Re: Parking rules 'could spell chaos'

On Jan 15, 6:15 am, Doug <jag...@riseup.net> wrote:
> On 14 Jan, 10:56, Fod <friendsofde...@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > 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.
>
> > > > 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.
>
> > 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.
>
> Yes that might work, as long as the government is properly informed as
> to which foods are unhealthy, which I doubt,
It managed it rather well during the second world war; admittedly as a
secondary aim.
Bring back rationing and you would quickly get a healthier population.

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

Allow people trade bits of their ration cards.

Fod