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Sure, and I'm just saying there's the rational impulse to tax cars to death and then enjoy the fruits of a mass transit network. The way we have things set up n
by MangoToupe 1y ago
Sure, and I'm just saying there's the rational impulse to tax cars to death and then enjoy the fruits of a mass transit network. The way we have things set up now doesn't make any sense to begin with—almost like we're taxing our economic centers for existing.
- 1718627440 1y ago> we're taxing our economic centers for existing. Yes. Economic centers need transport. Transport costs money to operate, so it is an external cost for an economic center. Taxes are a ways to price in external costs.
- MangoToupe 1y ago> Transport costs money to operate, so it is an external cost for an economic center Only by choice! Hence why america has such inefficient transit even compared to other such-dense metros.
- 1718627440 1y agoSorry what is the choice here? That transport costs money? That transport is needed by an economic center?