The government plans to increase the flag drop by 5 baht and increase the fare when stuck in a traffic jam for the important voter-bloc of taxi drivers, raising the question of just what is populism. And that plan was carried out in the faraway country, and passengers were happy to reward deserving, hard-working, uncomplaining taxi drivers. In the second-ness country, the government issued orders that all taxi passengers had the right to grit their teeth and take whatever drivers give them. This was in no way, at no time a populist measure to try to win votes and huzzahs and enthusiastic chaiyo. Because in the second country, populism is banned.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2018 00:56 UTC