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wrt gas tax, for fucks sake, why don't we tax based on price rather than volume. this is like the most ridiculous choice we've stuck with. The revenue should b
by jfoutz 11y ago
wrt gas tax, for fucks sake, why don't we tax based on price rather than volume. this is like the most ridiculous choice we've stuck with.
The revenue should be coupled with the value, not volume of the asset.
- eru 11y agoWhy? If you see gas taxes as a Pigovian tax, then the externalities created are related to the volume of petrol burned, not the price at the pump.