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As an urban dweller (nyc) who would love to see fewer autos on the road, I view this as a positive development. But I can't help but wonder if there is an auto
by therealgimli 9y ago
As an urban dweller (nyc) who would love to see fewer autos on the road, I view this as a positive development.
But I can't help but wonder if there is an automakers lobby in Denmark. If so, why wouldn't they oppose/ shutdown such a measure?
I can only imagine the insane backlash a similar ruling would have in the US, in spite of the long term benefits to society from having fewer cars.
[edit: should have read the article in full before commenting-- I see now it is about _lowering_ the tax rate]
- DiNovi 9y agopsst, the tax is being lowered from 180% to 100%
- acchow 9y agoI think you have this backwards. They are lowering the tax from 180% to 100%.
- ChrisClark 9y agoThis is the other way around, they are lowering the tax from 180% to 100%. So I'm sure if there is an automakers lobby, they approve of this.
- alkonaut 9y agoThere are no auto makers in denmark, so likely not much of a lobby (this is Northern Europe, so “lobby” is more likely to mean unions of the manufacturers than lobbyists paid by multinational corporations).
- nicolashahn 9y agoIt might not have an insane backlash once public transit is a viable option in more than 5% of the US. Not going to happen any time soon by the looks of it, though.
- nanl2053 9y agoThe article is about lowering the tax not raising it...
- hkon 9y agoThis assumption shows how insane the taxes are
- ceejayoz 9y agoAlternatively, it may reflect a non-insane accounting for the externalities of personal car-based transport.