Scion Turbocharged July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 I was reading http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/201...re-mrt-history/ and have been thinking... lots of policies in the early days were very good, but many have deteriorated or gone haywire now what has gone wrong? HDB: - took over the responsibilities of the previous bo-zho-gang Singapore Improvement Trust - established to resettle the farmers, villagers and low-income residents - to build affordable public housing for Singaporeans What has gone wrong? - supply-demand becomes a factor in the building of flats, instead of meeting the basic needs of residents - private developers taking part (DBSS), resulting in ridiculous sky high prices (the Tampines $888,000 flat was the big joke) - free market strategy leads to speculations and viewing HDB flats' as an investment tool MRT: - developed to improve the overall efficiency of public transport - to link up the new towns to the city, making travelling time shorter - to ease traffic congestions What has gone wrong? - top priority given to revenues, profits and shareholders' interests, neglecting the basic needs of commuters - lack of maintenance leads to frequent breakdowns - population explosion leads to more MRT lines needed, which in turn need higher ridership (more people) to support its operation and revenues Hawker Centres: - established to resettle street hawkers, improving hygienic conditions and illegal hawking - to provide affordable food for the masses What has gone wrong? - the construction of hawker centres were totally stopped for 2 decades, and new towns such as Sengkang and Punggol have no hawker centres. Private syndicates are allowed to build their major food centres (such as the one at Sengkang central), causing inflation in the prices of food (at least they are rectifying this problem) COE: - to control vehicle population What has gone wrong? - car dealers and taxi companies allowed to hog quotas and bid in open markets - fluctuations so large that the same car can cost double in two years ERP: - to ease traffic congestion at major motorways during peak hours - to replace the Area Licensing Scheme in city areas What has gone wrong? - ERP also implemented in non-major motorways and during non-peak hours - becomes a revenue-generating sort of tax applied to the drivers ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmOm 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 Changes are taking place at an ever-increasing rate today. The inter-connected world is now so dynamic that the half-life of policies has been greatly reduced. When you add to that a population that has become vocal and out-spoken, the result is a society frustrated with archaic rules and regulations. The Arab Spring is a perfect example of how people of nations world-wide want their voices to be heard. Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms have given the masses an alternative sound-board and it will become de-facto in time. A smart political leader today will not work to subjugate and make the masses ignorant. Instead he will tap on their burgeoning intelligence and dynamism to increase the reach and effectiveness of his policies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_tan 1st Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 I was reading http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/201...re-mrt-history/ and have been thinking... lots of policies in the early days were very good, but many have deteriorated or gone haywire now what has gone wrong? HDB: - took over the responsibilities of the previous bo-zho-gang Singapore Improvement Trust - established to resettle the farmers, villagers and low-income residents - to build affordable public housing for Singaporeans What has gone wrong? - supply-demand becomes a factor in the building of flats, instead of meeting the basic needs of residents - private developers taking part (DBSS), resulting in ridiculous sky high prices (the Tampines $888,000 flat was the big joke) - free market strategy leads to speculations and viewing HDB flats' as an investment tool MRT: - developed to improve the overall efficiency of public transport - to link up the new towns to the city, making travelling time shorter - to ease traffic congestions What has gone wrong? - top priority given to revenues, profits and shareholders' interests, neglecting the basic needs of commuters - lack of maintenance leads to frequent breakdowns - population explosion leads to more MRT lines needed, which in turn need higher ridership (more people) to support its operation and revenues Hawker Centres: - established to resettle street hawkers, improving hygienic conditions and illegal hawking - to provide affordable food for the masses What has gone wrong? - the construction of hawker centres were totally stopped for 2 decades, and new towns such as Sengkang and Punggol have no hawker centres. Private syndicates are allowed to build their major food centres (such as the one at Sengkang central), causing inflation in the prices of food (at least they are rectifying this problem) COE: - to control vehicle population What has gone wrong? - car dealers and taxi companies allowed to hog quotas and bid in open markets - fluctuations so large that the same car can cost double in two years ERP: - to ease traffic congestion at major motorways during peak hours - to replace the Area Licensing Scheme in city areas What has gone wrong? - ERP also implemented in non-major motorways and during non-peak hours - becomes a revenue-generating sort of tax applied to the drivers Long story short, everything went wrong when greed came in... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 after i saw the new 2-room flat cost priced than $100K, and if are low income and single, you practically get it for half the price... that is some 'improvement' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_tan 1st Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 after i saw the new 2-room flat cost priced than $100K, and if are low income and single, you practically get it for half the price... that is some 'improvement' Den you see ERP kee geh and GST go up...oh wait, one of those things has already happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 If you want to set things right, back on the right track, you can do it at the ballot box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 Where else do you think the salaries of our millionaire MPs will come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 the garment has $$ in their foresight. the word " public service" had lost its meaning and they become lazier. just only want to outsource to private vendors. and heck what the public truly needs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 the garment has $$ in their foresight. the word " public service" had lost its meaning and they become lazier. just only want to outsource to private vendors. and heck what the public truly needs I think, its 'service from the public' ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rncw 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 .... all monies flow towards the government as taxes..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maseratigood 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 I was reading http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/201...re-mrt-history/ and have been thinking... lots of policies in the early days were very good, but many have deteriorated or gone haywire now what has gone wrong? HDB: - took over the responsibilities of the previous bo-zho-gang Singapore Improvement Trust - established to resettle the farmers, villagers and low-income residents - to build affordable public housing for Singaporeans What has gone wrong? - supply-demand becomes a factor in the building of flats, instead of meeting the basic needs of residents - private developers taking part (DBSS), resulting in ridiculous sky high prices (the Tampines $888,000 flat was the big joke) - free market strategy leads to speculations and viewing HDB flats' as an investment tool MRT: - developed to improve the overall efficiency of public transport - to link up the new towns to the city, making travelling time shorter - to ease traffic congestions What has gone wrong? - top priority given to revenues, profits and shareholders' interests, neglecting the basic needs of commuters - lack of maintenance leads to frequent breakdowns - population explosion leads to more MRT lines needed, which in turn need higher ridership (more people) to support its operation and revenues Hawker Centres: - established to resettle street hawkers, improving hygienic conditions and illegal hawking - to provide affordable food for the masses What has gone wrong? - the construction of hawker centres were totally stopped for 2 decades, and new towns such as Sengkang and Punggol have no hawker centres. Private syndicates are allowed to build their major food centres (such as the one at Sengkang central), causing inflation in the prices of food (at least they are rectifying this problem) COE: - to control vehicle population What has gone wrong? - car dealers and taxi companies allowed to hog quotas and bid in open markets - fluctuations so large that the same car can cost double in two years ERP: - to ease traffic congestion at major motorways during peak hours - to replace the Area Licensing Scheme in city areas What has gone wrong? - ERP also implemented in non-major motorways and during non-peak hours - becomes a revenue-generating sort of tax applied to the drivers which past ministers/PMs were in power when the changes took place.... trace the sources which introduced these changes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maseratigood 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 (edited) the garment has $$ in their foresight. the word " public service" had lost its meaning and they become lazier. just only want to outsource to private vendors. and heck what the public truly needs Outsourcing = Relinguishing responibilities? if there's a lack of proper control and oversight etc Edited July 31, 2013 by Maseratigood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maseratigood 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 Where else do you think the salaries of our millionaire MPs will come from? someone say they are worth every cent of their salaries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maseratigood 5th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 Long story short, everything went wrong when greed came in... when there's too much power in hand, one begins to feel, believe he can make no mistakes..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 The housing part is pretty sad, as housing become too expensive, as result of overpopulation. As for hawker centres, I think the demand for it dropped also, as people prefer air conditional places like food court or dine in Restaurants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic July 31, 2013 Share July 31, 2013 Ask govt They will answer with one word, INFLATION Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civic6228 6th Gear August 1, 2013 Share August 1, 2013 Singapore as a country has become a big corporation .... that why. It is all about the bottom line for everything, every decisions, what-so-ever. The focus has changed and maybe we have to move with time. If you ask me, I prefer my Singapore in the 70s and 80s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 1, 2013 Share August 1, 2013 yes, i prefer the Singapore of 70s and 80s, even if the exchange rate to MYR is 1:2 (instead of 2.5), USD is 1:0.5, IDR is 1:5000... the chase of "S11s" has made us lost our Smiles... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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