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(19-09-2023, 09:17 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: Why is there a need for fare increase when the govt is collecting record amounts from COEs.
To encourage more people to take public transport they should not increase fares but sue the massive surplus from COE to offset need for fare increase.
Doing so will help relieve some inflation effects and also that of GST. Its like the people are getting hit from all sides....and it is unnecessary.
Inflation is created by them, when the problem arises after inflation, they ask you to foot the bill lah.
If there is no inflation, there is no need to raise the fare. If they raise the fare, this is called profiteering.
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(19-09-2023, 10:11 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: I suggest to use it to fund the "increase" so no need to increase fares immediately because inflation is high
It is not to fund the entire transport system to make it free.
you still do not understand the root cause of fare increase.
let me give simple example.
assuming Apple phones have 1 millions users.
now, Apple increases the price by 50%, the Apple users become 1.5 millions users.
there is an increase of 50% users after the price increase.
the root cause is not Apple.
the root cause is the users.
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This gov is piaking greedy....
In Vietnam a sugarcane drink cost 10k an a pack of cigarettes cost 20k 5yrs ago.
Now. the prices of the sugarcane drink remains the same while the cost of cigarettes go up by 2k. If their gov is as greedy as ours....half of their population would have been wipe out
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(19-09-2023, 10:25 AM)forum456 Wrote: you still do not understand the root cause of fare increase.
let me give simple example.
assuming Apple phones have 1 millions users.
now, Apple increases the price by 50%, the Apple users become 1.5 millions users.
there is an increase of 50% users after the price increase.
the root cause is not Apple.
the root cause is the users.
simple analogy.
PAP => Apple
WP => Samsung
PSP => Xiaomi
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GIC and Temasek lost billions. They will suck all channels from public services to cover back.
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(19-09-2023, 10:58 AM)forum456 Wrote: simple analogy.
PAP => Apple
WP => Samsung
PSP => Xiaomi
Not Apple with rotten worms?
Samsung becomes SamSunk.
Xiaomi becomes Carrot head.
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(19-09-2023, 09:17 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: Why is there a need for fare increase when the govt is collecting record amounts from COEs.
To encourage more people to take public transport they should not increase fares but sue the massive surplus from COE to offset need for fare increase.
Doing so will help relieve some inflation effects and also that of GST. Its like the people are getting hit from all sides....and it is unnecessary.
I fully agree. But 70% dont agree leh
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looking around singlion thinks it is already implimented
going by the lack of vehicles on the road similar to the downtrends in exports going negative
revenues not coping well to the needs of the nation.
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