Mr Bach

By: AlanK (Registered ) on 18-10-2007 11:11

Similar to a lot of people today, you have siezed on 1 point, of half a dozen I postulated. The point you missed was that only a fraction of the excise is being spent on road/transportation works.  
You have raised the factor of alternatives to fossil fuels, and the necessity to get away from oil dependancy. As Brazil has done, why do we not do more with ethanol? Are we paying the price for motor vehicle manufacturers? If we could do more, the sugar industry would be boosted and have a larger market, oil imports are reduced, lack of oil sales would in the longer term reduce the cost as oil producers tried to recoup their market, and there would be a reduction in emissions produced. 
Again, there are other ways of USING the excise to reduce road congestion. Not every suggestion is about building more, wider, and stronger road works. 
You have said what you feel, yourself, about roads, but nothing about what you would or could do, about the relief of the local transportation problems that beset the citizens of Brisbane, if you were elected. If it comes to it, what would the Greens do in this regard? 
As I say, all politicians seem to have little to say on the spending of this excise tax on motor fuels, and let us not forget the GST that is also paid on fuels. 
We all tend to forget that not much has been done to supply public transport infrastructure for many years. As surburbia has invaded the boonies the inhabitants have had the use cars, simply because no rail/light rail has been provided to get the cars off the road. Ask anyone who takes up to an hour to drive from Moggill to Kenmore along Moggill Road, using additional fuel and time, how they feel about it.  
Letting things slide over the years has only increased the cost, and the difficulty today. It will become well nigh impossible in 10 years time. 
Remember, every journey starts with a single step!

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