Re: Sydney Rail strike tomorrow

[Kingpin <kingpin1@ozemail.com.au>]

'Twas a dark and stormy night on Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:40:37 +1000 as "Jack"
<bd107@tsn.cc> took time out from the neverending quest to rid the world of
grues and wrote:
  
> >It hasn't worked.  I am totally pissed off with the strikers and it is now
> my
> >firm hope that they ALL lose their jobs!
> 
> You sound like U have very little concern for people who are fighting for
> their jobs, their livelihoods and their futures.... Your compassion and
> understanding is astounding.....   NOT!!

After the futile strike action I have absolutely no compassion for the dickhead
strikers.

In fact, the SRA has lost a customer in me.  Without the trains, I did a little
research and discovered that by walking 700m to another bus stop, I can get a
bus directly to where I usually want to go.  Cheaper than my old bus/rail
method, too.

> >
> >The bottom line of the mess that is called the SRA is that it is losing too
> much
> >money.  They have already raised the fares and the other option is to shed
> >staff.
> 
> 
> The bottom line is the SRA, is a service provided by government, with yours
> and mine tax dollars, Government provide services, why should the service
> run at a profit?  It is not a public company.... If U want profit, start
> paying a fair price for your fares..  and the notion of cutting more staff
> that U prpose, shows how little U know about the Organisation... that has
> been going on since the Griener years..
 
There is no reason at all that the SRA should make a profit.  It is just that it
should not lose so much money.  Is it fair that someone living in the bush has
to subsidise city rail travellers?

After the Olympics, the State government is going to privatise the railways.
Private enterprise will show that it is possible to make a profit without losing
customers.


Catchya

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