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Thread ID: 55082	2005-03-02 06:29:00	How much do you spend on petrol a week?	manicminer (4219)	PC World Chat

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329740	2005-03-03 02:53:00	Anyone know or understand how US fuel is subsidised? It can't just be a matter of them having lots of cheap oil. Britain has quite a bit in the North Sea, yet their pump cost is much higher than here. As for our fuel tax going into the Consolidated Fund - that is plain dishonest. But it has been happening since before the first oil crisis in 1973. No government, National or Labour has been prepared to correct this appalling anomoly. They argue that roads impose indirect costs on Government such as health care from road accidents. Yet there is an ACC levy for this purpose in vehicle registration.	Winston001 (3612)
329741	2005-03-03 05:37:00	Those that have a penchant for relying on others would. What you are implying there is utterly false. I'm a student, for crying out loud. I'm not sure what's going on the realm of Sweden at the moment, but if it was incredibly bad we should have heard about it by now. In any case, tax cuts tend to lead to a decline in state-subsidised services. Heaven knows, Dubya has cut spending on things such as education, nutrition programs, healthcare, etc - and he's allocating nearly a further US$10 billion to a missile defence system. Go and take a look at tables of military spending throughout the world - it's appalling to see how much goes into that sector.	agent (30)
329742	2005-03-03 12:35:00	the govt has announced a new 5 cent tax on petrol; this to fund roads. and this funding will be spread evenly amongst the regions on a population based allocation. now, excuse me, but the last time i was in the south island the roads were like well maintained billiard tables. it’s the north island that has the cart tracks, that are killing people. and auckland especially is pouring millions of dollars down the gurgler because of the knackered road system. this is where the money should go. but fear of an anti-jafa backlash means the govt will meekly hand over an extra 200 million dollars each year to canterbury to spend brushing their billiard tables, instead of spending the money where it is most needed. this is so short sighted.From Whoar.co.nz.	agent (30)
329743	2005-03-03 13:42:00	I do 20k's a day to work, 20k's back Plus any additional travelling over the weekend (Approx 2-300kms average) and extras in the nights. Makes me glad I drive a nice little 1.3l Hyundai Accent ;) I think a good poll would be: How far does a full tank of gas get you, and how much does it cost you to fill up? Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
329744	2005-03-03 15:16:00	I do 20k's a day to work, 20k's back Oh the joy of working from home :D	Greg (193)
329745	2005-03-03 15:42:00	We get these exorbitant tax's because this crowd like to spend our money for us,hence nanny state.The recipients of our largess like it of course and we know who they will vote for. You will note that they keep upping the number of beneficiaries using what ever technique necessary to keep there own noses in the trough. I totally agree! When you rob Peter to pay Paul you can usually be sure of getting Paul's vote! So to those of you who voted for the socialist party we now have fleecing us, don't ever whinge; and to those of us that believe in free enterprise and incentives for hard work, LET'S MAKE A CHANGE AT ELECTION TIME!	OdessaConnection (7476)
329746	2005-03-03 16:23:00	Of course this extra road tax is to build better roads into Auckland, at the expense of the rest of NZ. What the drivers will do with the cars once they have got them into Auckland faster is another matter. London got the right idea, a congestion charge. It didn't cause the end of civilisation as was confidently predicted. Let the buggers walk. ;) Auckland has the highest population of any area in NZ so (obviously) it makes sense to spend the bulk of the money there; and afterall, isn't that where the bulk of the money would come from? Where would you prefer they spent it, Eketahuna?	OdessaConnection (7476)
329747	2005-03-03 16:36:00	Auckland has the highest population of any area in NZ so (obviously) it makes sense to spend the bulk of the money there; and afterall, isn't that where the bulk of the money would come from? Where would you prefer they spent it, Eketahuna? Won't it would be great if the government finally start spending money on roads where it needed, instead of where it isn't needed? As much as the rest of the country seems to have a phobia about Auckland, who cares, why should Aucklanders pay for roads where the peak "minute" traffic is 1 ute an hour,while we sit stuck in traffic for hours on end every day? I would dearly love to live and work in the country and sit and criticise the Javas, but really is the work in my field is only available here.	BoboTheClown (5652)
329748	2005-03-03 19:22:00	Auckland has the highest population of any area in NZ so (obviously) it makes sense to spend the bulk of the money there; and afterall, isn't that where the bulk of the money would come from? Where would you prefer they spent it, Eketahuna? If you buy it in Christchurch shouldn't it get spent in Christchurch? Purchase petrol, use it on roads where you are, but for some reason Auckland get there roads upgraded, even though you're likely to never use them.	Jeremy (1197)
329749	2005-03-03 20:03:00	Auckland has the highest population of any area in NZ so (obviously) it makes sense to spend the bulk of the money there; and afterall, isn't that where the bulk of the money would come from? Where would you prefer they spent it, Eketahuna? Uhhmm I'd just like to point out something that doesn't quiet sit right. In your preceding post you decry subsidies, in this one you justify them. And as far as I know the bulk of NZ's population does not reside in Auckland, if my math's is still the same as everone else's it's still between 1/4 and a 1/3 of the population not over 1/2 in Auckland city. On the subject of relative worth of currencies and cost of living, Britain are still higher on the Big Mac spending scale than NZ, ie; our dollar spent here goes further than their pound spent there.	Murray P (44)
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