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Lost revenue from parking tickets. The city is in a very precarious situation right now with debt of 81k per resident and high tax paying citizens leaving the c
by nemo44x 7y ago
Lost revenue from parking tickets. The city is in a very precarious situation right now with debt of 81k per resident and high tax paying citizens leaving the city faster than they are being replaced. Pension obligations are exploding and since 1% of the population funds 50% of the tax revenue, we can’t afford to lose anymore.
Building bike lanes is very kumbaya but these types of things are not sustainable as-is. Someone has to pay for it, why not the ones that use it? Make it great to attract more bikers and raise more money.
Or maybe just raise taxes on the place with the highest tax burden in the country? Will only chase out the small group of people that actually pay the bills even more.
I suppose we could also setup red light cameras for bikes but this would require registrations and license plates. The alternative is to tax bike sales.
- frabbit 7y agoSomeone has to pay for it, why not the ones that use it? Just tax the GHG-emitters fairly and there cities coffers will be over-flowing. That will help shift the incentive for those too dim and slothful to make a change on their own.
- nemo44x 7y agoI agree that fuel tax should increase. However, that appears to be political suicide.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoCyclists already pay for their infrastructure and then some. Why do you want them to subsidize drivers more than they already do? Why do you want to incentivize a form of transportation that's more polluting and dangerous and expensive for everyone involved? You're not going to make significant revenue off of bikes, and in any case switching trips to bikes saves cities money. If more money is needed for infrastructure in general, that's what property and sales and income taxes are for.