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Old Dec 21, 2016 | 1:37 am
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GLALAB
 
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Originally Posted by Boten
Why naturally? Surely you can decide for yourself whether it is a good idea or not. It should not matter what party comes up with the legislation.

As a consumer I can only think it is a good idea. However, I assume the government have to make up the loss in revenue from somewhere else.
It was mainly meant tongue-in-cheek. It will make my life easier.

That said, it's hardly a progressive policy. When facing large budget cuts, I don't think it's the right priority to cut taxes for those of us lucky enough to fly instead of offering additional support to people on lower incomes.
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