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No, 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
by matsemann 4y ago
No, 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.