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Why every time when there is a problem , some socialist dude will jump out to propose tax as a remedy? This particular insane in this case where bunch of infras
by up2isomorphism 3y ago
Why every time when there is a problem , some socialist dude will jump out to propose tax as a remedy? This particular insane in this case where bunch of infrastructure improvements can be made to reduce such issues and taxing is not even relevant.
- squigz 3y agoInteresting that you'd ignore the last point OP made, while crying about socialism.
- up2isomorphism 3y agoI have no objection to remove subsidies, why should I be against that?
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoWe should raise taxes on anyone who has a different world view than myself
- timothyduong 3y agoIn Australia the registration for private road vehicles is based on the weight of the vehicle (weight class based), which in my mind makes sense as the heavier the vehicle the more wear and tear, and impact to the shared roads. So yes, I agree with the sentiment that larger vehicles should cost more. They’re literally using more road than others.
- maxerickson 3y agoThe taxes already exist. They are suggesting a process of rationally evaluating the incentives that the current taxes create and then from there considering replacement taxes that lead to different incentives.
- up2isomorphism 3y agoHe is proposing put “heavier” tax, which means to increase tax. What’s the point of mentioning “taxes already exist”?
- maxerickson 3y agoThe the in that sentence was doing more work that you gave it credit for. Vehicle taxes already exist, it's reactionary and weird to say that changing them is proposing a new tax.
- up2isomorphism 3y agoToo funny you use “reactionary “, do you even know what it means? BTW, not sure where that proposing “new” tax comes from, but obviously you want defined the idea of using taxation as the first solution to deal with an infrastructure issue.
- maxerickson 3y agoIn the US reactionary pretty well applies to people that oppose change. Calling someone a socialist because they propose aligning an existing tax regime with desirable social outcomes is pretty fucking reactionary.
- up2isomorphism 3y agoOK you will need to buy a dictionary first before using term you have no idea of. Also this is not a US word to begin with. Read some history. BTW, I oppose solving this problem through taxation. It just makes you mad since other people prefer different changes, and makes you seeking help from commie vocabularies.