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I'm only fine with congestion pricing if the price increases with congestion and after-tax income of the registered owner of the car being driven. I despise the
by HelloMcFly 11y ago
I'm only fine with congestion pricing if the price increases with congestion and after-tax income of the registered owner of the car being driven. I despise the idea of reducing traffic for the rich through financial strong-arming of the poor, unless all are strong-armed relatively equally.
- natrius 11y agoCongestion pricing isn't strong-arming the poor. The poor will just share rides with more people to split the cost. Everyone gets a traffic-free commute. Everyone gets to spend more time with their friends and family. I don't think there's any reason to subsidize the usage of road space. I'd rather use that money to subsidize food, shelter, and education.
- HelloMcFly 11y agoCongestion pricing is absolutely strong-arming the poor, which isn't necessarily bad as it should strong-arm everyone. I just want the economic burden of road usage to be equally felt by all peoples.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoFunny notion that its 'fairer' when you scalp goods/services for the rich.
- HelloMcFly 11y agoScaling the cost with income is a progressive tax. Congestion pricing is a usage tax, and usage taxes are regressive for reasons that are, if not obvious, easily Googleable. Let the economic burden be applied equally, which cannot be accomplished by flat-rate pricing.