On 13 Jul 2006 14:39:39 -0700, " wrote:


Greg Hennessy wrote:
On 13 Jul 2006 02:36:05 -0700, "John B" wrote:

Greg Hennessy wrote:
Reported last night that Ken proposes to charge £25 a day for the most
polluting cars.


Thinly disguised class warfare to divert away from other more pressing
matters.

Voluntary progressive taxation is not the same as class warfare.

It's neither voluntary or progressive.

Of course it's voluntary: if you don' want to pay the higher charge,
get a smaller car.

About as practical as telling someone to get a smaller house if they don't
want to end up paying more council tax.


"Progressive", I admit, is a matter of debate.


Even more unlikely. Yummy mummies driving 'Chelsea tractors' in the zone,
are not going to be inconvenienced in the slightest.

True. However, the fact that they'll contribute an extra £650-ish each
a year to TfL coffers is no bad thing - it partially addresses the
outrageous anomaly that Council Tax stops at Band H...

A ridiculous premise.

Why?



Because what is being compared is not even remotely connected. You cannot
claim that most if not all 4x4 drivers live in band H houses and are
allegedly underpaying council tax as a consequence.

Why should someone driving a small 4x4 pay more to use the road than
someone driving a heavier conventional car taking up more road space.


greg

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and facility for being intimidated; or if, on the other hand, you
want impulsive, unreflecting, and violent people, where do you look
Do you go to the top or to the bottom?