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Shipping is important but current trucks aren’t the only way to transport goods. Taxing vehicles based on their road wear would incentivize the industry to move
by ggreer 6y ago
Shipping is important but current trucks aren’t the only way to transport goods. Taxing vehicles based on their road wear would incentivize the industry to move to smaller trucks that don’t cause as much damage to roads.
- blisterpeanuts 6y agoBut you'd need more trucks to move equivalent goods; seems like a wash to me.
- ggreer 6y agoThe point is to tax externalities so that incentives are aligned. In this case you'd get much less road wear for the same cargo delivered.