Cods:
Quote:so good for you you are in a position to start a forum like this.. and even a party to get your voice heard...
same with the guys that run Crikey and Getup...they have an advantage the majority hasnt got..
It's actually quite easy (the website that is, not the party). I put up an article outlining how it is done. This isn't exactly in the same league as crikey and getup. They probably pay people for articles etc and run it a bit more like a newspaper.
Quote:we dont know how fair you are FD we have to take your word for it..that you allow all sides to have their say..
my experience is that everyone has a bias.... no matter what. and if you really couldnt stand someone you could have them banned for life..
Plenty of people have put it to the test and found out where I draw the line. If I can't stand someone I stop reading their posts long before I get to that point.
Quote:its POWER.. and the only power we mere mortals have is our vote.... and then its only them or the other guys...we really have no say in how they run the country... we just think we do.
You really should look into voting by delegable proxy. There are some 'fundamental' tradeoffs at the heart of what you are describing, but I think new technology will allow us to get around those tradeoffs and have the best of both worlds.
Verge:
Quote:I support your theory on a tax as opposed to market mechanism.
Just a technical point - both a tax and trading scheme are market mechanisms. In one the government sets the price, in the other they dicate the quantity.
Quote:Usually when something becomes owned by the market, it gets controlled by the biggest and is used to drive out the smallest.
That is the real difference. Under a tax the ownership effectively remains with the community as a whole.
Quote:As for retail petrol, I simply cant support that unless there is greater compensation.
You mean if it was revenue neutral?
Quote:Taxis have got to make money
No they don't. Nothing has to stay the same. If having a few less taxis on our street turns out to be a cheap way to reduce emissions, then we should be willing to go there. Not that I think they would - I suspect we would end up using taxis more, not less.