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Old December 23rd 03, 06:36 AM posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.driving,uk.transport.london
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Oliver Keating wrote:

Because people who own 2 houses are clearly very rich, and the rich
should be targeted for tax for two reasons:

1) Social justice


= jealousy

Social Justice is rather stupid, why would anyone want to give anything to
someone else when it has no benefit to them in doing so? The only people who
would support such an idea are young idealists who have yet to get a grip on
reality or no hopers who cannot do it for themselves.


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Oliver Keating wrote:

Because people who own 2 houses are clearly very rich, and the rich
should be targeted for tax for two reasons:

1) Social justice


= jealousy

Social Justice is rather stupid, why would anyone want to give anything to
someone else when it has no benefit to them in doing so? The only people

who
would support such an idea are young idealists who have yet to get a grip

on
reality or no hopers who cannot do it for themselves.



How sad.


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Oliver Keating wrote:

Because people who own 2 houses are clearly very rich, and the rich
should be targeted for tax for two reasons:

1) Social justice


= jealousy

Social Justice is rather stupid, why would anyone want to give anything to
someone else when it has no benefit to them in doing so? The only people

who
would support such an idea are young idealists who have yet to get a grip

on
reality or no hopers who cannot do it for themselves.


Noblesse oblige, or a strong sense of socialism.

Colin Bignell


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