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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @fm 14 Jan \ on: Traffic into Manhattan down 7.5% in 1st week of new toll: 43,000 fewer cars/day news
great policy.. pay to use.. separate the rich from the poor
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13 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr OP 14 Jan
pay to use
every man-made thing you have ever used has been paid for
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @fm 14 Jan
for sure.. shame is being double taxed for some stuff
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @CruncherDefi 14 Jan
Don't think about it as double taxing. Think of it as splitting tax in 2 components, in which one component scales linearly with resource usage.
Game theory is a harsh mistress.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr OP 14 Jan
do you get equally upset being double-taxed to use public transit?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @fm 14 Jan
not sure i understand the question.. can you rephrase?
im not upset.. but these double taxing schemes dont amuse me.. here we now pay taxes for polluting.. No air is cleaned.. They just fill politicians pockets.. what i hate more than taxes are taxes not being used rigth
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr OP 14 Jan
toll roads and public transit are two examples of the same thing.
you pay taxes upfront, and you pay extra every time you use them.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 14 Jan
Not true.
Rich people are more likely to drive, poor people are more likely to take the subway in NYC.
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