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Find a politician who wants to raises taxes for everybody in their current term. That's why so many countries are announcing they are banning ICE cars in a deca

by fy20 6y ago

Find a politician who wants to raises taxes for everybody in their current term. That's why so many countries are announcing they are banning ICE cars in a decade or more. By that time everybody would have forgotten which politician enacted it, if they are even still in a political career.

xyzzyz 6y ago
You’re insufficiently cynical. By the time these ICE car bans go into effect, politicians whose terms it will fall on will grant “temporary extension” until after their term, rinse and repeat.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  I suspect that many are hoping that ICE cars will be more expensive and less popular by the time their ban rolls around.
  - xyzzyz 6y ago
    Activists, maybe, but politician's only hopes are about reelection, not environment.
    - ashtonkem 6y ago
      Politicians really hope that too; that way if they're still in power the technical ban will be nothing more than an interesting note than anything that actually needs to be done.