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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by raverbashing on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:19PM (#16182101)
> using general fund money to build highways

You're forgetting about trucks (and other service vehicles), and though trains are better, you can't have trains everywhere

> providing free/underpriced parking in every downtown in the US

Downtown is predominantly paid parking, and not underpriced either

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by kn0where on Thursday January 18, 2018 @06:40PM (#16182690)
Many highways could have fewer lanes if there weren't so many commuters taking space away from trucks, etc.
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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by hrasyid on Thursday January 18, 2018 @06:14PM (#16182519)
> Downtown is predominantly paid parking, and not underpriced either

Yes but the vast majority of American cars don't park in downtown.

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Re:Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100% (2017) by reaperducer on Thursday January 18, 2018 @06:18PM (#16182544)
The message he was replying to included this:

> underpriced parking in every downtown

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