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And in the US we are starting to tax cars that use less gasoline than average. Not exactly in sync with the problem.
by thoughtsimple 13y ago
And in the US we are starting to tax cars that use less gasoline than average. Not exactly in sync with the problem.
- forgingahead 13y agoYes, because the gas tax is not used only to discourage consumption, but to fund road construction and repair.[1] The simple consequence of getting used to the idea of a tax revenue stream (because current and future spending depends on it), only to have that revenue stream be threatened (because of non-gas guzzling vehicles), leads to the blunt reaction of "hey, let's just tax them more". [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund