Posted by Eeyore on May 27, 2007, 10:08 am
David Williams wrote:
> -> > Without the tax, Europeans and Americans would pay approximately the
> -> > same amount.
> -> Ain't socialism grand?
> European governments charge high gas taxes partly to raise money, but
> also to persuade people to drive efficient vehicles, thereby reducing
> the amount of oil that has to be imported from the Middle East, etc..
> The tax money goes around in the economy, paying for stuff that would
> otherwise have to be paid for in some other way. The net result for the
> country is that it spends less on imported oil, so the overall
> financial situation is improved.
> If that's socialism, then yes it's grand. But it isn't.
Non-socialist European governments are equally happy to tax petroleum products
as much as socailist ones.
Graham
Posted by Steve Cothran on May 27, 2007, 1:48 pm
>Non-socialist European governments are equally happy to tax petroleum products
>as much as socailist ones.
Well, the money to buy all those cctv cameras to spy on the subjects
has to come from somewhere.
Giving our (U.S.) government that kind of cash to play with would be a
disaster of unimaginable proportion.
Posted by no spam on May 29, 2007, 8:35 am
>-> > Without the tax, Europeans and Americans would pay approximately the
> -> > same amount.
> -> >
> -> >
> -> Ain't socialism grand?
> European governments charge high gas taxes partly to raise money, but
> also to persuade people to drive efficient vehicles, thereby reducing
> the amount of oil that has to be imported from the Middle East, etc..
> The tax money goes around in the economy, paying for stuff that would
> otherwise have to be paid for in some other way. The net result for the
> country is that it spends less on imported oil, so the overall
> financial situation is improved.
> If that's socialism, then yes it's grand. But it isn't.
IOW, they use the tax system to control the people. What's the difference
between that and the way China uses tanks?
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> -> > same amount.
> -> Ain't socialism grand?
> European governments charge high gas taxes partly to raise money, but
> also to persuade people to drive efficient vehicles, thereby reducing
> the amount of oil that has to be imported from the Middle East, etc..
> The tax money goes around in the economy, paying for stuff that would
> otherwise have to be paid for in some other way. The net result for the
> country is that it spends less on imported oil, so the overall
> financial situation is improved.
> If that's socialism, then yes it's grand. But it isn't.