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> I've been thinking about this a lot trying to root out the unintended consequences of such a plan, but I can't think of any. Record keeping, administration,
by OrangeMango 7y ago
> I've been thinking about this a lot trying to root out the unintended consequences of such a plan, but I can't think of any.
Record keeping, administration, etc.
You could replace it all with simple calculations:
Landing Tax: (tax rate) * (landing weight) * (distance traveled within US airspace)
Takeoff Tax: (tax rate) * (takeoff weight)
- criddell 7y agoRecord keeping is already in place for the air miles programs. It's a solved problem. The two taxes you listed do nothing to make people who travel more pay more per mile than somebody doing their one flight a year to Disney.
- jungturk 7y agoWhat's the motivation behind making it a progressive scale per mile? Is there a reason the Nth mile should be taxed more than the 1st when the environmental impact of the Nth mile and the 1st are the same?
- blankley 7y agoIn fact the impact of the 1st is substantially greater, because of the energy required for takeoff.
- ElFitz 7y agoAnd since takeoff weight is linked to both passenger count & traveled distance (amount of fuel), it too accounts for distance!