A view of Britain’s skies once our government is finished laying concrete everywhere.
Here’s one for you: We’ve recently had a random tax thrown onto air travel in the UK, because airliners are killing the planet ( they may be: that’s not my point) and obviously by making plane travel less affordable for normal people, that turns what comes out of a jet engine into flowers, bunny rabbits and clear mountain water.
BUT, the government is also extending and building new runways at just about every airport in Britain! Go figure.
Here’s another one while I’m in the mood: They’re proposing to charge us extra for taking our rubbish away (in addition to our Council tax which charges us for taking our rubbish away). The more rubbish you generate, the more you pay-sounds fair? Consider that most of our rubbish comes from food packaging, of which there are often 2-3 layers on each item, as a result of….government legislation! In addition to such genius, I had a letter from the tax office yesterday informing me how much ‘tax credit’ I’m entitled to to receive for children’s expenses etc. (They may as well have just called me and made a farting noise down the phone) . The letter contained a 20 page booklet explaining the hugely convoluted credit system. They sent an identical weighty package to my wife at the same address…..
I’d like to think this is some X-files type conspiracy to crush the citizenry, but I’m afraid its more the case of an out of control bureaucracy spending other peoples money (ours) without a second thought about that or the planet.
Hmm, all this from a funny plane photo….
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Excellent riff! Rather like gasoline prices in Illinois: Our politicians would really like to grandstand about price-gouging but — oddly enough — gas taxes are based on a percentage of the pump price and go up as pump prices do. Which is sort of a buzz-kill for the politicians because each rise in prices means another family member can find room at the public trough.
Oh, wait, did I actually say that? Let me retract it immediately!
Here’s a link to a blog called Illinoize to rile you up even more — about a 15-year old that asked for a work permit to mow lawns (16 is the legal working age here)… and the State denied it!
Off topic… http://malnurturedsnay.net/?p=3358
On the subject of money….We just spent $500+ on our cats teeth yesterday. This was done by choice (he was in pain) and we know it is part of taking on a pet. So, when I got the bill amount at the counter at the vet’s, and the young women asked me if either one of us might be age 62. I told her no, and then I asked if there wasn’t some discount for dental care for regular patients. She said that I would have to have a coupon!! I sputtered and snorted, and decided to just handle it with a letter to the owners rather than argue with that twit. It really pissed me off because we have been loyal to this vet office since 1980.
It must be terrible living in another country. In our country, at least according to our administration, we have no environmental problems and there is no global warming.
Of course, as soon as they figure out a way to tax it, we’ll get it.
Remember that quaint Northern phrase “where there’s muck, there’s brass”?
Well, all H. M. Government have done is go out of their way to prove it!
So, how about the next step?
They simply follow the Japanese example, in an effort to show how ‘green’ they are.
You need to separate your trash into different types. Great idea….except you now need four or six bins to put it in.
Somebody who used to collect only one bin from your house now has to collect six.
Any suspicion that there might be price increases involved here?
Don’t laugh. The only reason it hasn’t happened yet is because they haven’t thought of it - so far…..
Good link thanks Curmudgeon, I stumbled it as well.
You get nothing for loyalty Webduck, except to be taken advantage of. Vote with your wallet.
Too cynical Edward, and unfortunately too true….
Steve, I bet they have thought of it and more, and they’re just waiting: The Big Brother watching sheep in this country will suck it all down and more, that’s the problem.
I heard that a few weeks back Pinksy: I wish I could say I’m upset, but after that last series, relief is more appropriate.