Average Joe In The House. sKy

I just watched the news, and again SMRT is considering to increase the fare prices for their train and bus services by 1 or 2 cents. The reason they gave for the hike is because of the increase in diesel prices.

They interviewed a few people, and here are some of the responses.

Interviewee 1:
Just 1 or 2 cents, shouldn't be a problem.

Interviewee 2:
SMRT has been providing us with good services and quality. Look at the MRT. It is so clean! Paying 1 or 2 cents more is definitely no problem for me.

Interviewee 3:
Is SMRT earning very little profit every year? If yes, then I will agree with the fare hike. But if they ARE earning big money each year, then why the rush to increase the fare prices again?

I agree with the 3rd interviewee. Is SMRT really earning very little profit? I don't think so. Come on, more than 1 million commuters on the MRT everyday? And don't-know-how-many people who take the bus everyday too? That should be a huge amount of money isn't it? So why do we need a fare hike so urgently?

We just had all the taxi companies increase their flag-down rates by 10 cents or more, and now when everyone is deciding to stop taking taxis and instead take public transport, you increase the fares for public transport?! What will happen in the future? Charge us for walking on the pavements? "Please insert a $2 note into the machine in order for you to walk on the pavement. If you do not so, our police officers are on hand to catch you, and you might be fined $1,000."