Empathy from the government
On the "current economic environment".

Currently (yesterday in Liverpool Speke Asda)I paid 107.9 for unleaded petrol. I bought 25 litres for £27, the govt took £17.01 of that.

When petrol was 0.85 the petrol cost 21.25 and the govt took 13.38 of that.

To earn the same amount of duty and VAT as they did on 0.85 they could cut the current tax burden on Petrol to 49.5% from 63%.

So why the fuck don't they? Just cut it 5% or 7.5%. It's a cash cow and they don't give a shit what it's costing everyone.

Don't get me wrong, I'm internationally famous and unbelievably wealthy. It's the PRINCIPLE.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 6 May 2008, 10:33, Reply)