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That post, apart from the typos, is quite coherent. The message might be crap, but it is correctly written following the rules of syntax and rhetoric. It can't have been written by a person whose inability to verbally express an idea clearly is exhibited on a daily basis. Trump's not writing these posts. He must have one of Musk's IT whiz-kids doing it.

I could have done better typos than that

Here's part of it.

50% increase with a very good reason. The situation in the ME, Stop carrying on. Save it for a real crisis. Be thankful there's still fuel available. Panic buying has caused most of this. We ran out of toilet rolls too. It wasn't because we were shitting More. Delivering more fuel takes more fuel trucks that also use fuel, and would need extra trucks and drivers. Demand has been Multiples of Usage. Nev

+ In New Zealand, light diesel vehicles (under 3,500 kg) are subject to Road User Charges (RUC) rather than a fuel tax at the pump. Standard Light Diesel Rate: The current RUC rate for standard light diesel vehicles is NZD $76 per 1,000 km. Per-Kilometer Breakdown: This equates to 7.6 cents per kilometer (plus admin/transaction fees when purchasing). Rental Vehicles: Many rental car providers pass this cost on, often charging around $0.0874 per km (including GST) to cover the RUC. How it Works: Vehicle owners must pre-purchase RUC licenses in increments of 1,000 km. Administration: The system relies on odometer readings, with updates checked during WoF inspections. Note: The RUC applies to diesel vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles (EVs) to fund road maintenance, ensuring all vehicles pay

Fuel excise is about 50 cents a litre. GST is calculated on the retail price including the excise so an additional 10%. EVs currently pay nothing but hybrids pay whenever they fill up with petrol or diesel. Studies have shown that hybrids don't get anywhere near the economy quoted by the manufacturer. This is partly due to the fact that many hybrid owners don't recharge them regularly. They are already taxing EVs in NZ and it is on the basis of providing an odometer reading at certain intervals. This also occurs with diesel cars but commercial diesel vehicles are fitted with hub meters. Diesel doesn't have excise tax in NZ so it is cheaper at the pump than petrol. Victoria had a short lived tax on EV distance travelled but it was pulled after the court ruled it illegal as only the federal gov't can levy such taxes.

He'd lose a reason to be Grumpy and that would be a disaster.. IF I hated Australia as much as he does I'd leave and go where my Idol Rules. Fixed easy..Nev

Just like Trump Does?. The fact Pauline's a super admirer and Imitator of Trump, should ring alarm bells in ANY thinking Person. Nev

The final fine notices I get for not voting don't have written on them what they're for. I have asked ladies at Service NSW, and they don't know either, they only know I have to pay a fine. I pay them, guessing they're for failing to vote.

What you failed to mention is that they can also put your house up for sale to recoup money owed. When One Nation gets in, they'll put a stop to that rotten tyrannical legislation.

Look out GON!

Now I've got to go onto YouTube to find out what has happened overnight.

He has again posted on Truth Social, causing people to question his mental acuity: Admittedly, I've done a few of these fat finger syndrome errors, and there a couple of other members who have done the same.

Songwriter Chip Taylor — best known for writing the classic hit “Wild Thing” — has died at the age of 86. Born James Wesley Voight in 1940, Taylor was the younger brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight. He was also the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and her brother, James Haven.

No news is good news they tell us

I agree with most of the above, except if we are to do a tax that takes into account a vehicle tax of the damage done that has to be repaired, then the cost per k would vary per vehicle or attributes of vehicles. And it isn't that simple. Although redicing, the emissions of manufacturing EVs is higher than ICE cars thanks to that battery, and although it has been rediuved from an average of 5 years on normal driving conditions/mileage to 3 years, that is the time, on average that the emissions for whole of life are in balance, after which EV emissions for whole of life drop. Then there is excess weight that damages the roads. But, despite how far emissions controls have come, ICE engines will always spew out toxins/poisons that have an effect on the health of the population and increase health costs, etc etc etc. So coming up with a truly fair formula is very difficult. In the UK, ICE vehicles (outside od trucks/commercial vehicles over a certain weight) are taxed (rego fees) according to their emissions. Pre 2017 HSV Commodores (known here as VXR8s) will be sligged at £720/year. My XC90 is about £400/year. The mini was £260 year. EVs up until the end of this financial year (April 5th in the UK), are zero. The government which is both broke and buying votes at the same time, decided a change so cars post 2017 such as a VXR8 (if there are any) will only pay a higher tax for the first five years of their life, which will equate to something like £700, after which it will reduce to around £245/year. That doesn't seem like a goverment using tax to affect behaviour to meet net zero (but they seem to be more unpopular than the previous Conservative government). EVs road tax went from zero to £10/year this financial year. Next financial year, there will be two tiering of road tax. Those over a certain value will be treated as luxury cars and attain the same tax as an old VXR8. I think the value os over £40k. Those under will be subject to a 3p per mile tax for BEVs and 1.5 p per mile tax for hybrids (in the basis, they will consume petrol/diesel for hald of their journey over the year). At an average of 10,000 miles per year, the road tax is said to average for EVs of £300 and £150 for hybrids. The justification for this is domestic electiricy use is VAT free. They estimated the average distanc per car travelled, the average rate of tax paid, and divided the average rate of tax paid by the average miles per car.. The will work by estimating your annual mileage. When a car is sold, or when it has its annual MOT (RWC), the mileage is already recorded; if they are close, there will be no adjustment; if they are materially different, there will be an adjustment either way - a credit for the next year's tax or you add the difference to the next years' tax. TNote, for the first three years from new, you don't need to get a MOT, so you can submit your mileage or wait to you sell, have your first MOT, whichever comes first, and then you will be slugged or receive a credit. They will eventually roll out the tech to record the mileage - dog knows there are enough camerals already around the place - it would be a matter of a software update I would guess.

In addition to higher prices per litre, people are reporting that the pumps are saying they put more than the capacity of their tank in the car. eg. One person said their 80 litre car tank showed it took 92 litres. Another said their 10 litre jerry can took 15 litres on the pump.

Tehran terrain from one direction, terrain Tehran from the other.

True. But Oscar was NOT armless, was he! But he didn't have a leg to stand on.

Please explain? I make my own happiness, my own luck, and excitement ... and to do that, I had to adopt One Nation's policy mindset after bitter experiences living in multicultural Sydney. It's a long story, but Sydney is not the place for me anymore. It used to be before 1980 but things have got so far out of hand there since then, one wonders what's going to become of it. Thankfully, there are locations in Australia that will hopefully never be touched by terrorism and government sponsored antagonism of Aussie Anglos, and I think I'm living in one of those places now, out here in the bush, living among my fellow traditional Aussies. If I was supposed to engage in "white flight", then I was more than happy to do that.

The US has been morally bankrupt for at least 80 years probably more. The debt now stands at $US39 trillion & in 2024 it was 124.3% of GDP. In comparison Australias debt is $AUD 881.9 billion & 32% of GDP. If any company had a debt ratio like the US it would have been bankrupted years ago & investors would have got virtually nothing in the dollar back. Most of the US debt is held internally by the Federal reserve system plus bonds, banks, pension funds & individuals. China, Japan & the UK are the biggest foreign investors. If i were them I'd be seriously looking at cashing up & getting out now.

You first need to get rid of the tens of millions of idiots who support him, and who post on FB pages that Trump has done nothing wrong, and he's the greatest leader America has ever had! Americans deserve all the shitty living conditions they're going to get, simply because they voted this moron in.

If you let a GALAH run the Place, you will have little but bird $#!t to show for it. Blind Freddy could see this coming. How to be rid of HIM without looking like IDIOTS. Now THAT is THE question. Nev

Did you know that if you fail to vote and don't pay the fine, your driver's licence and registration can be cancelled?