Surprised no one has mentioned this, but amongst the gaggle of reforms that Wayne Swan is spruiking about (including most of the ones we were PROMISED as a result of the GST implementation... smile) is federal backing for widespread congestion taxes.
Won't bore anyone with a link but just google for a news item.
Now THIS is mik's opening.
Congestion taxes are a great opportunity for mik as you can, as we all know, tie a vehicle to a tag to a set of privileges, exemptions or charges.
I also found out the other day (I'm not a Queenslander so maybe someone up there can confirm) that the new QLD license has an embedded chip that can (and probably does) contain heaps of information. The Australia Card you're having when yo're not having an Australia Card! Apparently introduced with no fuss, no big privacy debate, no nothing.
More evidence that what the pollies and bureaucrats want the pollies and bureaucrats will eventually get. And they ALL want to charge us for road use / congestion / parking / breathing etc.
The times they are a changing... all aboard!
Cheers.
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