Dear Editor:
RE: Reel it in, Aug. 14.
I agree with the comments made by Dave Adsett in his editorial regarding speed cameras.
Speed cameras are just another enormous tax grab, not because our politicians lie awake at night worrying about the safety of our students and the general public.
Speed limits are set so low in order to snare more drivers. The difference between 50km/h and 40km/h is 6.2 miles per hour. I don’t believe that someone driving just 6.2 MPH more is going to endanger anyone. A bad driver may, and maybe the politicians should be concerned with making sure we have safe drivers on our roads.
Why are drivers that have been charged with careless driving and DUI still on our roads?
In my letter to the editor of July 31 (Frivolous politicians), the point I was trying to make is that 2024 was the first time in history that we are paying more in taxes than our living expenses. The Fraser Institute reported that in 2024 we paid 42.3% of our income on taxes and 35.5% on housing, food and clothing combined.
Maybe we need to reduce the number of politicians, eliminate duplicity and frivolous spending in all levels of government. Then we can reduce the amount of taxes we are paying.
I remember in the past when our local politicians hired an out-of-town consultant to show them where to place a sign! I would have told them where to place it for free.
I leave it to your imagination as to where I would have told them to place it.
Steve Di Pisa,
Centre Wellington