More revenue cameras on the way for Victoria?

If this wasn't the reason for the latest round of camera installations, you can bet your life it will be the reason for
the next lot!

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8190383%5E26462,00.html

Damien (please speed in Victoria, and help the cops keep their jobs)
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

I know I have a nasty habit of dragging things right the hell
off-topic, but humour me if you will...

Way back when, I did a subject at Synney Ewenie (as part of
the halfa law degree that I don't have) called "Constitutional
Law". Most folks seemed to regard it as dry and boring and as
dull as batshit, but colour me crazy, I actually kinda liked
it...


Anyway, one of the things they teachya in that class was about
something called "consilodated earnings" (sp?). Basically, the
guvmint has a dirty great big bank account that all their money
goes into.


Once upon a time, the guvmint came up with a tax/levy/law/whatever
that taxed something to raise money for something related to
improving things for sheep farmers.

(There's a bit in our constition somewhere that says "the
gummint may make laws for raising money for stuff that isn't
really tax")

One wise old sheep farmer took a look at it, and realised that
while the tax brought in a whole shitload of money, but the
same gummint were only spending a pisspoor amount of money on
improving things for sheep farmers.

Big constitutional law case. High Court. Argue argue. Turns
out, the High Court says that all gummint money goes into and
out of this "consilodated earnings" account, but that YOU CAN'T
TRACK MONEY IN AND OUT OF CONSILODATED EARNINGS.

(ie: a million bucks of sheep farmer tax in does not equal
a million bucks for sheep farmers out)



The same old stuff gets repeated over and over again, and the
various gummints revel in their high-court-granted ability to
do whatever the hell they like with money going in and out of
that great big account.


So, speed cameras fund every other bloody thing *but* fixing
corners so they're on-camber and other good stuff. It sucks,
but that's gummint for ya.


Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings,


G