Re: Parking rules 'could spell chaos'

On 14 Jan, 10:56, Fod <friendsofde...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 8:29 am, Doug <jag...@riseup.net> wrote:
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> > On 13 Jan, 14:57, mym...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
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> > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:44:17 +0000, Peter Hill
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> > > <peter.usen...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >Got wardens last October. Over 2500 Tickets issued already. It's odd
> > > >but I now don't have any bother at all finding parking spaces in the
> > > >last few "free" on street spaces with 1 hour limits that the local
> > > >robbing council haven't stuck pay and display on.
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> > > Why call them the robbing council better they charge for car parking
> > > than sticking another tenner on your tax bill to cover what they where
> > > loosing by not charging for parking isn't it  . Really you are like
> > > all the people who moan and groan about the price of fuel and tobacco
> > > and ale better the government put a few more quid on those things in
> > > tax than slapping it on food etc .Just like the people who are always
> > > moaning about smokers if the gov was not getting one hell of a lot of
> > > cash from smokers in tax and VAT they would be putting more tax on
> > > fuel and ale and maybe food and clothing also .
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> > Yes, better that those who choose to use a car pay than those who need
> > to eat food and wear clothes to survive.
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> Why not just tax unhealthy foods and luxury clothing ( anything other
> than very basic clothing).  That way people have the food and clothing
> they need to survive.  Anything more than that they pay for the luxury
> aspect, just like you say they should for daring to have a car.
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Yes that might work, as long as the government is properly informed as
to which foods are unhealthy, which I doubt, given its delight in
cruelly exploiting animals and the draconian punishments it inflicts
on those who dare to disagree with that.

Also, dietary reccommendations tend to be highly individual, one man's
meat, etc...

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