tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post8418265469435939553..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Taxi drivers earning moreChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-22095578509791847322008-01-06T11:00:00.000+08:002008-01-06T11:00:00.000+08:00indeed it is. they are helping the taxi drivers to...indeed it is. they are helping the taxi drivers to earn more.<BR/><BR/>funny that the taxi drivers are kpkb and many meetings are being arranged to meet them. and funny that all the organisations said they have not received any official complaints from the taxi drivers.<BR/><BR/>they are waiting for a black and white letter of complaint to acknowledge that there is a complain.<BR/><BR/>very Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2184306503827346742008-01-05T16:19:00.000+08:002008-01-05T16:19:00.000+08:00The 'comfort woman' said that taxi-drivers are ear...The 'comfort woman' said that taxi-drivers are earning 10% more now. Hmmm, I hope it does not eventually turn out to mean helping the taxi operators increase their profits like helping the poor with the GST increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-10063318323867137242008-01-05T13:18:00.000+08:002008-01-05T13:18:00.000+08:00hi pkchukiss,welcome to the blog.i would not entir...hi pkchukiss,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blog.<BR/><BR/>i would not entirely agree or disagree with you. our logic or way of thinking is that we compare with some reference point that we chose to use. eg is the minister pay. they can get paid very well by just depending on the top earners income even if they don't really perform.<BR/><BR/>we compare our public transport cost and taxi fares with Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-54287458806144909602008-01-05T10:33:00.000+08:002008-01-05T10:33:00.000+08:00I disagree with your reasoning that led to the con...I disagree with your reasoning that led to the conclusion that MRT and bus services would have an excuse to raise fares based on the fact that more commuters would use their services.<BR/><BR/>Unlike taxis, bus and MRT fare increases must be submitted to the PTC for approval, and in no way would the reason that they have more customers be accepted for a fare increases. The accepted reason would Pkchukisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476303040602755313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-76195228369665005952008-01-04T22:48:00.000+08:002008-01-04T22:48:00.000+08:00the comfortdelgro spokeswoman said it is 10%. you ...the comfortdelgro spokeswoman said it is 10%. you may want to call her for more numbers.<BR/><BR/>finally matilah agrees that i win. shiok!Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72855217020499724202008-01-04T20:51:00.000+08:002008-01-04T20:51:00.000+08:00Redbean cried: > it's relative, it's relative, it'...Redbean cried:<BR/><BR/><I> > it's relative, it's relative, it's relative. < </I><BR/><BR/>What are you? Fucking five years old? Fancy a so-called grown adult writing like that. Oh the shame...<BR/><BR/>OK, if you (i.e. your ego) really want(s) it so bad... <B><A HREF="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/Matilah_Singapura/Avartars/baf835f8.jpg" REL="nofollow">YOU WIN</A></B> my dear redbean; Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49389423651919311912008-01-04T16:46:00.000+08:002008-01-04T16:46:00.000+08:00According to our nation building newspapers, the d...According to our nation building newspapers, the drivers are earning more. Please provide the <B>real data</B>, don't talk cock and give general figures. I hope that it is not some state secrets or it will take 56 man years to calculate.<BR/><BR/>This is not about affordability to take taxi rides, it is the relentless rises in everything (including the ministers' pays). People on the ground felt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-70532945021632132542008-01-04T16:09:00.000+08:002008-01-04T16:09:00.000+08:00it's relative, it's relative, it's relative.you ne...it's relative, it's relative, it's relative.<BR/><BR/>you need to look at the average income of the people in the city concerned especially those who are using the cabs.<BR/><BR/>a US citizen's income of US$5k will be comfortable spending a certain percentage of his income on cab. a sp citizen with $5k will be comfortable spending a certain percentage on cab. are the percentage the same?<BR/><BR/Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37645859104328190902008-01-04T15:48:00.000+08:002008-01-04T15:48:00.000+08:00No. It's definitely not "relative" in reality. It ...No. It's definitely not "relative" in reality. It is "relative" in the minds of people—and that is highly inaccurate at the best of times.<BR/><BR/>I'm talking about an OBJECTIVE (hard numbers) comparison of cab fares in developed nations. Taking cabs in S'pore <B>costs less</B> (objectively) and therefore is cheaper. (objectively)<BR/><BR/>One's level of earnings has fuck all to do with it. You Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83037719692639091662008-01-04T15:36:00.000+08:002008-01-04T15:36:00.000+08:00eh matilah,not everyone earning as much as you do ...eh matilah,<BR/><BR/>not everyone earning as much as you do lah. our taxi fares are cheap or expensive is relative. what it impt is whether the people using them can afford it with the income they are getting.<BR/><BR/>you know how much it cost for a mercedes in the US compares to one here? relative lah!Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29562343174938908922008-01-04T14:14:00.000+08:002008-01-04T14:14:00.000+08:00I urge all Singapore citizens to BOYCOTT taking ta...I urge all Singapore citizens to BOYCOTT taking taxis. We can only voice with our actions. Don't be soft !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83830975127518153722008-01-04T12:58:00.000+08:002008-01-04T12:58:00.000+08:00If it is true that taxi drivers are earning more, ...If it is true that taxi drivers are earning more, then Singaporeans really have to try much harder not to take taxis. Prices will only fall if people show that they are not willing to take taxis at that price. The fact that the rise in earnings is only 10% proves that fewer people are taking cabs, however - because the price rise is much more than that.<BR/><BR/>So: don't take cabs until prices Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com