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I am not sure that works as well as you think it does. People don't live far away from work and commute 2 hours a day because they're rich. They do it because
by jrockway 7y ago
I am not sure that works as well as you think it does. People don't live far away from work and commute 2 hours a day because they're rich. They do it because they can't afford to live near their workplace. I can walk to work, but pay $2700 a month in rent. Most people do not have that luxury.
(OK, the Bay Area is different. Well-off people do commute two hours a day because there simply isn't any housing near where they work. I stayed in some corporate apartment in downtown Mountain View once and could bike to the office... but the apartment was going for something like $3500 a month for one bedroom. Just incredible.)
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoThen they'll still drive to work and pay the tax. If everyone does that, there will be more money in the fund and so the rebate will be higher too. Now of course, if everyone just pays the tax and gets the rebate, there won't be much emissions impact. But over time, people will realize they can get ahead by buying smaller cars instead of SUVs, or carpooling, or lobbying their local governments for more public transit, or switching jobs.