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Your car rides on public roads and the car you drive impose a cost on everyone else.
by kiba 6y ago
Your car rides on public roads and the car you drive impose a cost on everyone else.
- twblalock 6y agoPublic transit also imposes a cost on everyone else -- most of it is subsidized by taxes and will never be profitable. Public roads and public transit are both funded by taxes, so I don't see why it would be right to use one but wrong to use the other.
- danbolt 6y agoI think you could make an argument for the cost-effectiveness of transit and walkability compared to car culture. It lowers the base economic hurdle to be productive in society and is more environmentally friendly to boot. I think it's fine to enjoy public roads and driving a car as a personal activity, but I think it gets too much public funding as "the default" in North America. I'd rather my tax dollars go to a train line than a highway lane.
- scarface74 6y agoMost public transportation is partially subsidized in the US. Car owners are paying taxes to support public transportation via income tax, sales tax and/or a gas tax.
- redis_mlc 6y ago> Car owners are paying taxes to support public transportation via income tax, sales tax and/or a gas tax. I think you meant tax payers are paying taxes. Car owners are not some special class of citizen.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoRoads and highways are also subsidized. Fuel taxes and vehicle fees would have to be raised substantially for drivers to pay their own way.