The little paper's at it again

It started with yesterday's editorial:


http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...E24218,00.html

Basically trotting out the same tripe that cyclists should start
paying their way. Then today there was a letter to the editor
supporting such a splendid idea, claiming cyclists get a free ride.

Here's my missive. Probably a bit too long for the Herald Sun but
what the heck?

Paul reckons cyclists don't pay for roads. As an earner in the upper
5%, home owner and a cyclist I want to know where my tax rebate is?

Roads are funded from consolodated revenue, not rego. I pay heaps of
taxes and use a lot less road than a motorist does.

Cars are registered for the same reason firearms are. They are
capable of inflicting death and serious injury, something motorists do
all to frequently. On average two people are killed every 3 days
because of cars. It's taken cyclists ten years to achieve that.

There is no case for registering cyclists.


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EuanB

EuanB Wrote:
It started with yesterday's editorial:


http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...E24218,00.html

Basically trotting out the same tripe that cyclists should start
paying their way. Then today there was a letter to the editor
supporting such a splendid idea, claiming cyclists get a free ride.

Here's my missive. Probably a bit too long for the Herald Sun but
what the heck?

Paul reckons cyclists don't pay for roads. As an earner in the upper
5%, home owner and a cyclist I want to know where my tax rebate is?

Roads are funded from consolodated revenue, not rego. I pay heaps of
taxes and use a lot less road than a motorist does.

Cars are registered for the same reason firearms are. They are capable
of inflicting death and serious injury, something motorists do all to
frequently. On average two people are killed every 3 days because of
cars. It's taken cyclists ten years to achieve that.

There is no case for registering cyclists.
Good. There's a couple of typo's you might want to fix. Consolidated
and the wrong "too" As in "something motorists do all -*too*-
frequently" You might also wnat to put in something about how cycling
is healthy and therefore cyclists use less health money. But if that
makes your letter too long maybe someone else can write with that angle


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Deest

'Hit send'

not sure the 'Upper 5%' earner bit will hit a chord in the little paper
tho. Maybe just call yourself a 'longtime taxpayer' ? (or just ignore me
)


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flyingdutch

flyingdutch wrote:
'Hit send'

not sure the 'Upper 5%' earner bit will hit a chord in the little paper
tho. Maybe just call yourself a 'longtime taxpayer' ? (or just ignore me
)



I hit send before copy/paste , but my response was something short
(ideal for the Sun) and to the point, along the lines of Rego doesn't
pay for roads it pays for TAC ins and rego, state/fed taxes pay for
roads which cyclists all pay.

Last time I responded to a Herald-Sun letter (many many years ago) I got
people ringing my house and abusing me. Wonder what will happen this time.

DaveB

EuanB Wrote:
It started with yesterday's editorial:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...E24218,00.html



And continues with todays latest instalment of tripe:
http://tinyurl.com/aj95q

First I heard of it. The Hun trotting out & concocting utter bollox
again ...


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cfsmtb

I'm all for paying to use the roads - but only if everybody does. The
full cost of driving needs to be sheeted home to motorists directly,
via registration, car taxes, tolls, fuel taxes, and don't forget carbon
credits and other means to account for environmental impacts. If I'm
not a driver, why should I be paying half the cost via my taxes and
deteriorating environment of all these ****wits sitting in five-mile
queues?

When all that's squared off, I bet a lot of drivers will be choosing to
cycle, even if there is a charge.

Donga

Donga wrote:
I'm all for paying to use the roads - but only if everybody does. The
full cost of driving needs to be sheeted home to motorists directly,
via registration, car taxes, tolls, fuel taxes, and don't forget carbon
credits and other means to account for environmental impacts. If I'm
not a driver, why should I be paying half the cost via my taxes and
deteriorating environment of all these ****wits sitting in five-mile
queues?

When all that's squared off, I bet a lot of drivers will be choosing to
cycle, even if there is a charge.

Donga


I wanna see that one printed.

DaveB

cfsmtb Wrote:
And continues with todays latest instalment of tripe:
http://tinyurl.com/aj95q

First I heard of it. The Hun trotting out & concocting utter bollox
again ...
Well you wouldn't hear anything would you, 'cause CM is not organised
;-)


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EuanB

cfsmtb Wrote:
And continues with todays latest instalment of tripe:
http://tinyurl.com/aj95q

First I heard of it. The Hun trotting out & concocting utter bollox
again ...

Here is what I fed-back on the feed back box...

Heavy traffic congestion is an every day occurance here in Sydney. As a
cyclist, heavy traffic impedes me, rather than me impeding motorists.
When will the authorities move to prosecute these dangerous motorised
road-hogs?



Ritch


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ritcho

EuanB Wrote:
It started with yesterday's editorial:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...E24218,00.html

Basically trotting out the same tripe that cyclists should start paying
their way. Then today there was a letter to the editor supporting such a
splendid idea, claiming cyclists get a free ride.

Here's my missive. Probably a bit too long for the Herald Sun but what
the heck?

Paul reckons cyclists don't pay for roads. As an earner in the upper
5%, home owner and a cyclist I want to know where my tax rebate is?

Roads are funded from consolodated revenue, not rego. I pay heaps of
taxes and use a lot less road than a motorist does.

Cars are registered for the same reason firearms are. They are capable
of inflicting death and serious injury, something motorists do all to
frequently. On average two people are killed every 3 days because of
cars. It's taken cyclists ten years to achieve that.

There is no case for registering cyclists.

Dear Mr B,

I respectfully beg to differ. There is a very strong case for
registering cyclists. That way the Government will know where to send
the cheque refunding taxes to cyclists because our bicycles do not
cause the same wear and tear on the roads, do not require the roads to
be constructed to take such heavy loads and we do not consume the same
level of health services as those lazy fat *******s in cages.
Register me and give me back my tax overpayments.

Yours humbly

SteveA


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SteveA