----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Proposed new car tax (OT) ON Line Petitions
> About twenty years ago, one of my drinking friends had recently retired as > Chief Accountant for London Transport. He told me that the total ticket > income for the tube didn't quite manage to pay for the printing, selling > and > checking of the tickets, let alone making a contribution to other > operating > costs and a totally free system would have cost the tax-payer less. I > think > there is a strong argument for public transport in cities to be free to > the > user and paid for out of taxation. > Or they could charge what it actually costs... -- Niall
