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   XPost: alt.conspiracy.new-world-order, alt.conspiracy.america-at-war,   
   uk.current-events.terrorism   
   XPost: uk.transport   
   From: banana@REMOVE_THIS.borve.demon.co.uk   
      
   In article <5Hvuf.19310$iz3.182@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, d   
    writes   
   >"banana"  wrote in message   
   >news:jjjgQiAuRouDFwhB@borve.demon.co.uk...   
   >> In article <8Stuf.19243$iz3.8952@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, d   
   >>  writes   
   >>   
   >>>"Simon Hobson"  wrote in message   
   >>>news:0001HW.BFD3200301C02173F0284550@usenet.plus.net...   
   >>>> On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:29:57 +0000, Dave J. wrote   
   >>>> (in message ):   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>> So terrorism *does* have its uses!!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Say more Brimstone?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I've seen you about for a while, but haven't managed to grep enough   
   >>>>> about   
   >>>>> you to interpret that comment.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Simple, for those who desire greater control of the population,   
   >>>> terrorism   
   >>>> is   
   >>>> a perfect vehicle to hang the relevant legislation on.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Want monitoring of vehicle movements - "it'll catch terrorists"   
   >>>   
   >>>I want the monitoring of vehicle movements simply because of the amount of   
   >>>taxes dodged by drivers.   
   >>   
   >> Probably less than the amount of 'lunch' expenses fraudulently fiddled   
   >> by State officials. Now if all State officials were microchipped, and   
   >> their movements were permanently displayed online, hey, think how   
   >> 'cleaner' the State's financial books could be.   
   >   
   >Until you get rid of that "Probably" in your post, you don't have a leg to   
   >stand on ;)   
      
   You say it's the amount of taxes dodged by drivers that makes you   
   support the 24/7 monitoring of vehicle movements.   
      
   So - how much is that amount again?   
      
   And what do you think the government would do with that money that would   
   be so nice?   
      
   --   
   banana     "The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you   
               give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best teddy-bear to   
               Oxfam, and expect us to lick your frigid fingers for the   
               rest of your frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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