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Car ownership in Denmark is only marginally lower than here in the UK. And not that far behind the rest of Europe. So it obviously doesn't put off those who wan

by ljf 9y ago

Car ownership in Denmark is only marginally lower than here in the UK. And not that far behind the rest of Europe. So it obviously doesn't put off those who want a car.

vinni2 9y ago
I am not saying people are not buying cars but the 180% or 150% or even 100% tax is not justified. From what I read it is now down to 85% tax which is much better. Dont know about UK my baseline for comparison is Germany (I lived there for 4 years) and I would move back to Germany any day if I can find the same job there. Cost of living, social welfare everything is a good balance between socialism and capitalism there.
- ljf 9y ago
  Why is it not justified? What you you replace it with, or cut from current government spending. Most Danish on this thread and the few I know have been in support of the tax, which I find interesting.
  - vinni2 9y ago
    If it is so critical for the welfare state why is there even a debate about cutting it? Why was it cut down to 85% from 180%? Also historically the taxes weren’t always this high and the welfare system did just fine. None of the Danes here have given any convincing answer on why they support the higher taxation on car registrations.
    - ljf 9y ago
      I'm not saying it is critical, I'm just asking how we best cost the external impact of people owning and running cars. But as I've said in previous posts on other threads, I'm a boring lefty in favour of high taxation, and I don't expect others to share my bug government viewpoint ;)
      - vinni2 9y ago
        > I'm just asking how we best cost the external impact of people owning and running cars. I am not sure what you mean by "external impact" here. You should clarify that first before I can answer your question. Also I hope you will forgive me for not reading your previous posts on other threads! I get that you are in favour of high taxation. I am not against taxation either. But the question is how much higher is acceptable? 200% is acceptable for you? 300%? where do you put the upper limit? How do you measure the cost of driving cars on the society and environment? was 180% by the Danish government justified in this regard? What was the rationale behind that? I haven't gotten answer to this question from any Danes here or in Danish news papers or in person after talking to many Danes while working in Denmark for 8 months. May be it is the whole Scandinavian model to blame. Therefore, I am giving you the example of Germany where taxes on cars are significantly low but at the same time salaries (at least in the tech sector) are comparable to Scandinavia, education is free, healthcare is affordable and cost of living is one of the best in the western world.

by ljf 9y ago

Car ownership in Denmark is only marginally lower than here in the UK. And not that far behind the rest of Europe. So it obviously doesn't put off those who want a car.

vinni2 9y ago

I am not saying people are not buying cars but the 180% or 150% or even 100% tax is not justified. From what I read it is now down to 85% tax which is much better. Dont know about UK my baseline for comparison is Germany (I lived there for 4 years) and I would move back to Germany any day if I can find the same job there. Cost of living, social welfare everything is a good balance between socialism and capitalism there.

ljf 9y ago
Why is it not justified? What you you replace it with, or cut from current government spending. Most Danish on this thread and the few I know have been in support of the tax, which I find interesting.
- vinni2 9y ago
  If it is so critical for the welfare state why is there even a debate about cutting it? Why was it cut down to 85% from 180%? Also historically the taxes weren’t always this high and the welfare system did just fine. None of the Danes here have given any convincing answer on why they support the higher taxation on car registrations.
  - ljf 9y ago
    I'm not saying it is critical, I'm just asking how we best cost the external impact of people owning and running cars. But as I've said in previous posts on other threads, I'm a boring lefty in favour of high taxation, and I don't expect others to share my bug government viewpoint ;)
    - vinni2 9y ago
      > I'm just asking how we best cost the external impact of people owning and running cars. I am not sure what you mean by "external impact" here. You should clarify that first before I can answer your question. Also I hope you will forgive me for not reading your previous posts on other threads! I get that you are in favour of high taxation. I am not against taxation either. But the question is how much higher is acceptable? 200% is acceptable for you? 300%? where do you put the upper limit? How do you measure the cost of driving cars on the society and environment? was 180% by the Danish government justified in this regard? What was the rationale behind that? I haven't gotten answer to this question from any Danes here or in Danish news papers or in person after talking to many Danes while working in Denmark for 8 months. May be it is the whole Scandinavian model to blame. Therefore, I am giving you the example of Germany where taxes on cars are significantly low but at the same time salaries (at least in the tech sector) are comparable to Scandinavia, education is free, healthcare is affordable and cost of living is one of the best in the western world.