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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
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, Adrian writes On Mar 24, 3:26*pm, The Real Doctor wrote: On 24 Mar, 20:15, Adrian wrote: On Mar 24, 12:52 pm, Stimpy wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:40 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? The people Crossrail is supposed to benefit - the international financial community - by and large pay bugger all in taxes. Ian Their employees pay considerable taxes. And, many of them commute. And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. -- Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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