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I wonder what would be the better pay-off on aggregate: more tax revenue from extra fuel use or -- presuming people get to where they need to be more efficientl
by Xophmeister 7y ago
I wonder what would be the better pay-off on aggregate: more tax revenue from extra fuel use or -- presuming people get to where they need to be more efficiently -- more tax revenue from the increased productivity/consumerism? I wonder which is better in terms of pollution and other potential negatives? So, which is net cheapest? (My money's on green waves.)
- ghostbrainalpha 7y agoYou are assuming increased taxes from productivity/consumerism would affect the Department of Transportation's Budget. They overvalue fuel tax specially because a portion of it is earmarked directly to them. This was real by the way, not just a libertarian talking point. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/7998182.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/7998182.stm
- Xophmeister 7y agoShowing my ignorance, but I didn't even realise that tax revenue from a certain stream (e.g., fuel tax) went directly to the government department (e.g., DfT) that instigated it, rather than it being absorbed centrally by the treasury and then redistributed according to fiscal policy. That's interesting. Doesn't that mean that certain departments will be more flush with cash simply by virtue of attracting more tax? (...and, yes, it's upsetting that this happened in real life.)