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Unfortunately, driving is currently massively subsidized. If drivers simply had to pay for the road usage and the negative externalities of driving, such as noi
by zip1234 5y ago
Unfortunately, driving is currently massively subsidized. If drivers simply had to pay for the road usage and the negative externalities of driving, such as noise and pollution, I think a lot less people would drive. Gas taxes and fees currently cover less than half of road spending alone, not even paying anything for pollution, noise, or other externalities.
That said, it will take a very charismatic politician to get anything done in that regard.
- closeparen 5y agoIf transit advocates had to pay for the time people would spend waiting for the bus and for the rent premium associated with transit access under their proposed policies, I think a lot fewer people would repeat this line.