You are taxed on your petrol which provides revenue for the government and then made to pay again for the measures to combat the emissions created by the petrol we use. The government makes money from the vehicles you buy and then taxes you to take them on the road, all the while creating all-encompassing guilt aimed at road users and anyone who dares to travel to work to earn the money to pay their taxes. Hilary Hodgson. The Cruel Air, 2016You are taxed on your petrol which provides revenue for the government and then made to pay again for the measures to combat the emissions created by the petrol we use. The government makes money from the vehicles you buy and then taxes you to take them on the road, all the while creating all-encompassing guilt aimed at road users and anyone who dares to travel to work to earn the money to pay their taxes. Hilary Hodgson. The Cruel Air, 2016