nialv7 comments on Can't have nice things

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

hmmmm, this feels wrong, but off the top of my head i don't have many critics. but, like, what if the car makers just make very inefficient, but also very cheap cars? won't people buy that instead?

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Very inefficient cars would burn a ton of fuel and then consumers would be paying a fortune in fuel taxes.

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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

Depends on how high you make the tax, lower priced car might offset that.

And gas tax also disproportionately affect the poorer population, for many of them cars are mandatory because of commuting, etc. And those who are well-off might just not care about the tax.

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[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Shift the tax to vehicle weight with a separate scale for electric cars but don't have exceptions for commercial vehicles that could be used as private vehicles. For example, exempt cement trucks but not f350 dualies. It sucks that anyone with a legit business need for a f350 will get hit but that'll just be the cost of doing business.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

That’s the case with all Pigouvian taxes.

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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pigouvian taxes

oh i didn't even know there is a word for this class of taxes, thanks. i guess that's why it felt intuitively wrong to me even though i can't quite put my finger on it. maybe i just have a general aversion towards Pigouvian taxes.

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