Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017)

Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by therealgimli on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:51PM (#16181845)

As an urban dweller (nyc) who would love to see fewer autos on the road, I view this as a positive development.

But I can't help but wonder if there is an automakers lobby in Denmark. If so, why wouldn't they oppose/ shutdown such a measure?

I can only imagine the insane backlash a similar ruling would have in the US, in spite of the long term benefits to society from having fewer cars.

[edit: should have read the article in full before commenting-- I see now it is about _lowering_ the tax rate]

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by ChrisClark on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:53PM (#16181863)

This is the other way around, they are lowering the tax from 180% to 100%.

So I'm sure if there is an automakers lobby, they approve of this.

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by alkonaut on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:17PM (#16182077)

There are no auto makers in denmark, so likely not much of a lobby (this is Northern Europe, so “lobby” is more likely to mean unions of the manufacturers than lobbyists paid by multinational corporations).

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by DiNovi on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:52PM (#16181852)

psst, the tax is being lowered from 180% to 100%

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by acchow on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:53PM (#16181857)

I think you have this backwards. They are lowering the tax from 180% to 100%.

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by nanl2053 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:55PM (#16181888)

The article is about lowering the tax not raising it...

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by nicolashahn on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:55PM (#16181881)

It might not have an insane backlash once public transit is a viable option in more than 5% of the US. Not going to happen any time soon by the looks of it, though.

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by hkon on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:59PM (#16181907)

This assumption shows how insane the taxes are

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by ceejayoz on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:04PM (#16181955)

Alternatively, it may reflect a non-insane accounting for the externalities of personal car-based transport.

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