Fair Fuel campaign

[Lorry thompson]

I love a drink but agree with you lads I put a lot more money in my motors than my belly but the tax on drink wouldn't cover fuel taxes and all the dole warriors would get extra money for the rise in alcohol so we'd be back to square one haha

[Lorry thompson]

Sorry good thread by the way have signed the petition in a few garages but will add my name on the Internet

[tommer9]

What would you suggest should be taxed instead of fuel tax revenue from fuel helps pay for all the services we use

 

PMSL:lol:

Get real.

Legislate those f-ing bankers out of existence and stop trying to palm the masses off with the lying rhetoric that we need them.

We need the financial industry like a hole in the head.

It will take 57 years at the current rate of taxation to recover what they have taken from us.

[tomtrees]

I second that tommer9

[Frankie Lawrence]

And how many lives will be affected with more tax on beer, I dont mean the drinkers I mean the owners and workers they cant survive as it is.

[twistedhicap]

Tax Booze and Fags !!! Sorry but with all the inherent risks involved in smoking anyone under 35 who smoke should know better and should pay for any treatment they need from smoking related illness etc ! Fags should be £12 - £20 a pack !

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

:confused1:WTF are you trying to say there mate?

 

Quite!

 

I'll probably get completely slated for this......but i'd rather see booze taxed instead of fuel. If it means sacrificing one or the other

Fuel prices have doubled in the relatively short 10 years i've been driving....unbelievable

 

Yep, tax all the crap to kingdom come; fags, booze, slag tags, designer labels, private number plates, plasma tellies, fast food, crap food, games consoles, all the non-essentials.

 

PMSL:lol:

Get real.

Legislate those f-ing bankers out of existence and stop trying to palm the masses off with the lying rhetoric that we need them.

We need the financial industry like a hole in the head.

It will take 57 years at the current rate of taxation to recover what they have taken from us.

 

[Tom D]

Fuel has trippled since I learned to drive. I could fill my first car for 15 quid.

I think high fuel prices keep CARS off the road, which is a good thing as many car drivers could easily take public transport. Unfortunately high prices also affect business and drive inflation.

 

The solution .......

 

Increase vat on diesel to 35-40% and decrease duty to keep the pump price the same.

Simples:001_smile:

[Ian H]

PMSL:lol:

Get real.

Legislate those f-ing bankers out of existence and stop trying to palm the masses off with the lying rhetoric that we need them.

We need the financial industry like a hole in the head.

It will take 57 years at the current rate of taxation to recover what they have taken from us.

 

:congrats:It's about time we stood up to the banks and destroy current banking practice, reclaimed this country, rebuild our industry and find a better way.

Edited February 24, 2011 by Ian H
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[henchard]

PMSL:lol:

Legislate those f-ing bankers out of existence and stop trying to palm the masses off with the lying rhetoric that we need them.

We need the financial industry like a hole in the head.

It will take 57 years at the current rate of taxation to recover what they have taken from us.

 

Whilst I agree with the sentiment we would be in for a rude awakening if we got rid of The City. The City skims (steals) real value off real workers all over the world. This makes a lot of money and this generates a lot of tax, which helps us all get obese in the UK whilst pushing pointless bits of paper around under a government whose spending accounts for 50% of GDP.

 

I don't think most people in the UK understand why our quality of life is so much higher than people in "lesser" countries. I think they just think we are smarter and work harder and that's that. I think other countries are getting wise to this but sadly the UK population has no idea.

 

This model works well very well until it starts to break down. In the interim the population are obedient and watch Eastenders. No problematic questions etc. However, when it does start to break, the core, who were not told the rules of the game, stamp their feet because they cannot afford holidays or bigger TVs. This will make managing down expectations very difficult, perhaps causing unrest and the election of another unsustainable government.

 

Unfortunately, we also tend to ignore the real value for oil. You think a litre of petrol is expensive? Then try this; fill your car/van/truck with one litre of fuel and drive it until it runs out. Then see how much you have to pay someone to push it back - that is the 'real value' of one litre of fuel.

 

This is worth a watch (as is the whole course if you have time)