cstr44:
Simply a game of unconscionable capitalism where money has to be made ruthlessly. It is the same system practiced in america and the developed west though with serious government oversight to prevent exploitation.
It is far better than whatever almajiri socialistic nonsense Nigeria currently practices, the fact that there is no oversight by the federal transport authorities shows the utter hopelessness of the Nigerian state.
Infact, i think to an above average mind which is sorely lacking on this forum, it shows the promise of the igbo nation. A country ran on sheer capitalism where the poor can get to the very top on his own merits by playing the game of demand and supply. As long as there is federal oversight to prevent exploitation, it would be fine.

xharder:
NO friendship in business. Whether you are igbo or not,businessmen don't care and it has nothing to do with biafra.

Dont be surprised that most of those commenting on that page are even worse when on business dealing with their fellow igbo brothers.

As much as those transporters can be very insensitive, One also need to consider fuel cost, the comfort you get, extortion from police, demand and the need to make profit....so i don't blame them, it is pure business. if you can afford it go ahead and if you cant, find an alternative. Shikena

NgeneUkwenu:
lalasticlala why here and not on frontpage

cstr44:
Have you forgotten that the igbo nation is the only place in Nigeria where capitalism is a general ideology. The rest of Nigeria are socialistic hell-holes.And they are not very good at it.
The part of Nigeria that had free education were taught by their sage how to be socialistic. The northern part of Nigeria on the other hand are socialistic through centuries of islamic conditioning.
Look at kemi adeosun's brand of economics- That is socialism ,though the very unsophisticated kind.

cstr44:
Have you forgotten that the igbo nation is the only place in Nigeria where capitalism is a general ideology. The rest of Nigeria are socialistic hell-holes.And they are not very good at it.
The part of Nigeria that had free education were taught by their sage how to be socialistic. The northern part of Nigeria on the other hand are socialistic through centuries of islamic conditioning.
Look at kemi adeosun's brand of economics- That is socialism ,though the very unsophisticated kind.

xharder:


yea you are right, even at that, igbos will always afford it. in recession, people are still going home not minding the high fares, afterall they are also businessmen who have increased the cost of their goods too. Man must break even

Aigbofa:


The people complaining your brand of capitalism are ibos, not some socialists somewhere else.

cstr44:

They are complaining of unregulated capitalism due to failure of government. There is a difference

Aigbofa:


Nobody mentioned government's failure to regulate capitalism in the east. They only complained about mindless greed and exploitation by ibo transport operators. Why are transport operators in other parts of the country able to self regulate by not gouging their customers?

cstr44:

Mindless greed is trait of humanity. And in places where the obviously superior capitalism is not regulated, exploitation would be the result.
Either in the US, UK or Nigeria. And that is why the US have agencies like the SEC, FBI and co to monitor and control mindless western capitalism.

Aigbofa:


There's nothing like superior capitalism anywhere and the US government does not go around telling taxi drivers how much to charge their customers, what they do however is to promote and environment where people have different choices.
That is why I agreed with the guy who mentioned high speed train.

Aigbofa:


There's nothing like superior capitalism anywhere and the US government does not go around telling taxi drivers how much to charge their customers, what they do however is to promote and environment where people have different choices.
That is why I agreed with the guy who mentioned high speed train.

biaframustcome:


you are wrong my friend, local council or district regulate taxi fares in every part of the developed world. Your taxi badge is issued by the local authourity and if you go against the condition of issue, it can be withdrawn.

biaframustcome:


you are wrong my friend, local council or district regulate taxi fares in every part of the developed world. Your taxi badge is issued by the local authourity and if you go against the condition of issue, it can be withdrawn.

cstr44:

I didn't mean superior capitalism as a word. I mean capitalism is obviously superior when compared to socialism atleast for progresssive nations.
Taxi drivers in the US have an automated meter that runs prices as appropriate with respect to distance travelled. Tapering with such by a driver is a crime that would earn you a jail time. And that is the government regulation i was talking about

Aigbofa:


Those meters? Lol, forget it my friend. I've had experience where they will take you on merry go round just to extract more money from you.

cstr44:

That is a different kettle of fish and you know it.
You are still being charged the distance travelled as read by the government regulated meter. It is not the government's fault that you don't know the routes very well. And then it is a civil crime which you can sue for.

Aigbofa:


This is similar to what the ibo operators are doing, they exploit the passengers lack of choices. But unlike in iboland you can decide not to take a cab and take a public bus, a train or even fly.

cstr44:

[b]My friend, i am tired. I don't know if you are just trying to play dumb.
That is not a failure of government. It is just a driver taking advantage of a naive passenger. The same passenger can sue if he wants to. I doubt if there is any legal basis for such in Nigeria
There is no government regulation in Nigerian transport prices in the first place.
Unlike in developed climes, where prices for distance travelled is controlled by the government, there is no such thing in Nigeria.
The passenger and the driver already knows that the prices he would pay for the mileage is regulated by a fair system. It is left for the passenger to ensure that he/she does not use beyond the necessary mileage.
In nigeria on the other hand, there is no appropriate price for mileage , which is supposed to a function of government regulation. Anybody can fix anything, which is no real fault of theirs anyway. It is a national failure more-or less.
Bring american taxi drivers here and exposed them to unregulated capitalism, they would do the same thing.
There is a reason why the greatest fraudsters in the world like maddof and co are not igbo men or African for that matter.[/b]

Aigbofa:


You are the fool here, you just told us that government regulations will take care of the greedy ibo transporters and I said that is not true.
If you want to emulate the US then let it be in the form of providing different options for consumers.
If government regulations does not prevent taxi operators in the US from cheating their customers why the hell do you think it will work here.
You know someone lost an argument when they start throwing tan[b]trums.

dragonking3:
I can assure you that if biafra becomes a reality, even the igbos won't want to live there.. It will be worst than hell.

cstr44:

smh.
Different options is all well and good which is also another reason why Nigeria is a shitthole, but that is not the main thing in question.
You have no other alternative for your citizens, and yet the federal government failed to regulate the only one available.
That is the crux of the matter.
If the US had only one option, it would be heavily regulated than it currently is.
And no, taxi drivers do not cheat their passengers in the US.The system is regulated. That is another nonsense you concoted from your afonja mind.
And it is not because they are better human beings or have a higher moral code, it is because they have no choice.
What you put in is what you get out. Even if you decide to roam the whole times square in a taxi like a maniac, what you put in is what you get.

KahlDrogo:
Cant thesee people just remain in their villages?

Anago5000:
GBAM.Ngwere ukwuewu.come and see ooo.