say farewell to the day of the diesels!

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/%C2%A39bn-to-be-spent-on-railways-qanda/

Summary

In this article we will find out how much money will be spend on which track and what will happen when the track is being renovated also a part of the budget will be spend on a new schedule. The British railway tracks are from the Victorian era and it is time they became from this era. The diesel costs are very high therefore the track should be electric. Electric trains are cheaper and lighter. Because they are lighter they do not damage the tracks a much as diesels do. Only the tracks in England and Wales will be renovated the once in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Scottish parliament and Northern Ireland assembly respectively.

Opinion

I think it is wonderful that the old train system will be up to date. Unfortunately is will take several years to do so. I wonder how many people will experience headaches over this renovation. I meant the people using the train to go to school or work. Commuting by train is great but what if the train does not come and you have paid for it?? Thank god for the Watchdog. They will keep an eye on it. Of course it is necessary to make the change to electricity it should have been done years ago. I hope to go to England once it is done and feel how light the train floats over the tracks…poor Thomas first the diesels and now electric trains!

to pay or not to pay tax

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1898301

Summary

This article is about not paying tax. Lots of people do not pay their taxes because the government does not use their money wisely. One of the other reasons is that the wealthy like to keep their precious money where it is safest and kept after the best in their own hand, not literally of course. There are even advisors who promote not to pay tax. Around the world there should be some money lying around, stored away in offshore accounts. The amount that is stored away is $21tn. If this would be in government’s banks we would not be in crisis.

To give you an impression how much this is: if it was denominated in $1 bills, it would fill nearly 10,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Opinion

Everyone has to pay tax. I don’t like to pay tax either but when we all make put in some afford in paying taxes it will not kill us. I can not imagine how people scam the government and not pay tax. I do not know how they do that and I do not want to know. We are part of a society and everyone in there has to pay his or her share. When we do that we can build new houses, roads and see to it that everyone has the same basis for a descent healthcare. Maybe this is the time for the government to do something about this scam. This is fraud on a large scale!