Maxi Shutdown

[Trini Hookah]

^ There's a downside to your argument as well. Example, convenience, safety after dark etc.

[nervewrecker]

I dunno bout allyuh but I will travel anyday(once it's possible/feasible) as opposed to driving.I'm not one of those trinis who need to park in,on or beside the place I am going to.I don't mind parking a few minutes walk away from my destination and footing it.Usually travel to POS and walk all over and travel back....bothers me not.

Travelling is a beautiful thing;I pay $5 and never have I been asked to change oil,belts,tyres,fuel up etc a maxi plus(most times) I get to sit back,relax and not get worked up over some jackass bad driving me.

Saves me time,money and peace of mind..it's a win win for me.

bus picks me up by the main road & drops me straight in front my work place for $10.00. If travelling via other means its $7.00 to reach san fernando alone
I take the same bus on evenings but it loads on city gate not in front my workplace.
peace of mind for me, no worries about car maintainence, theft, parking etc & I get a small walk on evenings which is healthy for me & sleep from fyzo to pos & back.
It dont get better than that

[Humes]

they strikin against legalization of PH

It's amazing that it took this far into the thread for that simple piece of information to be presented.

[NXTREME]

they should raise the taxes for maxi/taxis...boom!

[Humes]

I say do away with all maxi taxis,
the are a burden, they do not pay taxes (PAYE), they do not pay VAT although they make more than $200k annually, whatever they make the country do not get any benefits from it, thats why they are a burden.
They are like parasites, only leeching without any returns.
They drive reckless most if not all the time.
They cause most of the traffic jams with their careless stopping and pulling into moving traffic
I could go on and on
Oh and yeah I dont give a $hit about them, I have never needed their services and highly doubt i will ever

Possibly the most downright dotish thing I've ever read on this forum.

Amazing what ignorance and partisan thought can produce.

[NXTREME]

agreed^^

[S_2NR]

I say do away with all maxi taxis,
the are a burden, they do not pay taxes (PAYE), they do not pay VAT although they make more than $200k annually, whatever they make the country do not get any benefits from it, thats why they are a burden.
They are like parasites, only leeching without any returns.
They drive reckless most if not all the time.
They cause most of the traffic jams with their careless stopping and pulling into moving traffic
I could go on and on
Oh and yeah I dont give a $hit about them, I have never needed their services and highly doubt i will ever

Possibly the most downright dotish thing I've ever read on this forum.

Amazing what ignorance and partisan thought can produce.

x3

[Humes]

Bus route empty this morning, saw one Maxi on it while on my way to work.
I stop by 6th ave lights and ask people who want a drop to POS, d car get full in about 15seconds.

but u brave..with the high level of crime in this country u doin this..

Them people brave too..how them so sure he aint a bandit?

fuh real eh.. desperate times..desperate measures

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you

Yuh doh hadda explain yuhself. I find this entire exchange speaks volumes.


- This situation is pressure! I did what I could to help out.
- What? Yuh tried tuh help out? Better yuh ignore potential threats and look out fuh yuhself!
- And is better they had ignore him...he could be a threat!


Half the nation's problems in a nutshell.

[Chimera]

ummm so nismoid...lets hear your alternative to maxi taxis?
i mean....you hadda have a plan if you want to just do away with them



you sounding pretty bitter there.....
and you never needed to use a maxi? well yuh real big in d dance dan, mammy and daddy always use to drop and pick yuh up from school, or yuh use to move in one of them private small bus ?

[Greypatch]

this action could backfire BIG time on dem maxi men

[Chimera]

also....zaak... while it's very nice that you try to help out people.... you not really that large of a fella(last time i c yuh anyway).... and i eh know if u have a gun, 6th avenue in barataria u guh stop to pick up people?

you know we cudda be talking about you tonite on tuner "Tuner Dog hero stabbed in neck while working PH"

[nervewrecker]

^ There's a downside to your argument as well. Example, convenience, safety after dark etc.

School is part time for me, so to avoid suffering for taxi & other risks that go hand in hand with travelling after dark I use my car.
There is a car park in the building so I have no worries about parking. school is walking distance from my workplace so I can afford to lave my car here & walk to school but I prefer park by the school so I dont have to walk back over here in the night.
is drama for park by the school so I wait till the full time students bailing out & part time now rolling in & get a park easy.

[zoom rader]

Just as the Mobile phone market was freed. There is a need to free the Taxi rights within the frame of the Law.
Maxis Must not hold the tax paying public to ransom. They are leeches that pay no taxes and aduse the public and other road users every day.

[TRAE]

I against them with that yes...uncle jack correk- where i living it eh have a taxi or a H maxi after 6 PM- legalise them but register them

[nismoid]

I say do away with all maxi taxis,
the are a burden, they do not pay taxes (PAYE), they do not pay VAT although they make more than $200k annually, whatever they make the country do not get any benefits from it, thats why they are a burden.
They are like parasites, only leeching without any returns.
They drive reckless most if not all the time.
They cause most of the traffic jams with their careless stopping and pulling into moving traffic
I could go on and on
Oh and yeah I dont give a $hit about them, I have never needed their services and highly doubt i will ever

Possibly the most downright dotish thing I've ever read on this forum.

Amazing what ignorance and partisan thought can produce.

says one who depends on the maxi service i'm sure

and seeing as you are so bright, tell me what are the benefits to having a maxi service that brings NO returns (monetary) to the economy of the country?
especially when there IS a public transport system, yeah the ptsc needs work but doesnt everything else?
for example, jack said today there will be twice the amount of buses on the route to assist the travelling public, doesnt that mean there is the capacity to have a better public transport?
the ptsc brings or has tremendous monetary returns to the economy,UNLIKE the precious maxis.
open allyuh small minds, back in the late 80's the state of florida started a "jitney" service which was exactly the same as a maxi service, it lasted all of 2 months due to the reckless attitudes of the drivers who would just stop anywhere they saw some flag them down (guess who they were?) this is what happens in a first world country,
ever notice its only in backwards countries you will find jitney or maxi services?

[NXTREME]

time for us to carpool it too work instead yes.

[nismoid]

ummm so nismoid...lets hear your alternative to maxi taxis?
i mean....you hadda have a plan if you want to just do away with them



you sounding pretty bitter there.....
and you never needed to use a maxi? well yuh real big in d dance dan, mammy and daddy always use to drop and pick yuh up from school, or yuh use to move in one of them private small bus ?

alternative, all maxis dis banded and absorbed into the ptsc where they would have to operate just like buses, that is no stopping unless by a designated bus/maxi stop of which there are numerous to build, this will stop the wanton driving and reckless driving frequently done by ALL maxis. all passengers are to walk to the nearest stop in order to ply a maxi/bus for hire. fine for stopping in an in-designated area -$1000.

and to respond to your other point, I bought my first car back in 1983, I have had 28 cars since then currently I have 3, before i was 17, My parents would take me anywhere i wanted to go and either pick me back up or i would get a lift back with someone. so if that means to you that i 'big in d dance' well ok if you say so.

haters gonna hate, but i still dont give a flyin fcuk about them (the maxis)

[eliteauto]

Maxi taxi owners pay no taxes on income, however don't they pay VAT on almost everything they purchase such as consumables? Don't they spend their income in businesses thus adding to the national economy? Don't they pay road tax via the purchase of fuel? Don't they pay the Gov't for PBR passes? Don't they provide a service albeit flawed to persons (mostly employees and school children) in the absence of a failed Public Transport system?

someone should measure the lost productivity cost of today and maybe the leeches should take the rest of the week off since they contribute nothing

[nismoid]

in case you dont know (cause apparently you dont), everyone once employed is supposed to pay taxes, its called
PAY
AS
YOU
EARN
what exempts maxis?
as far as the law applies, the only person exempted from taxes is the president

[SR]

doesnt everyone else pay vat on everything else as well

plus still pay income tax

[eliteauto]

you are aware that all taxi drivers are exempt from paying income tax right? They were also offered tax exemptions on vehicle purchases in order to stimulate entrepreneurship? I think ( cause I eh bright like you) this existed around the time you bought your first car

[Captainzaak]

also....zaak... while it's very nice that you try to help out people.... you not really that large of a fella(last time i c yuh anyway).... and i eh know if u have a gun, 6th avenue in barataria u guh stop to pick up people?

you know we cudda be talking about you tonite on tuner "Tuner Dog hero stabbed in neck while working PH"

Lol @ tuner dog hero stabbed in neck"

Boy i just tried to help out some people, i know it was probably a dumb move given the situation the country is in, but granted they reaching to work on time could save someone else from a heck of a lot of trouble. i.e. someone waiting on them to conduct business who wake up 3am to reach POS from La Brea.

Me just do what i think is right, if i die in the process, well i hope i go to heaven

[Chimera]

I agree that 99% of maxi taxis drive like muffler bearings eh, and I still eh see the 1% that drive normal/good
but they are a necessity in Trinidad right now.


so nismo, all your friends/family members/nieces/nephews/grand children

everyone does get pick up and drop or drive where they going?
or u jus eh give a firetruck bout dem either

[nismoid]

you are aware that all taxi drivers are exempt from paying income tax right? They were also offered tax exemptions on vehicle purchases in order to stimulate entrepreneurship? I think ( cause I eh bright like you) this existed around the time you bought your first car

No they were never exempted from income tax,where the hell you get that from? ,, go do some research
they were offered tax exemption on vehicle purchase, not on PAYE

[nismoid]

I agree that 99% of maxi taxis drive like muffler bearings eh, and I still eh see the 1% that drive normal/good
but they are a necessity in Trinidad right now.


so nismo, all your friends/family members/nieces/nephews/grand children

everyone does get pick up and drop or drive where they going?
or u jus eh give a firetruck bout dem either

^^^ yes,, you have a problem with that?
or are you some kinda kant or sometin?

[eliteauto]

*shrug* I'm not arguing, I believe what I posted is correct, if I'm wrong my apologies

fact is if you so angry about it close your business, leave your job and go work taxi and pay no taxes either or.......... tell your accountant or payroll person to pay no taxes on your behalf and see what happens, if per chance you're hauled before the courts tell the Magistrate "Maxi men doh pay none"

[bushwakka]

so much for PTSC picking up the slack

[Chimera]

I agree that 99% of maxi taxis drive like muffler bearings eh, and I still eh see the 1% that drive normal/good
but they are a necessity in Trinidad right now.


so nismo, all your friends/family members/nieces/nephews/grand children

everyone does get pick up and drop or drive where they going?
or u jus eh give a firetruck bout dem either

you some kinda kant or sometin?

thats your best answer?
you say u eh give a firetruck bout d maxis, but do you care about relatives and friends who have to use their services?


I didn't want to say this eh, but yuh call meh a kant and hurt meh feelings

Why this bitterness you have sounding like if yuh see a maxi man coming out a guest house with yuh wife/daughter/ ?

[wing]

Sando seemed normal today...I passed about 7:45am . There are a few maxis and registered taxis working and there wasn't the normal crowd of people along Chancery Lane . However, some people might have taken in front.....

[nismoid]

*shrug* I'm not arguing, I believe what I posted is correct, if I'm wrong my apologies

fact is if you so angry about it close your business, leave your job and go work taxi and pay no taxes either or.......... tell your accountant or payroll person to pay no taxes on your behalf and see what happens, if per chance you're hauled before the courts tell the Magistrate "Maxi men doh pay none"

I am angry about it because the people who pay taxes do not enjoy the benefits afforded to them for example,
driving down the the foreshore on an evening, there are numerous maxis using the shoulder as a lane, taxes are paid so the police would ensure that everyone waits in line but theres no police there so the maxis (and ph drivers) would get to their destination sooner than the tax paying citizens.