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Would doing regular, small ramps on gas taxes over multiple years solve that problem?

• adrianN 6y ago
  The debate is so emotionalized that I don't think that the problem is the actual increase in price, but the very fact that you want to make driving more expensive.
  • ianai 6y ago
    Don’t neglect the propaganda problem catalyzing the outrage.
  • rcMgD2BwE72F 6y ago
    It makes little sens to make driving more expensive if it's still a necessity to work, if we don't tax the most polluting activities that are mostly used for leisure (private jets flying just for a weekend trip). The emotions you're referring too come for a feeling of a lack of social justice. If we can manage to apply the same or stricter rule to the most privileged, then a carbon tax might be acceptable. Macron is perceived as the "president des riches" for good reasons.
    • adrianN 6y ago
      On the other hand, if we keep subsidizing driving, people keep moving farther away from work, more people drive, and more money needs to be allocated to car-centric infrastructure. It's not a simple problem.