Re: Times Letters


DavidR wrote:
> "Matt B" <matt.bourke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> >
> > Cyclists, purely because they are cyclists, do not pay more tax than
> > non-cyclists, yet are provided with facilities and privileges on the
> > public road, whether they want them or not, which are /only/ for the use
> > of cyclists - it is like abolishing all motoring taxes and providing
> > motorways out of general taxation. OTOH motorists, who pay all the same
> > taxes as cyclists do, also pay, purely because there /are/ motorists,
> > taxes on top of all the others, equivalent to about 10% of the national
> > tax revenue.
>
> Where do you get the idea that motorists & cyclists are a different
> species?

exactly, it is a false dichotomy. People pay into the general taxation
pot. Facilites of various kinds are payed for out of this pot. People
are entitled to use these facilities subject to fulfilling any
qualifying requirements. If a person who uses a car and chooses not to
use a bike (or even one who cannot) objects to the funding of cycling
facilities they are free to lobby against their funding by the public
purse. As free as they are to change their mind and use them
(notwithstanding those who cannot cycle).

I pay more tax than most motorists and whilst I would welcome the
authority to require some motorists to "get off my roads" I recognise
this would not be equitable purely on the basis of how much tax I pay

best wishes
james

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