For most of her life, Sabrina Vu had a car, even though you can’t drive far in her native Singapore, a city-state about a quarter of the size of Rhode Island.
Even the article acknowledges that “The city-state has excellent public transport links by bus and subway”. Clearly the city realizes they are running out of space and want to prioritize people over cars. The remark at the end - "
your own family comes first" - just ends up sounding selfish and anti-social.
It does suck that it caters to the rich rather than the needy but taxation is just how you deincentivise certain behaviors in a capitalist society.
Hopefully Singapore counters this with subsidized special transport for the handicapped and elderly.
The remark at the end - " your own family comes first" - just ends up sounding selfish and anti-social.
American media introducing American values in their analysis of the situation of a completely different country? No!
What’s funny too is that if American culture didn’t spread all over the world, the car culture and want for a car would probably be close to non existent in countries like Singapore. It’s a very small country that’s extremely dense, it doesn’t make much sense to want a car when you’ve got nowhere to put it anyway.
Children under the age of 4 and below the height of 0.9m travels for free. Children under the age of 7 can travel for free using a child concession card.
Even the article acknowledges that “The city-state has excellent public transport links by bus and subway”. Clearly the city realizes they are running out of space and want to prioritize people over cars. The remark at the end - " your own family comes first" - just ends up sounding selfish and anti-social.
It does suck that it caters to the rich rather than the needy but taxation is just how you deincentivise certain behaviors in a capitalist society. Hopefully Singapore counters this with subsidized special transport for the handicapped and elderly.
The remark at the end - " your own family comes first" - just ends up sounding selfish and anti-social.American media introducing American values in their analysis of the situation of a completely different country? No!
What’s funny too is that if American culture didn’t spread all over the world, the car culture and want for a car would probably be close to non existent in countries like Singapore. It’s a very small country that’s extremely dense, it doesn’t make much sense to want a car when you’ve got nowhere to put it anyway.
MRT Fares (as of 26 December 2021)
Adult $0.95 - $2.21. Senior citizen / Persons with disabilities - $0.60 - $0.93 Student - $0.43 - $0.64.
Workfare transport Concession - $0.69 - $1.73.
Children under the age of 4 and below the height of 0.9m travels for free. Children under the age of 7 can travel for free using a child concession card.