Being a MOTORCYCLE FORUM I would suggest this would be the reason
for riders to be "righteously upset" wouldn't you think?
I have nothing for praise for those that do stand up, make some
noise and try to change things..
We will always guppies in the big pond, doesn't mean we can't splash
around and make one hell of a noise..
As for one writer at one newspaper? Does that mean he has only ONE
reader?? I don't think so..




--- In bikers_anon@..., "phil" <phil@c...> wrote:
> Oh yes... what a beautiful opportunity to get so righteously upset
about
> those wicked people who want to stop us from doing what we want...
>
> But hang on, isn't this just one bloke who writes for one
newspaper and
> has but one opinion? I find there's nothing to be said about that,
> though it is sure fair enough to counter with opinions of our own.
>
> What irks me in is how often our elected bureaucrats limit our
freedom
> and get away with it without as much as an embarrassed cough from
Mr.
> General Public.
>
> I can't fathom how 'double demerits' on public holidays are so
widely
> accepted, how we are spoon fed with 'speed kills' paranoia, how the
> g'ment overrules and overregulates every part of our lives and
seemingly
> so easily gets away with it.
>
> C'mon guys, you really can't be surprised about this article! And
if you
> are so upset by this purely hypothetical and (still) unrealistic
piece,
> what about your other personal freedoms which have already been
taken
> away from you?
>
> Time to wake up, Australia!
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sydride-chat-bounces@c...
> [mailto:Sydride-chat-bounces@c...] On Behalf Of Guy
> Stanford
> Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2004 1:13 AM
> To: Sydride
> Subject: [Sydride-chat] [Sydride] Fin Review Article - Tax
Motorcycles
> offthe road
>
> Financial Review has put their foot in it.
> Article full text below.
> <snip>