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Mikael Seierup
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" skrev...
> Not quite. Motoring taxation in most European countries either just about meets the costs of
> private motoring to the economy, or falls well short, according to whose estimates you read. Of
> course that gets skewed a bit as we now have to pay the bill for an oil-access war.
In Denmark gasoline is actually at an all time low due to pricewars between the companies. 6-7 DKK
or so per litre. I read somewhere that it ought to be 20 DKK per litre to pay for the actual damage
cars cause. The big picture I mean with environmental and health impact factored in. Cars are not
evil though. Its just that people often use them improperly and the only way to educate them is via
their wallet. Just a shame our politicians are too wussy to introduce roadpricing.
> And our "bloated socialistic programs" include a health service where if you get sick, you get
> treated. Nobody checks for your medical card when the ambulance arrives at a crash. Also literacy
> rates are higher than in the US due to good quality state schools.
>
> I quite like that sort of bloated socialistic system.
Well said comrade Gu... ehm I mean what socialists? I'm also quite fond of our bloated socialistic
programs. The day I'm not I can always move to the US I suppose. If you don't want to pay that
particular tax don't buy a car. Pretty simple really.
Looks like its getting close to killfile time for this thread.
Lovely weather here today btw. 7C and sunny with a light wind. Took the VK2 out and had a ball.
After the 23 kg TE-clone 10-11 kgs feels like a feather. (Recumbent content ;o) )
Mikael
> Not quite. Motoring taxation in most European countries either just about meets the costs of
> private motoring to the economy, or falls well short, according to whose estimates you read. Of
> course that gets skewed a bit as we now have to pay the bill for an oil-access war.
In Denmark gasoline is actually at an all time low due to pricewars between the companies. 6-7 DKK
or so per litre. I read somewhere that it ought to be 20 DKK per litre to pay for the actual damage
cars cause. The big picture I mean with environmental and health impact factored in. Cars are not
evil though. Its just that people often use them improperly and the only way to educate them is via
their wallet. Just a shame our politicians are too wussy to introduce roadpricing.
> And our "bloated socialistic programs" include a health service where if you get sick, you get
> treated. Nobody checks for your medical card when the ambulance arrives at a crash. Also literacy
> rates are higher than in the US due to good quality state schools.
>
> I quite like that sort of bloated socialistic system.
Well said comrade Gu... ehm I mean what socialists? I'm also quite fond of our bloated socialistic
programs. The day I'm not I can always move to the US I suppose. If you don't want to pay that
particular tax don't buy a car. Pretty simple really.
Looks like its getting close to killfile time for this thread.
Lovely weather here today btw. 7C and sunny with a light wind. Took the VK2 out and had a ball.
After the 23 kg TE-clone 10-11 kgs feels like a feather. (Recumbent content ;o) )
Mikael