Brother, ownership in singapore is only for the rich, even a 99
lease condo or HDB is consider as leasor not owner, with this, the
govt can manipulate enblock and all other reason to shift your
house like the case of rochor road, to put it more precise, the
govt wants control.
Same goes transportation, Govt want a control over taxis, you
keep talking about MDT, without a MDT, people still can drive,
still got private radio calls and other gadget like smartphone
calls which can go GPS, and even cards acceptability can be set up
with any banks, they will take it graceful, it is a business to
them, just swipe, a dollar plus goes into their coffer.
I bet you that if Taxi is to go back to ownership, people may
not want a silly MDT, instead put a latest galaxy better, tio bo,
brother pool. When it come to ownership is a freedom of
association, in another words, I am the real boss now. Even if I
take it as a private car, so be it, then if all take it as private
car, what will happen on the road? no cabbies? Privately, cabby can
go into private business, drive for corporate or regulars only, why
not, if I stay near Jurong, I can get many customers, print more
namecards, just get Jurong island Esso only, jiak buay liao.
Control is the key here, the govt wants control, and to control,
they cannot allow ownership and freedom of association. And if you
look at it probably, they also make sure that not only they can
make profit, they must ensure that you are alway hungry, so that
you work, your drive and you serve. Then by spreading out the
surcharges and peak period, they can shift your driving pattern,
your livinghood, and your destiny.