  And you are so proud to have a nick like sbst275 to constantly remind you of their greed.
  
  

  
  
  Well, even if it is 1 cent increase, 1 day they can already collect $20K more a day
• charlize

  2 Mar 06, 17:20

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  
  Well, even if it is 1 cent increase, 1 day they can already collect $20K more a day

  Makes you want to sit on the sbst board of directors, doesn't it?
  
  
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 17:22

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Makes you want to sit on the sbst board of directors, doesn't it?
  
  

  Pui Pui Pui
  
  Go there earn peanuts when those are Singaporeans $$?
• Ponders

  2 Mar 06, 18:51

  i never understand their argument also...
  
  everytime ppl complain, the reply is...
  
  Poly = tertiary education
  JC = JC.
  
  that's why JC can have cheaper bus fare.
  
  but ain't JC and poly ppl the same ppl who just finished O levels and continued their studies?
  
  Poly Students richer meh?
  
  More like some ppl paid money to go a JC instead.
• Itachi

  2 Mar 06, 18:55

  coz JC ppl need to save $ for further Uni studies?
• playboy_1985

  2 Mar 06, 20:06

  if cheap i no need cheap bus fare liao
• donchoo

  2 Mar 06, 20:19

  The difference in bus fare for JC and poly students is too much! I have been paying adult fare since leaving sec school!!
  
  Lets write to the straits times forum or something, bigshots read the papers everyday.
• sbst275

  2 Mar 06, 20:20

  Originally posted by donchoo:

  The difference in bus fare for JC and poly students is too much! I have been paying adult fare since leaving sec school!!
  
  Lets write to the straits times forum or something, bigshots read the papers everyday.

  No use
  
  They rather bother their profits
  
  In fact I am suspecting now that they are making profits instead of subisdising as what they claimed the press
• donchoo

  2 Mar 06, 20:23

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  No use
  
  They rather bother their profits
  
  In fact I am suspecting now that they are making profits instead of subisdising as what they claimed the press

  Thats why we must kick up a fuss!! Like what they did about the pianist who dodged NS. In the end it led to harsher penalties.
  
  Forgive me for being so childish on this matter, but its singapore. To put it crudely, the govt only bothers about anything when public reaction is stirred.
• Ponders

  2 Mar 06, 22:09

  Originally posted by donchoo:

  The difference in bus fare for JC and poly students is too much! I have been paying adult fare since leaving sec school!!
  
  Lets write to the straits times forum or something, bigshots read the papers everyday.

  I think i have seen this issue brought up at Straits Times forums 3-4 times liao.
  
  The reply is always what i have said in my earlier post.