Ext User(C. Dewick)
06-08-2005, 07:43 PM
Petzl <petzl@spamcop.net> writes:
>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:24:44 +1000, Chris Brownbill
><chrisbrownbill@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>Petzl wrote:
>>replace ALL the tracks with road at
>>> least then ones car becomes a tax deduction
>>>
>>
>>A deduction which would be paid for by ..........?
>At present Sydney is paying NSW state Transport whether they use it or
>not AU$750 per man woman and child to get NOTHING back
>By removing the above ground rail for roads it would mean all private
>cars become a necessity and a taxdeduction (incomes would be alloed to
>deduct around AU$20,000 or more a year from income)
And you'll give the government a mandate to increase their beloved motor
vehicle tax by several orders of magnitude in the process. No thanks.
Craig.
--
Craig Dewick - Professional Train Manager (RailCorp) + HO Scale Rail Modeller
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>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:24:44 +1000, Chris Brownbill
><chrisbrownbill@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>Petzl wrote:
>>replace ALL the tracks with road at
>>> least then ones car becomes a tax deduction
>>>
>>
>>A deduction which would be paid for by ..........?
>At present Sydney is paying NSW state Transport whether they use it or
>not AU$750 per man woman and child to get NOTHING back
>By removing the above ground rail for roads it would mean all private
>cars become a necessity and a taxdeduction (incomes would be alloed to
>deduct around AU$20,000 or more a year from income)
And you'll give the government a mandate to increase their beloved motor
vehicle tax by several orders of magnitude in the process. No thanks.
Craig.
--
Craig Dewick - Professional Train Manager (RailCorp) + HO Scale Rail Modeller
http://www.railzone.org -- Check out the RailZone Online Forums! Send email to
craigd@lios.apana.org.au -- RailCorp Train Crew Council: http://www.rctcc.org
Oz Rail Safety List: http://lios.apana.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aus_rail_safety