On Sep 19, 4:46 am, "Alohacyberian" wrote:
> "James Silverton" wrote in message
> > Alohacyberian wrote on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:55:26 GMT:
>
> > A> "proffsl" wrote in message
> > A>news:1190091474.146403.126060@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> > ??>> Driver Licensing serves no purpose for highway safety that
> > ??>> laws against endangerment did not already serve, and
> > ??>> instead only serves fiscal greed.
> > ??>>
> > A> I don't agree, but, driver licensing is here to stay. Might
> > A> as well get used to it. If it were fiscal greed, it would
> > A> cost a couple hundred dollars to get a license. License
> > A> information also helps solve a lot of crimes, offer
> > A> identification and let others know that the people with the
> > A> licenses had to provide some proof that they were somewhat
> > A> competent to drive motor vehicles. KM
>
> > You could probably make a case against car license plates too! At one
> > time, you could get used to the pattern in a state. which facilitated
> > reading quickly. It's much more complicated now in my state of MD. We have
> > ABC123, 1AB C23, 123M456, M12345, vanity plates, private organizational
> > plates like UMD 1234 and I don't know what else. They don't even issue new
> > plates unless you ask for them or, sometimes, buy a new car but it's a
> > healthy hunk of change each year for the little plastic sticker!
>
> > James Silverton
> > Potomac, Maryland
>
> Yes, license plates, stickers and registrations are a much better example of
> fiscal greed than are driver licenses. I suppose the original poster may be
> sour-g.s because s/he had a license revoked and probably for good reason.
Typical Ad Hominem responce. Instead of discussing the issue at hand,
you'd rather discuss your suppositions about the writer.
Ad Hominems are a sign of mental sloth behavior.
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