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Nobody? Fuel is usually taxed in part to pay for the externalities of burning it (although in some parts of the world taxation is way too low). But aviation fue
by Sharlin 6y ago
Nobody? Fuel is usually taxed in part to pay for the externalities of burning it (although in some parts of the world taxation is way too low). But aviation fuel is traditionally not.
- tbihl 6y agoIn the United States (the extent of my experience on the matter), the fuel taxes are normally understood to pay for roads, which is really the opposite of addressing the externalities (since building more lane-miles fuels more demand.) To make matters worse, they don't really cover even that cost, in most (US American) locales.
- Sharlin 6y agoMost Western European countries have had a carbon tax of some sort since the late 90s–early 2000s, although implementations vary quite a bit.