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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I'm always willing to engage in OT subjects. My idea is just increase gasoline tax. The method of taxation is already in place, and it closes the most loopholes because it's nearest to directly addressing the behavior we're trying to reduce; fuel consumption. That eliminates the need to dream up a never ending list of things to tax, and creative loopholes that avoid them, as well as the administrative overhead.
If taxes were high enough, people would be motivated to carpool.
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Except that isn't what the gasoline tax is intended to do. It is intended to fund the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure. The amount of fuel consumed has little to do with the number of roads needed.