SMRT

[KopiKat]

The commuters are asking for the sky, but paying peanuts and they complain and complain.

Maybe both SMRT and SBS should just quit to provide the service. Let government take it over and see tax rate rise.

I fail to recall in my younger days what a disaster the public transport system was under government control for social goals rather than profit growth. Probably Goh Keng Swee and team were not smart enough to understand how capitalism should work

your younger days are much simpler. There isn't so much infrastructure and so many choices. If everything just goes back to the past, I am sure more people will complain. Just they're expecting the good of the past, not the bad of the past. Sorry, you can't have the good of both.

The capitalism states that if a private company can't make it work profitably, a public company does not stand a chance.

People back then (6os and 70s) were more concerned about bread and butter issues... can be a matter of going hungry or just plain survival... no time for such complaints. Because of that, people were also tougher and able to take on more hardships... Many even just walk to school or work to save on that 5ct / 10ct bus fare, rain or shine... Buses were oftentimes late, overcrowded (can stand on the steps and hang out to enjoy the breeze...) and a big source of air pollution (quite fascinating to see bellows of black smoke spewing from the rear and trying hard to avoid it at the same time)... When it rains, you have "water features" (waterfall from the roof) and sometimes, windows can't be fully closed... Not forgetting rude conductors who seems to enjoy venting their daily frustrations on the commuters... Yes, those were the good old days...

PS. Perhaps you meant the 90s, 00s??