Pinno718
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Lol. Bragging. Love it. Brums have a sense of yuma, unlike some other tribes.
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Lol. Bragging. Love it. Brums have a sense of yuma, unlike some other tribes.
Pinno718
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How do you know it wasn't Bernie Eisel forgetting to brake (again)?
Maybe they’d fitted it with a few Tesla parts.
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briantrumpet
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Ooh, two graphs! (Sorry about the zeros on the Y axis)
I saw someone walking along a road the other day with a cigarette between his fingers, and it looked weird, simply because it's vanishingly rare to see these days, at least in the UK (less so in France). I hope that vapes will go the same way.
I saw someone walking along a road the other day with a cigarette between his fingers, and it looked weird, simply because it's vanishingly rare to see these days, at least in the UK (less so in France). I hope that vapes will go the same way.
I recall back when non-smokers were rejoicing at the smoking ban that I claimed, don't be too happy, they're going to go after alcohol next.
Anyone noticed how the recommended level of alcohol consumption keeps dropping?
Pinno718
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In France they smoke and drink more than us and they live longer.
We're just becoming a sanitised nation with elf n safety going nuts too.
TBF - the interpretation of the HSE rather than the spirit of the legislation.
The French make up just as many rules except they just ignore them.
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briantrumpet
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Maybe, but they do sometimes pay the price.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g949m4g41o
150€ for having his phone on speakerphone.
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briantrumpet
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FWIW...
True.
I wonder if this country could function without taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and fuel. Do-gooders would go nuts at their tax increases.
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briantrumpet
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But if we didn't have all the car drivers paying tax, I guess the road building and maintenance costs could be reduced dramatically.
As for tobacco taxes:
- total tobacco receipts for the complete calendar year (January 2024 to December 2024) were £290 million (3%) lower than the same period in the previous calendar year (January 2023 to December 2023)
- total tobacco receipts for the period November 2024 to January 2025 are £465 million (20%) lower than the same period in the previous year (November 2023 to January 2024)
- total tobacco receipts for the last complete financial year (April 2023 to March 2024) were £8,804 million, which is £1,199 million (12%) lower than the previous financial year (April 2022 to March 2023).
- lower receipts in the 2023 to 2024 financial year were driven by a decrease in receipts for both cigarettes (down by 14%) and hand rolling tobacco (down by 6%)
Electric or hydrogen powered vehicles still need roads. 😉
C R
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Knocking off MAGATs hats reminded me of Iranians knocking off clerics turbans.
View: https://youtu.be/3lHOZRLvVPA?si=sn7aUe-W7JvwRYjR
Edited to add a better video.
View: https://youtu.be/3lHOZRLvVPA?si=sn7aUe-W7JvwRYjR
Edited to add a better video.
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briantrumpet
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Pay per mile based on weight. Simple.
As I said those not using tobacco, alcohol or fuel (petrol) are going to get upset. 😉
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briantrumpet
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Not if those diminishing tax returns are replaced by other polluter-pays taxes.
Well, the tobacco tax is an interesting one, as the reduction in cancer treatment costs will be more than offset by people living longer, I guess. Musk is actively seeking to reduce life expectancy in the US amongst the poor and POC (considerable overlap) - it's one way to reduce state expenditure, I suppose.
