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Oh cool, because there are already unfair taxes like the fuel tax, we shouldn't complain about yet another one being added. And because most poor people are al
by talldatethrow 3y ago
Oh cool, because there are already unfair taxes like the fuel tax, we shouldn't complain about yet another one being added.
And because most poor people are already squeezed to death out of driving, don't worry that it'll squeeze the last few that were on the edge.
The goal is not complete until traffic is cut down 50%+ and only the rich remain driving around.
- nayuki 3y ago> only the rich remain driving around Think about what it means to be rich. It isn't simply having more money. What it really means is having more options. Because the rich have more options, they are the ones who can fly on a private jet, or first class, or sail on a yacht, or have a full-time car chauffeur. America has essentially made it a societal goal to allow 100% of the adult population to drive. What a disaster this has been. Maybe cars should revert to being toys of the rich once again.
- talldatethrow 3y agoAh yes, that great goal of governments... To reduce the options and freedoms of their subjects over time instead. Great
- nayuki 3y agoIf you think that automobiles represent unbridled freedom, you're mistaken. Cars take away freedom from people who don't drive. Ask about how the car-centric environment degrades the experience of pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders. Having been to less-carbrained countries like Japan, I really enjoyed the freedom to take trains everywhere instead of the American so-called freedom to drive everywhere. I'm all for freedom, but we need to be careful when analyzing how one person's freedom (e.g. to smoke) diminishes another person's freedom (e.g. clean air).