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disincentivizing car owners from replacing their tires sounds like a public safety hazard.

wernercd 5y ago
taxing gas doesn't stop people from buying gas... taxing cigarettes' doesn't stop people from smoking. While I question the intelligence and timing of taxing cars... taxing tires would stop people from replacing tires more than any other rising cost, how? I also question whether they would "remove" the gas tax... I also question why people wouldn't cross state lines to save money (depending on tax and/or distances - same as nearby where Delaware has no sales tax but the business taxes are higher so it kinda balances out).
- jedberg 5y ago
  > taxing gas doesn't stop people from buying gas It's not a direct correlation, but there appears to be a cliff when people stop driving as much or exchange high consumption vehicles for lower consumption. You can see this effect when gas taxes go up in various states, and also comparing Europe to the USA. > taxing cigarettes' doesn't stop people from smoking. It very much does. Every time a state increases their tobacco tax, smoking rates go down.
- baumandm 5y ago
  You can drive on no-tread tires, but you can't drive without gas.
  - wernercd 5y ago
    Not to be pedantic... but you can obviously now drive without gas... hence the push to find alternatives to gas tax.
ajmadesc 5y ago
Make it illegal to have worn out tires. If every cop can spot a black man through full tint they shouldn't have a problem with missing treads.
- jedberg 5y ago
  Having worn tires is already illegal. But surprisingly, there is a high correlation between race and tickets for bald tires, and I'm willing to bet that one race is not replacing their tires more often than another.
  - danaris 5y ago
    Given that replacing tires costs a not insignificant sum, and that one race is much more likely than others to be wealthy, I'm willing to be there is at least some correlation.
    - jedberg 5y ago
      There are far more poor whites than poor blacks in the United States.

taxing gas doesn't stop people from buying gas... taxing cigarettes' doesn't stop people from smoking. While I question the intelligence and timing of taxing cars... taxing tires would stop people from replacing tires more than any other rising cost, how? I also question whether they would "remove" the gas tax... I also question why people wouldn't cross state lines to save money (depending on tax and/or distances - same as nearby where Delaware has no sales tax but the business taxes are higher so it kinda balances out).

jedberg 5y ago
> taxing gas doesn't stop people from buying gas It's not a direct correlation, but there appears to be a cliff when people stop driving as much or exchange high consumption vehicles for lower consumption. You can see this effect when gas taxes go up in various states, and also comparing Europe to the USA. > taxing cigarettes' doesn't stop people from smoking. It very much does. Every time a state increases their tobacco tax, smoking rates go down.
baumandm 5y ago
You can drive on no-tread tires, but you can't drive without gas.
- wernercd 5y ago
  Not to be pedantic... but you can obviously now drive without gas... hence the push to find alternatives to gas tax.

ajmadesc 5y ago

Make it illegal to have worn out tires. If every cop can spot a black man through full tint they shouldn't have a problem with missing treads.

jedberg 5y ago
Having worn tires is already illegal. But surprisingly, there is a high correlation between race and tickets for bald tires, and I'm willing to bet that one race is not replacing their tires more often than another.
- danaris 5y ago
  Given that replacing tires costs a not insignificant sum, and that one race is much more likely than others to be wealthy, I'm willing to be there is at least some correlation.
  - jedberg 5y ago
    There are far more poor whites than poor blacks in the United States.