tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post251872240732283629..comments2024-03-28T17:04:26.603+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Time to return to sanityChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-22162780244945527202008-01-24T01:42:00.000+08:002008-01-24T01:42:00.000+08:00Addendum:For those who are interested....Keywords ...Addendum:<BR/><BR/>For those who are interested....<BR/><BR/>Keywords for search engine": Walter Block privatisation of roads highwaysⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-67616206625923431322008-01-24T01:40:00.000+08:002008-01-24T01:40:00.000+08:00> when profit comes into it, the end result is qui...<I> > when profit comes into it, the end result is quite different. < </I><BR/><BR/>Exactly. You get better roads, less congestion.<BR/><BR/>The roads are a resource just like any other resource and subject to pricing because all resources are "finite" (some people use the word "scarce").<BR/><BR/>If you use electricity during peak periods, you pay more. If you buy bak kwa around Chinese NY, you Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-88311821737069365762008-01-23T17:55:00.000+08:002008-01-23T17:55:00.000+08:00vehicles are meant to be driven. roads are meant f...vehicles are meant to be driven. roads are meant for vehicles to travel on them.<BR/><BR/>people and goods must be allowed to travel as freely as possible. <BR/><BR/>the control and management of traffic and people flow are not meant to curb such flows and to make money from them. when profit comes into it, the end result is quite different.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-23670414093484509912008-01-22T18:55:00.000+08:002008-01-22T18:55:00.000+08:00Related article:Profits in a Market EconomyA few p...Related article:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.mises.org/story/2825" REL="nofollow">Profits in a Market Economy</A><BR/><BR/>A few points about transport reform:<BR/><BR/>First, remove the term "public" and replace it with "private", and then really get the govt out of the market and allow fully freely competing PRIVATELY OWNED providers to fight it out in the market.<BR/><BR/>To get rid of Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33369036063750678462008-01-22T14:42:00.000+08:002008-01-22T14:42:00.000+08:00If you want to serve your customers long-term, you...If you want to serve your customers long-term, you had better maximise profits.<BR/><BR/>There is no conflict between caring for the customers' interest and maximum profitability. This is contrary to the beliefs of those economically illiterate, who are usually the ones who don't understand how markets work. Most importantly, these folks FORGET that the Customer is Sovereign, and ultimately his "Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com