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Reply #15 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:37pm

Bam wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:05pm:

There's no reason why we should have so much infrastructure in private hands. For too long we have been pandering to greedy rent-seekers and this has to stop. Nationalise them all.

That's fine. Pay them what they are worth - umpteen billions. Then raise taxes to pay for them and we are effectively back to toll roads but paid out of tax increases.

Nothing is free - except in the lefty world of endless money.

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Reply #16 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:41pm

aquascoot wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:34pm:

oh dear wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:32pm:

The federal government introduced bi annual cpi indexation on fuel in 2014, where's the money going?

Manus island to pay for a runway so Gillian Triggs can fly in and trash talk the good people of australia

The government can stop all the innuendo on Manus and Nauru just call an RC Wink

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Reply #17 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:47pm

mariacostel wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:37pm:

Bam wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:05pm:

There's no reason why we should have so much infrastructure in private hands. For too long we have been pandering to greedy rent-seekers and this has to stop. Nationalise them all.

That's fine. Pay them what they are worth - umpteen billions. Then raise taxes to pay for them and we are effectively back to toll roads but paid out of tax increases.

Nothing is free - except in the lefty world of endless money.

Longy - you're a sucker - there is no left & right wing politics.

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Politicians are put there to give the illusion that you have freedom of choice - you don't:

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Reply #18 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:51pm

oh dear wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:41pm:

aquascoot wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:34pm:

oh dear wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:32pm:

The federal government introduced bi annual cpi indexation on fuel in 2014, where's the money going?

Manus island to pay for a runway so Gillian Triggs can fly in and trash talk the good people of australia

The government can stop all the innuendo on Manus and Nauru just call an RC Wink

LOL, between the costs of an RC , the costs of
flying armies of do-gooders back and forth and the cost of the armies of lawyers, we could build a 4 lane bridge all the way to Manus Island

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Sir Crook Ex Member	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #19 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:53pm Would that be a tolled bridge?.
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Reply #20 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:57pm

aquascoot wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:51pm:

oh dear wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:41pm:

aquascoot wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:34pm:

oh dear wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:32pm:

The federal government introduced bi annual cpi indexation on fuel in 2014, where's the money going?

Manus island to pay for a runway so Gillian Triggs can fly in and trash talk the good people of australia

The government can stop all the innuendo on Manus and Nauru just call an RC Wink

LOL, between the costs of an RC , the costs of
flying armies of do-gooders back and forth and the cost of the armies of lawyers, we could build a 4 lane bridge all the way to Manus Island

Yeah that's ok the Libs call a RC into unions when they gain power one more wont hurt.

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Reply #21 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 7:00pm

mariacostel wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:37pm:

Bam wrote on Nov 10^th, 2015 at 6:05pm:

There's no reason why we should have so much infrastructure in private hands. For too long we have been pandering to greedy rent-seekers and this has to stop. Nationalise them all.

That's fine. Pay them what they are worth - umpteen billions.

Less the tolls, some are already paid for so should revert to state control for FREE. Except they don't thanks to the rent seekers.

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Then raise taxes to pay for them and we are effectively back to toll roads but paid out of tax increases.

Nothing is free - except in the lefty righty world of endless money.

Fixed it for you - the only sources of "endless money" are rent seekers who want motorists to pay forever for something that in some cases has already been paid for - with tolls AND taxes.

How many toll roads have had the tolling extended to pay for another road? And then another? When does this madness end?

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35217 Gender:	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #22 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 7:05pm Quote: Would that be a tolled bridge?. yep , $50,000 toll each way. that should deter the parasitic human rights lawyer "industry"
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Sir Crook Ex Member	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #23 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 7:07pm Maybe they could go there by boat.
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35217 Gender:	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #24 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 7:10pm Quote: Maybe they could go there by boat. thats a great idea, wheres the titanic? we can load it up with the army of hangers on and adam bandt and SHY can play leonardo di caprio and kate Winslett
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Sir Crook Ex Member	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #25 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 7:15pm Yes or maybe they could go there by one of those new submarines. You know the ones, they are thinking on spending $50 Billion or so on.
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: Motorists Unwilling To Pay For More Toll Roads Reply #26 - Nov 10^th, 2015 at 8:03pm Quote: A toll road here, a toll road there. Everywhere a toll road. We are sick of toll roads. You left heads are consistent. In all walks of life you always want someone else to pay your way....
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