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We need to start pricing tourism. For example, why should a Chinese citizen visiting Yosemite only pay the same as an American citizen who is paying a lifetime
by hairytrog 7y ago
We need to start pricing tourism. For example, why should a Chinese citizen visiting Yosemite only pay the same as an American citizen who is paying a lifetime of taxes to run and protect the park? The tourists use the entire infrastructure and economy to their benefit without paying the historical price that citizens have paid. They simply tap into the current prices.
We can charge for tourism in a few ways:
1. price discrimination at individual locations based on passport. This would be difficult to implement and unpopular.
2. Charge really high prices for tourist visas that represent the true value of the what the tourists is gaining access to.
3. UBI for citizens
- dpacmittal 7y agoYour comment is making it seem like tourists are costing the country money while the opposite is true. Tourists buy a non trivial amount of USD which they end up spending inside the country.
- hairytrog 7y agoI agree. They do pay for things while they are here. But they are not paying for everything they are getting. For example, have they paid for all the infrastructure they are using? Or for the 100 years of parks conservation? Or the US system of law and order? They are not paying the full price.
- dpacmittal 7y ago>have they paid for all the infrastructure they are using? They use it for a couple of days compared to lifetime use by the citizens. Your comment sounds so hateful and privileged. It almost sounds like "we made all this infrastructure, parks, law and order for you. You need to pay fairly for the honor and privilege to use it". In India, public attractions charge higher to foreigners but the stated reason is purchase power parity. Indians on average make like $2k annually.