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Cars take a lot of space though in the form of roads and parking lots.
by chx 10y ago
Cars take a lot of space though in the form of roads and parking lots.
- csomar 10y agoSo? Car owners will pay that bill from car taxes, parking tickets, etc... Why does that bother you?
- giobox 10y agoThe idea that roads and related infrastructure is paid entirely or even largely from taxes on road users is a huge myth that persists in a large number of western nations. In most of them, car owners merely contribute to the cost of roads via the taxes you mention, the bulk of the monies to pay road related costs still comes from other sources unrelated to roads or cars at all. Last I read on the subject, in the USA the breakdown was supposedly closer to 50% road related taxes, 50% general taxation paying for roads. I'm not that bothered personally, but I can absolutely understand why this might bother some - car owners are effectively subsidized by all tax payers to a large extent.
- csomar 10y agoIn that case, I might agree with you. But the parent poster was not complaining about that. You should also be aware that roads are being used for transportation (public or of goods); which practically most people use (though this might mean just direct taxation of these means).
- sib 10y agoWhile this is true, in most cases, public transportation is funded at an even lower rate by fares / fees and more by general taxes.
- Markoff 10y agothose taxes don't really resolve congested roads
- antisthenes 10y agoIf space was really that much of an issue, they would be using stacked parking lots like they do in NY. I assume on the Apple campus most of the parking is multi-level & underground. In that case, what's the issue?
- Tiktaalik 10y agoNegative externalities of car use are the issue. Cars take up so much space on the road that they congest the roads and slow down other traffic. Cupertino and Apple are doing nothing to change this status quo. With the status quo maintained, car use is mandatory for Apple workers in Cupertino and traffic will continue to increase. Bay area taxpayers can look forward to paying more for new road expansion projects to attempt (and fail) to alleviate congestion.
- briandear 10y agoOk, so Apple makes zero parking spaces. Now what? Are they supposed to single-handedly solve everything dealing with transportation? If they built their HQ in downtown San Francisco, then someone else would be complaining about that. You really can't win.