Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 23:12:04 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape "Steve Brooks" wrote in news:3npRe.3442$w4.200@newsfe5-win.ntli.net: > weirdwolf wrote: >> "Steve Brooks" wrote >>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>> "Steve Brooks" wrote >>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Which should lead to the development of brown field innercity >>>>>> sites and the development of better mass transportation. >>>>> >>>>> Why should there be any move towards better mass transportation >>>>> when petrol is a mere $4/gallon? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm an advocate of increasing fuel prices to the consumer, might >>>> stop people driving the 15 minute walk to the shop. >>> >>> Couldn't agree more. I quite like the government's road pricing >>> scheme - except that I don't trust the technology thay claim is >>> going to make it work. I must admit I drive a bit of a gas guzzler >>> (a Rover 620i which has a 2 litre engine.) But I do a very small >>> mileage. Less than 5000 miles/year. >>> >> >> The idea of taxing the large SUV/landrover types seems to make sense, > > I'm prejudiced here. I don't like SUVs because I can't see round them, > I think most of them are ugly and I see them as a dangerous fashion > accessory (especially if they have bull bars.) But in this case we > shouldn't be worrying about aesthetic considerations. Fuel > efficiencies are what matter. > > >> I see them with just one person driving them in the centre of a city. >> Totally stupid and unessecary. The idea of a larger engine being in a >> larger tax bracket makes perfect sense. Now all we need to do is to >> make them spend the money on the buses/trains rather than more bloody >> roads. > > Buses will never work IMO while they are in the private sector. > Shareholder value makes no allowance for cross-subsidisation or social > value. > Same with the railways, public private partnership is a complete disaster. I was so hoping that the government would renationlise the railways when they saw the corruption and incompetance . Of course Tony is so far up the arses of most of the people involved he wouldn't dare. I think anybody that suggested it would be on to a winner politically. Somethings are just to damn important to a nations health to be sold off for short term gain. I'm still reading Thatchers book, even though it was written years ago it was still at a time that it could be seen what had happened to the sold off industries. Not one iota of regret, makes me regret I am an athiest, I want the bitch to go straight to hell. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .