Why keep increasing transport fare??
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Stop deceiving yourself!Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Wait for economic downturn.
Supposedly accordingly to the new method of calculation, fares would drop. But I wouldn't be surprised if fares can go up even using the new method. 
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avarice is insatiable
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Are they really bleeding in the red because of higher oil prices or it's just that they're seeeing their profits dwindling and fares need to be raised to keep profits sustainable?
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Since when tey are ever in the RED, your point 2 seems more logical.Originally posted by macjoe:Are they really bleeding in the red because of higher oil prices or it's just that they're seeeing their profits dwindling and fares need to be raised to keep profits sustainable? 
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LHL says he is going to "look into" reducing costs of living.Originally posted by playboy_1985:WHY WHY WHY?!?!
taxi fare starting fare gonna be 2.60 instead of 2.40.
bus fare already so expensive. knn wth is the government thinking???
singapore government so rich liao still wana increase transport fare!!!
where the money go to?
somebody can tell me?
Probably just lip-service. Always like that. During election a lot of sweet promises. After that, it's back to norm. -
Aiya....When increase fees, they always compare us with England, USA, Japan, France......then when comparing with standard of living, they will compare us with Malaysia, Indoneasia, India....Originally posted by verydisappointed:yahyah, then these people will come out with the same old reasons again,
saying the same old things,
compared to London, New York, Tokyo, Munich blablabla..... -
becos the election is over
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Totally agree... to keep their (major shareholders) profits sustainable, they increase the fares...Originally posted by macjoe:Are they really bleeding in the red because of higher oil prices or it's just that they're seeeing their profits dwindling and fares need to be raised to keep profits sustainable? but they claim it's to help the drivers.. craps loh..
Eventually, it will just reduce the no. of passengers, and directly affect to the cabbies' incomes.. -
Because election over.
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the gvot are juz playing mind games laOriginally posted by hoolala:Aiya....When increase fees, they also compare us with England, USA, Japan, France......then when comparing with standard of living, they will compare us with Malaysia, Indoneasia, India....
during election,they promised to hear the ppl's woe
and now...prices of transportation are hiked again
they dare talked abt world class svc has to come with world class prices?
are they so sure that their transportation provide really good svc's?
veery a time,i go up the bus and see a frowny face of a driver...tell me that
munich and london have magnetic trains and good svcs...
they can justify their cause...the taxes from the ppl are used to provide social welfare for poor ppl in the uk...
in sg?there are still so many poor ppl without welfare aid! -
Tell you a joke....
1. When economy is down,
"Everything is going up, so we should go up too!!"
"Time is bad lah... Don't increase cannot survive..."
"Capital more expensive liao.. Need to pay more...."
2. When economy is up,
"Now that things are getting better, people should start to pay more..."
"We increase the price to make up for the economical losses we've suffered when the time was bad....." -
Originally posted by hoolala:Aiya....When increase fees, they also compare us with England, USA, Japan, France......then when comparing with standard of living, they will compare us with Malaysia, Indoneasia, India....
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Wah piang! Cab fare profit margin is so good. I wonder if I can "attach" a TAXI top signage (with sponsored ads on top, side body, front and backside) on my private car and earn some spare cash to offset the rising petrol costs?
I've got a driver's license, clean traffic record and I own a bloody expensive cheap car. I might as well make use of them to make some decent side income.
Taxicab companies charge this and that. I charge lower. With competition like me around, I'm sure they'll not anyhow raise cab fares.
Who's with me?!!!!
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Both ways they win liaoz loh. PWNED!!Originally posted by Devil1976:Tell you a joke....
1. When economy is down,
"Everything is going up, so we should go up too!!"
"Time is bad lah... Don't increase cannot survive..."
"Capital more expensive liao.. Need to pay more...."
2. When economy is up,
"Now that things are getting better, people should start to pay more..."
"We increase the price to make up for the economical losses we've suffered when the time was bad....." -
i like your description of "an expensive cheap car".Originally posted by macjoe:Wah piang! Cab fare profit margin is so good. I wonder if I can "attach" a TAXI top signage (with sponsored ads on top, side body, front and backside) on my private car and earn some spare cash to offset the rising petrol costs?
I've got a driver's license, clean traffic record and I own a bloody expensive cheap car. I might as well make use of them to make some decent side income.
Taxicab companies charge this and that. I charge lower. With competition like me around, I'm sure they'll not anyhow raise cab fares.
Who's with me?!!!!
no lah since u got car can let ppl travelling along the same routte with u everyday to and after work to ride in it on the cagreed condition that they pay a daily/ weekly/ moonthly fee..so u get some extras to pay for your gas..not bad orso ride? with a car u can do some light delivery war also hehe -
only our blood pressure and stress level go up.Originally posted by Devil1976:Tell you a joke....
1. When economy is down,
"Everything is going up, so we should go up too!!"
"Time is bad lah... Don't increase cannot survive..."
"Capital more expensive liao.. Need to pay more...."
2. When economy is up,
"Now that things are getting better, people should start to pay more..."
"We increase the price to make up for the economical losses we've suffered when the time was bad....." -
Vote for PAP(Pay And Pay) lar!
See now wat happens! -
since when are their profits dwindling?Originally posted by macjoe:Are they really bleeding in the red because of higher oil prices or it's just that they're seeeing their profits dwindling and fares need to be raised to keep profits sustainable?
instead nw i see fewer and fewer ads on buses...shows that they are sustaining w/o them well...
reason behind i think the increases over the yrs made us cover revenue frm that area....
my pt of view...i could be ignorant to stuffs i don't know... -
rather than us whining here and there abt PAP, why not we use this time to think of ways to permanently change this govt' tat u all nt happy with?
taiwanese can even brought to the extend to bring down their "beloved" president, i dont think singaporeans dont have the balls to do this sort of thing. -
our transport system seems to be fully focused on profit-making.
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u gotta return the money u took from the governmentOriginally posted by playboy_1985:WHY WHY WHY?!?!
taxi fare starting fare gonna be 2.60 instead of 2.40.
bus fare already so expensive. knn wth is the government thinking???
singapore government so rich liao still wana increase transport fare!!!
where the money go to?
somebody can tell me? 
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seriously people here dun hv the balls...Originally posted by Purplehaze623:rather than us whining here and there abt PAP, why not we use this time to think of ways to permanently change this govt' tat u all nt happy with?
taiwanese can even brought to the extend to bring down their "beloved" president, i dont think singaporeans dont have the balls to do this sort of thing.
firstly we're squeezed financially that if we don't work for a few months we'll all suffer which people here simply can't take it. -
[quote]Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:
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since when are their profits dwindling?
many listed companies read things differently.
if they targetted 100 million and achieved only 90 million it means profits have dwindled. -
incresing oil prices is a sign...that we should not rely on oil for power any more...we should look into alter source of fule and energy as soon as poosible..nuclear, solar, hydro, biochem etc
cheers sg on R & D -
Just let the buses and train compete with each other
Nationalising them is the worst option to be even considered