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Just because we need trucks doesn't mean that we should subsidize them. If trucks paid their fair share of road repair costs, then those costs would be allocate
by URSpider94 11y ago
Just because we need trucks doesn't mean that we should subsidize them. If trucks paid their fair share of road repair costs, then those costs would be allocated into the costs of goods and services accordingly, while gas and fuel taxes on personal vehicles could decrease. One might argue that this is a more "fair" distribution of costs.
- klipt 11y agoDo we really need all those trucks? Trains can ship goods, and rail is much cheaper to maintain than roads.
- gohrt 11y agoThere is no train station at my house.
- masklinn 11y agoTrucks don't come to your house either. But more to the point, actual trucking costs would increase the appeal of trains for long haul, while keeping trucks (possibly smaller) for shorter hops between train depots and distribution centers (aka stores).