Welcome -- Tuesday, May 21, 2013

A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.

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We've just had the release of a report that claims to be able to cut traffic congestion (and the accompanying pollution issue - just to keep those members of that particular lobby happy) by 40% simply by charging drivers to use main roads and motorways. What a fantastic idea, should've been brought in years ago: I can sleep soundly at night now safe in the knowledge that the experts have pooled their resources and have come up with a brilliant idea!

Right then, what are the viable alternatives? As I thought, there aren't any! If the situation with the trains and track wasn't so sad it'd be a joke; bus routes and services outside of cities (for those of you who don't know) are a joke - where I live, it's nearly as cheap for two people to get a taxi into town as it is to get the bus! There's just no other option.

Once again it's a quick attempt to get an idea through by forcing people off the roads when the vast majority don't have an alternative. How many of us, given the chance, would love to use the Underground, the train or bus service if they were fit for human use?

The alternative of course is sitting in traffic jams, moving along at a speed of 20 mph, being cut-up by other drivers rushing to gain an extra yard, suffering abuse and road-rage, navigating dangerous roads on a daily basis and paying already extortionate tax and license fees because you simply do not have any other, reasonable, option!

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