http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/lui-tuck-yew-commuters-are-not-willing-pay-more-better-services
Out going Transport Minister - who presided over a MRT system that kept on breaking down but was able to make millions of dollars in profit - apparently said that Singaporeans are in effect cheapskates who don't want to pay for better services.
Wow, if he really said that - that's really really "rich". Something only an "Elite" can say.
Wages in Singapore for many people - esp. the poor class - have been depressed due to the Govt lax worker-migrant laws. And artificial increase in the population has also put on a strain on the transport system. Yet the establishment is keen to maintain a profit on essential public services.
You don't have to be a Scholar to work out what's going to happen next. Things break down badly.
The govt wants to compare our system with others to deflect criticism - like NY, London, etc.. but its inappropriate to compare it with larger population land sizes and bases - its like comparing Apples with Melons. Why not compare it with Hong Kong?
I'm also going to mention another pet annoyance of mine - why isn't the transport guides more obvious in our train systems. There should be several large detailed total maps near the control stations and the train platform areas. But as far as I can see - its pretty scant. And a lot of the space is either filled with advertisements or reserved for advertisements. Its most annoying.
Even the train lines are getting abbreviated with no mention of the secondary stops.
Pity someone who is unfamiliar with a particular line or is a tourist.
The govt is not using the MRT system as a public service any more - its changed it into a source of revenue.
I guess they have to do that to justify the sky high salaries of the top civil servants. Profit over service.
Out going Transport Minister - who presided over a MRT system that kept on breaking down but was able to make millions of dollars in profit - apparently said that Singaporeans are in effect cheapskates who don't want to pay for better services.
Wow, if he really said that - that's really really "rich". Something only an "Elite" can say.
Wages in Singapore for many people - esp. the poor class - have been depressed due to the Govt lax worker-migrant laws. And artificial increase in the population has also put on a strain on the transport system. Yet the establishment is keen to maintain a profit on essential public services.
You don't have to be a Scholar to work out what's going to happen next. Things break down badly.
The govt wants to compare our system with others to deflect criticism - like NY, London, etc.. but its inappropriate to compare it with larger population land sizes and bases - its like comparing Apples with Melons. Why not compare it with Hong Kong?
I'm also going to mention another pet annoyance of mine - why isn't the transport guides more obvious in our train systems. There should be several large detailed total maps near the control stations and the train platform areas. But as far as I can see - its pretty scant. And a lot of the space is either filled with advertisements or reserved for advertisements. Its most annoying.
Even the train lines are getting abbreviated with no mention of the secondary stops.
Pity someone who is unfamiliar with a particular line or is a tourist.
The govt is not using the MRT system as a public service any more - its changed it into a source of revenue.
I guess they have to do that to justify the sky high salaries of the top civil servants. Profit over service.
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