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Driving should be more expensive in the US, full stop. Many like to attack higher gas taxes as 'regressive', but they are fair. The more pollution you create,
by JTbane 8y ago
Driving should be more expensive in the US, full stop.
Many like to attack higher gas taxes as 'regressive', but they are fair. The more pollution you create, the more you pay.
- alistairSH 8y agoThere are also partial fixes to the regressive nature of auto fuel taxes. Credits for low income residents are a simple "fix" (not arguing it's the best approach, just one way to make the tax less regressive). Or, we can increase (re-implement?) the "gas guzzler" tax. Anything that gets <20mpg (or whatever value) pays an extra annual tax. Removes actual consumption from the scheme, but still provides an incentive to buy fuel-efficient vehicles.