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Yeah trucks are subsidized because without them most populated areas wouldn't have food, and people tend to like food. Also basically every every other materia
by ByteJockey 6y ago
Yeah trucks are subsidized because without them most populated areas wouldn't have food, and people tend to like food.
Also basically every every other material good.
I think people would probably scream pretty loud if food suddenly jumped in price 10x, but maybe we could handle it like most places handle sales tax? Exempt trucks carrying food/necessities and tax everything else.
- vkou 6y agoMost trucks don't deliver food. And if that sort of tax policy would severely impact the cost of food, we'd be better off with direct subsidies for groceries.
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago> Yeah trucks are subsidized because without them most populated areas wouldn't have food, and people tend to like food. The cost of transportation should just be included in the good. That way, if someone comes up with an ingenious new method of urban farming or something, they'll get rewarded in the market for cost savings.