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so perhaps its also time for the government to admit that the prior taxes didnt have ANYTHING to do with environment, but just a way to justify money grabbing t
by redeeman 4y ago
so perhaps its also time for the government to admit that the prior taxes didnt have ANYTHING to do with environment, but just a way to justify money grabbing to spend on their own worthy causes?
- unglaublich 4y agoCars are a huge burden on health, safety, environment and quality of life. It has never been a secret that governments tax cars to subsidize causes that should partially compensate the indirect damage that cars do to their countries.
- mbg721 4y agoWe saw this play out with the money from tobacco settlements a few decades ago; states see sin taxes as a windfall that can substitute for sustainable budgeting.
- matsemann 4y agoNo, it's the opposite. You don't want people to drive because of the environment, health, noise, road "accidents" killing people, how it destroys cities etc. So the taxes are a direct incentive to find alternative modes of travel.
- robertlagrant 4y agoNot really. They exist because cars are required. If we all became able to live our lives purely with cycling then cycling would be taxed.
- redeeman 4y agostep 1: ICE cars are bad for the environment! we must add taxes step 2: ICE cars are bad, electric cars good. We remove taxes for electric cars ... too many people get electric cars ... step 3: its time to start taxing electric cars... reasons! translation: governments likes to take money from its citizens that it can spend on whatever it deems worthy, and will happily come up with a reason, sometimes justified, sometimes not.