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Friday, June 20, 2008

EU 'Green' Taxes

The connection between Brown's attempted giveaway of British sovereignty and a European parliament becomes ever clear. The Tax Doctor engineers new vehicle excise duty (tax) rates justified as being to ostensibly control carbon dioxide emissions and so encourage the sales of new cars. And it just happens that Brussels demands greener motoring and as a consequence is planning to impose an extra £300 on the cost of a new car. This is very similar in the attitude to the move to diesel from petrol. Initially diesel was much cheaper in Europe than in Britain. When a whole range of diesel-engined cars had been bought as a result of this encouragement, the price of diesel constantly rose faster than petrol until now in Britain diesel is more expensive than petrol.

Fuel cost in Britain (19.06.08):

petrol: 118.45p, diesel: 131.84p

There is no obvious reason that such a price swing should happen. The same crude is refined to generate the petrol or diesel fractions. If crude cost rises then the rise of either type of fuel will change, theoretically reflecting the rise of price of crude. That diesel should rise at a faster rate than petrol suggests manipulation of the prices has engineered the profit margins on the two different fuels, especially since most other European countries have never had such a swing and those that have could not possibly offer any justification other than simply crude profiteering.

Thinking is so limited that no new ideas can ever be forthcoming. Quite predictable and totally pathetic. The real bother is that these small-minded people have a position of influence and so influence and engineer the position where more money can be squeezed. Even more small-minded. It even suggests that the future will be very short so the goal is to redistribute as much wealth as possible from those who earn it to those who will take it from those who earn it.

Government stealth taxation

Brussels throwing its weight around, so imagine the very serious problems that will inevitably happen if all 27 EU countries ratify this detested Lisbon Treaty stitch-up. Postponement does not even come close to abandonment. The process will complete eventually. Maybe tomorrow. Next week. Next year. But it'll happen.

The war will have been won and total subjugation will follow.

It is interesting to speculate how money will be of any use. But it's not money, it's resources. Gold, diamonds and mostly ...

Control



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  • In order to obtain the 'required' outcome never involve the people that it concerns.