Comment 109721

By CharlesBall (registered) | Posted February 25, 2015 at 13:12:06 in reply to Comment 109719

But at the end of the day 100% of the taxes are paid by 100% of the people (if corporations, at the end of the day by the shareholders who are people) so isn't the whole argument a red herring? As much as it might annoy us, we live in a country where you only get one vote even if you pay most of the tax. I get it that drivers pay a proportionately higher share of the costs of roads, as they should because they use them proportionately more. But that doesn't mean that they are any more important in a political context than as they are as a voting block. They "think they own the road" because they know that if they whine as a group, politicians will jump. If "drivers" become "engaged" the way RTH promotes it for "residents" I would watch out.

No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? George Orwell

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