Post #2404612
2026-03-28 14:30 UTC
@rrustema020@mastodon.nl @peterbrown@mastodon.scot @MrAndrewD@aus.social @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com
3. Creation of incentives/expression of values - this is what you're alluding to. We tax tobacco and alcohol sales because as a society we see those as bad and want to discourage them. We subsidize behaviour that we want to encourage (spending on energy efficient homes or EVs over ICE vehicles).
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@dneary@mastodon.ie 2026-03-28 14:33
@rrustema020@mastodon.nl @peterbrown@mastodon.scot @MrAndrewD@aus.social @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com You're arguing that creating a tax system that increases the costs of running a taxi and makes taxis more expensive will discourage cars and encourage the use of public transport. You might be right - but if public transport does not fill the need (eg. if the quantity/quality/reliability of public transport is poor), all you will do is deprive people who would otherwise do that job of a livelihood and create a shortage of taxis.