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Fuel taxes tend to hit rural people pretty hard, because they drive a lot of miles and most of it is non-optional. If you live in Paris you can just decide not

Fuel taxes tend to hit rural people pretty hard, because they drive a lot of miles and most of it is non-optional. If you live in Paris you can just decide not to drive, which won't work as well for you in rural France.

mkoubaa 6y ago
This post is about flights, not fuel taxes
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  They were talking about consumption taxes, SUVs being an oblique reference to fuel consumption, and I’m pointing out that these sometimes are a burden on the rural poor who are least positioned to pay.