Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:53:02 -0000 From: "Doki" <dokinospamtroNspidar.com> Subject: Re: UK:Only a scare story in the sun but ouch.
MeatballTurbo wrote: > In article <c2n3re$1uu8qi$1nospam34476.news.uni-berlin.de>, > davehinznospamcop.net says... >> >> Seems to be arbitrarily based on engine displacement rather than >> emissions characteristics, which I think is what they're really >> trying to solve, righ? >> > Arbitrarily based on "Oh Shit, we've overspent on a war we shouldn't > have gone into for the reasons we gave, how can I screw as much money > out of motorists, without being made to look like a complete > arsehole, I know, I make it worst on those with bigger cars, that way > I won't look completley bad, and people can still by small unsafe > cars, and pay more than they do now, but not as much as the bigger > ones" just about sums it up. Did you see the bloke in the business section of the Independent on Sunday on about inflation? Consumer spending accounted for something like 1.5% of inflation, Govt spending 8.9% or so. And how the vast majority of "new" jobs which have reduced unemployment are public sector jobs...