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Just make vehicles taxes directly proportional to gross vehicle weight. You drive a 200kg motorcyle, pay $X, you have a 2ton car, pay the 10x
by photonbeam 3y ago
Just make vehicles taxes directly proportional to gross vehicle weight.
You drive a 200kg motorcyle, pay $X, you have a 2ton car, pay the 10x
- melvinmelih 3y agoYep, this is exactly how vehicle taxes work in the Netherlands.
- bojan 3y agoWeight is one factor, the other is the engine sort. Diesel pays way more tax than a gas engine car.
- alwayslikethis 3y agoThis makes sense but this transforms the costs of using vehicle into a sunk cost for owners, which encourages using the vehicles as much as possible to spread the cost out. I generally think we should prioritize increasing the cost of using vehicles instead of owning them (such as by registration fee), such as parking fees, tolls, and gas tax.
- quantified 3y agoNothing says you can't do both. Some states have excise taxes on vehicles as well as tolls etc.
- Cerium 3y agoA linear rate seems high but is actually a steal for heavy vehicles, road damage follows the fourth power of axle weight. https://www.insidescience.org/news/how-much-damage-do-heavy-trucks-do-our-roads https://www.insidescience.org/news/how-much-damage-do-heavy-...
- throw0101b 3y agoSee also: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
- MichaelZuo 3y agoNow that I think about it, there doesn't seem to be a precedent for an exponential tax anywhere.
- bojan 3y agoThis actively discourages electric vehicles.