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Everyone who lives in the city has been paying to subsidize suburban commuters for decades, at great expense to their health, lives, and quality of life. It see
by acdha 2y ago
Everyone who lives in the city has been paying to subsidize suburban commuters for decades, at great expense to their health, lives, and quality of life. It seems unfair to say they should pay more in taxes so non-residents don’t have to pay for what they use.
Congestion pricing is a market-based approach for dividing a limited resource. Cars are just too inefficient for that many people to drive in a city and you need some way to reduce the ensuing negative externalities.
- tlogan 2y agoYou have more money, so you should pay more in taxes. I know if might not sound right but it is better for all of us. A market-based approach is not the solution to achieving equality or public transportation. So in short: - tax the rich - make government efficient (smaller)