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Apr 22, 2010
Bus, train fare system must be fair to all
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THE Public Transport Council's decision ('New bus, train fare system'; yesterday) to implement a distance-based system to calculate transport fares with effect from July 3 is a novel approach.
While the council says it will lead to greater savings for nearly two out of three commuters, my concern is for the third of commuters who must pay a higher transport fare than at present.
It seems highly unusual that we have to penalise a significant number of commuters just because they have a direct route to their destinations.
Through no fault of their own, they find themselves having to pay more so that the majority can pay less.
=> Only goons would buy into the FAPee TRAITORS' BS that the majority would pay less. Notice how cleverly they tried to hide their lies by saying the 'majority would pay the same or less'. In essences, all the Peasants would pay more!
There should be as much fairness as possible and this should not be at the expense of the minority, or anyone for that matter.
The aim should be to improve everyone's life while not worsening anyone's life in the process. I hope that future fare calculations will be done with this in mind.
Gregory Lou
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Bus, train fare system must be fair to all
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THE Public Transport Council's decision ('New bus, train fare system'; yesterday) to implement a distance-based system to calculate transport fares with effect from July 3 is a novel approach.
While the council says it will lead to greater savings for nearly two out of three commuters, my concern is for the third of commuters who must pay a higher transport fare than at present.
It seems highly unusual that we have to penalise a significant number of commuters just because they have a direct route to their destinations.
Through no fault of their own, they find themselves having to pay more so that the majority can pay less.
=> Only goons would buy into the FAPee TRAITORS' BS that the majority would pay less. Notice how cleverly they tried to hide their lies by saying the 'majority would pay the same or less'. In essences, all the Peasants would pay more!
There should be as much fairness as possible and this should not be at the expense of the minority, or anyone for that matter.
The aim should be to improve everyone's life while not worsening anyone's life in the process. I hope that future fare calculations will be done with this in mind.
Gregory Lou
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