Mr Brown behsong with Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow

[Nanodick]

 

[glockman]

Great point by Mr Brown! Now we wait for him to get censored.

 

[Envious]

Why doesn’t he ever clear his throat?

 

[True Believer]

After Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s comments defending the allocation of COEs to PHVs, arguing that doing so benefits a wider pool of S'poreans compared to private car ownership, he deserves to be sacked. If Siow does not know that PHV operators inflate COE prices and hurt the car ownership aspirations of individuals, then he should be sent packing.

 

[True Believer]

Why doesn’t he ever clear his throat?

I like Mr Brown's proposal that ministers relinquish their govt-issued cars and book PHVs for official duties using their “ministerial app.” PAP ministers should be ordered to give up their private cars and be informed by PM Lawrence Wong that it is because of Jeffrey Siow’s suggestion.

 

[bobby]

Why only acting? Not real Transport Minister?

 

[searcher1]

Why only acting? Not real Transport Minister?

Transport Minister post is a curse position, any Minister assume that seat, all tio gunned
For Feng Shui reason, he is doing a full Minster job but title is "acting"

 

[bobby]

More importantly…is his salary also acting??

 

[True Believer]

Why only acting? Not real Transport Minister?

It is because Jeffrey Siow is only acting like he knows what he is talking about when it comes to private cars and PHVs. LOL!

 

[iluvgst]

sinkies deserve the clowns they voted for. Quit complaining.

 

[jsctan]

We all need affordable family car, for commuting, for leisure & not for doing business. Now where do we get our Swiss standard of living?

 

[True Believer]

We all need affordable family car, for commuting, for leisure & not for doing business. Now where do we get our Swiss standard of living?

Goh CT will claim that he was misquoted, and only promised a Swiss cost of living for S'poreans.

 

[jsctan]

Goh CT will claim that he was misquoted, and only promised a Swiss cost of living for S'poreans.

I actually think he meant it. Only to be pushed out to give way to a salty dragon.

 

[True Believer]

I actually think he meant it. Only to be pushed out to give way to a salty dragon.

Goh CT meant it for the 15% of S'poreans who live in private homes.

 

[True Believer]

I actually think he meant it. Only to be pushed out to give way to a salty dragon.

Does the salty dragon want Trump to kiss his hand?

 

[myfoot123]

Why doesn’t he ever clear his throat?

Old already. That's why throat produced gurgling noise.

 

[Hightech88]

The main objective of COEs is to control car population on the road to reduce congestion, not about whether more people can be efficiently fetched on the road which is a separate issue meant for public transportation like Taxis. Whereas for private owners, the less often they drive on the road and parked long hours at home and elsewhere, the lower the congestion on the road, rather than give it to ranjiao PHVs plying the roads every hour daily which makes it worse.

Since Taxis already have a separate COE category, PHVs as a form of public transportation should be grouped together with Taxis COE quotas.

As a transport minister, Jeffrey Siow can't even grapple these basic facts and like many technocrats scholars, like to use ranjiao arguments sounding so 'scholarly' but totally impractical in reality. Such incompetence is unbecoming and unacceptable for a minister.

Jeffrey Siow is an absolute disgrace and should step down immediately with all salaries clawed back.

In summary:

PHVs operate near-continuously, and Jeffrey Siow's argument while sounding 'scholarly' inadvertently increases road usage, exacerbating traffic—contrary to the COE’s intent to reduce congestion. Private cars, often used sparingly (e.g., two trips daily), contribute less to congestion when parked, aligning better with COE objectives.

PHVs, functioning as public transport, should be grouped with taxis under a separate COE category, as both serve similar roles. Siow’s failure to grasp this fundamental distinction undermines the system’s fairness and efficacy. His argument overlooks how PHVs, backed by wealthy operators, inflate COE prices, sidelining individual owners. This policy misstep, coupled with public backlash, highlights Siow’s inability to address Singapore’s transport challenges coherently.

For misunderstanding the COE’s core purpose and risking increased congestion, Siow should thus seriously consider stepping down, allowing a minister better equipped to balance equity, efficiency, and congestion control to lead.

 

[True Believer]

PHVs operate near-continuously, and Jeffrey Siow's argument while sounding 'scholarly' inadvertently increases road usage, exacerbating traffic—contrary to the COE’s intent to reduce congestion. Private cars, often used sparingly (e.g., two trips daily), contribute less to congestion when parked, aligning better with COE objectives.PHVs, functioning as public transport, should be grouped with taxis under a separate COE category, as both serve similar roles. Siow’s failure to grasp this fundamental distinction undermines the system’s fairness and efficacy. His argument overlooks how PHVs, backed by wealthy operators, inflate COE prices, sidelining individual owners. This policy misstep, coupled with public backlash, highlights Siow’s inability to address Singapore’s transport challenges coherently.For misunderstanding the COE’s core purpose and risking increased congestion, Siow should thus seriously consider stepping down, allowing a minister better equipped to balance equity, efficiency, and congestion control to lead.

There must be a core distinction between car ownership and usage. A separate PHV COE category is long overdue. The COE is supposed to control the overall car population to prevent a worsening of congestion, but PHVs have a greater impact on daily road conditions. Those who drive to and from work are on the road for about an hour; our cars are parked for 8-9 hours at the office. PHVs are plying our streets at all hours of the day and night.

 

[mojito]

After Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s comments defending the allocation of COEs to PHVs, arguing that doing so benefits a wider pool of S'poreans compared to private car ownership, he deserves to be sacked. If Siow does not know that PHV operators inflate COE prices and hurt the car ownership aspirations of individuals, then he should be sent packing.

What's wrong with making more $$$? Silly oppress raiding the reserves a gain.

 

[True Believer]

What's wrong with making more $$$? Silly oppress raiding the reserves a gain.

All the Plunder And Plunder (PAP) has come from the govt to date.