In the case of your transport fare of A$3.80, have you considered that S$1.1 billion approved by the ParLEEment to fund the transport operators in Singapore?
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From where this S$1.1 billion come from???
this is where i have to cum in to defend the sg system. the money is collected from taxpayers just like many cuntries in the west do to help subsidize cost per rider-mile of public transport and fund transport infrastructure. but unlike many public transport systems in the west, the sg system is not plagued with escalating labor cost and the constant prospect of literally going under, jeopardizing the public means of cheap available transport, jobs/livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers, and possible shutdown, loss of production or relocation of plants and factories due to mass absentia. public systems in the west are monopolized by union labor, and they are also additionally funded by taxpayers' money. the tax-based funding in the west will put the sg system to shame. politicians, in order to secure votes from the unions, will ensure the perpetual loss-making funding of buses, trains, subways and light rails. a typical bus driver in sf makes usd60k a year plus overtime pay of the same amount. total: usd120k. they ranked tops among municipal workers in the country. and are they professional and well trained, even with such good pay? nope. (they have run over, killed and maimed several pedestrians, drivers and cyclists.) the most tragic, gruesome and saddest episode was that of 23-year old emily dunn. she was run over by a turning bus while crossing at the crosswalk with the pedestrian light on. the driver was never charged for vehicular manslaughter or negligence. the driver is a union worker (and so are all of them), and they receive extra political and legal protection. a ride on bart will cost you usd5 easily and another usd1 for parking. it's distance-based, and the longest route will cost you close to usd10. it takes 10 years to plan the next station, 2 years to do the engineering and design for one fecking station, 3 years to clear zoning, right of way and indian burial grounds, and another 6 years to build it. and every station expansion has to be put into the ballot for voting by residents of the city impacted, as it impacts quiet and peace of homes, disruption to traffic and roadways, real estate values, scenic views and environment, and most important of all....the wallet. yes, it will cost the taxpayer additional "special" taxes or "measures" that will typically run a period of 15 to 30 years. those fuckwits don't even have savings or an accumulated reserve fund for expansions and/or emergency spending. every freaking cent that goes into the system, they will outspend it in nanoseconds. :*:
