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Singapore: Right to own a car starts at $76,000. And that doesn’t include the car

edition.cnn.com In this city, the right to own a car starts at $76,000. And that doesn't include the car | CNN Business

Owning a car in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive countries, has always been something of a luxury. But costs have now soared to an all time high.

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good tbh, their metro kicks too much ass to have everyone driving around, their system has it's problems but not driving isn't one of them
With a fully functional, affordable, universal public transport system, owning a car is a luxury, not a need.
It takes 14 hours to walk across the whole country at its widest point.
Of course it's based on money and not need based or a lottery system or anything like that because fuck the non-rich, amirite? I mean, if you don't have a net worth in the seven figures are you even a person?
It's going down. It was $106,000 yesterday https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/04/singapore-cost-car-certificate
MFW a honda fit cost as much as a tesla
Fuck cars!
Is there sufficient public transportation options there? Is the cost the same for rural as for urban populations?
Well fuck Singapore, you can't even do drugs there. What's the point of living in a freedomless police state that costs a fortune? Masochism?

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