Expand and upgrade mass transit and provide better infrastructure and more incentives for electric cars first. Gas tax should go up but this is punitive without an adequate green alternative being put in place. Consider instead a smaller increase earmarked to help build that green infrastructure and pay for green incentives.This super-high tax would especially impact those with the least resources first. Ideally this might bring about desirable behavior change, but I'm skeptical about
many of the wealthiest individuals giving a damn. I'm also skeptical that this would get passed by an extremely polarized legislature.
Couple decades ago a farmer in Athens County looked me in the eyes and said, “no need ever to drive somewhere when you can walk there”.
We have so many options available to us today, other forms of transit, yet single occupancy driven cars (kind of like single use plastic bags, huh?) tend to be very popular causing us monstrous issues.
Should we not be looking at the forest? Saving them from burning to the ground, and not just chopping down a few trees within, yes?
Here is a 44 second video that came across the screen today! Matches the agreement of increased taxes for vehicular ownership … check it out!
https://weather.com/news/auto/video/it-costs-76000-for-the-right-to-own-a-car-in-one-city
Expand and upgrade mass transit and provide better infrastructure and more incentives for electric cars first. Gas tax should go up but this is punitive without an adequate green alternative being put in place. Consider instead a smaller increase earmarked to help build that green infrastructure and pay for green incentives.This super-high tax would especially impact those with the least resources first. Ideally this might bring about desirable behavior change, but I'm skeptical about
many of the wealthiest individuals giving a damn. I'm also skeptical that this would get passed by an extremely polarized legislature.
I appreciate the thoughtful comments, Kathy!
Couple decades ago a farmer in Athens County looked me in the eyes and said, “no need ever to drive somewhere when you can walk there”.
We have so many options available to us today, other forms of transit, yet single occupancy driven cars (kind of like single use plastic bags, huh?) tend to be very popular causing us monstrous issues.
Should we not be looking at the forest? Saving them from burning to the ground, and not just chopping down a few trees within, yes?