Saturday, June 04, 2005
Blair Safely Re-elected in UK, Now Intends to Rape Britons
Tony Blair has now been re-elected to a third term in England - and now the Labour Party is about to launch a massive wave of tax increases on the British people, who are too dumb to vote Conservative, a party too dumb to call for massive tax breaks:
Satellite toll plan to make drivers pay by the mile
Imagine if some national leader proposed this kind of crap for American roads. Downies probably would, but the revolt against them would be so broad that they would quickly back off.
Then again, according to Howard Dean, Downies are offering "constructive alternatives" to the Republican control of all three branches of government. Here's a great "alternative" - why doesn't Dean propose something like this?
Tony Blair has now been re-elected to a third term in England - and now the Labour Party is about to launch a massive wave of tax increases on the British people, who are too dumb to vote Conservative, a party too dumb to call for massive tax breaks:
Satellite toll plan to make drivers pay by the mile
British motorists face paying a new charge for every mile they drive in a revolutionary scheme to be introduced within two years.
Drivers will pay according to when and how far they travel throughout the country's road network under proposals being developed by the Government.
Alistair Darling, the Secretary of State for Transport, revealed that pilot areas will be selected in just 24 months' time as he made clear his determination to press ahead with a national road pricing scheme.
Each of Britain's 24 million vehicles would be tracked by satellite if a variable "pay-as-you-drive" charge replaces the current road tax.
In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, Mr Darling warned that unless action is taken now, the country "could face gridlock" within two decades.
Official research suggests national road pricing could increase the capacity of Britain's network by as much as 40 per cent at a stroke, he said.
The rapid uptake of satellite navigational technology in cars is helping to usher in the new "pay-as-you-drive" charge much sooner than had been expected. Figures contained in a government feasibility study have suggested motorists could pay up to £1.34 for each mile they travel during peak hours on the most congested roads.
Imagine if some national leader proposed this kind of crap for American roads. Downies probably would, but the revolt against them would be so broad that they would quickly back off.
Then again, according to Howard Dean, Downies are offering "constructive alternatives" to the Republican control of all three branches of government. Here's a great "alternative" - why doesn't Dean propose something like this?
