Eric, It is just silly to suggest a tax on oil companies will result in over regulation, when other tax sources have not. There is no logical reason for your fear. Actually, it is the bike activists/advocates that keep government sane.
Torrey > -------Original Message------- > From: Eric Westhagen > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Money for Cycling > Sent: 17 Feb '07 03:33 > > Dear Matt, > [snip] > > If, say 1% became the standard mandate, would the money enhance cycling or > regulate it. Would then only certain less traveled roads be "DECLARED BY > LAW' as the preferred bicycle routes and posted as bicycle friendly at the > exclusion of all other roads? Probably any infrastructure would benefit > some bicycle segment--such as the development of old rail right-a-ways. But > soon there would be speed controls to benefit children on bike paths as > well as certain country roads relegated to bicycles. Regulation always > begins with good intentions and grows from that point into an Orwellian > nightmare. Why should this innocuous 1% also follow the same fate? [snip] _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
