im in favor of raising the MRT/LRT fare. i know its "anti-poor" but i think its time for the government to start thinking of other ways of improving mass transport aside from mere subsidy. abandon the "no wang wang" gimmick. it sends a message "lets all suffer traffic jams together." the government should think of ways of decongesting these roads and improving mass transport with alternative, efficient and affordable means. the railway transits are safe, efficient and affordable but its not convenient. some would say, minimum wage earners dont mind it. not because they dont mind the inconvenience doesnt mean it should stay that way. just rode it yesterday and i had three bags with me including a laptop. i had to wait for half an hour (for each railway transit) to get a train where i could fit. i cant afford a taxi, a jeepney is more inconvenient and a bus is not accessible from where i came from. i was too drained because of the bar exam and the lightway transits are the best mass transport i can avail of and its the best the government can offer. i usually dont mind the inconvenience but its been like this for so long and no signs of improvement. i hate it when things that should change never changes.
right now i cant think of any idea to solve this mass transport problem (maybe on my next railway transit commute i will invest some brain power to try to think of solutions). the fare hike is oppressive but i dont think its unreasonable. but the fact that its oppressive is good enough reason not to raise it. but if you dont raise the fares, things wont improve because the government wouldnt do anything else but keep on subsidizing it.
nowadays, going from point A to point B, whether by way of mass transport or private vehicle are both inconvenient. for private vehicles, there's limited parking and gas prices. we have too many vehicles on the road, public and private. we have too many people too. were overpopulated. so the problem is overpopulation? not necessarily. if everybody had a consideration and responsibility gland, our problems wouldnt be this bad. unfortunately, there's no such thing. everyone lives in the present, fails to consider the future and rarely learns from the past.
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