Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M...
by strictnein on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:29PM
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Everyone uses the roads. There's no one who doesn't either use them for transportation, or receive goods brought in on them.
You're not going to avoid these fees because you don't drive, you'll just be paying for them through higher prices on the goods you buy.
Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M...
by austhrow743 on Thursday April 04, 2019 @07:40PM
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You wont be paying them equally on all goods. The small good will gain a cost advantage over the large good. The digital good will gain a cost advantage over the physical good. The good delivered during non peak hours will gain a cost advantage over the good delivered during rush hour. The good delivered by drone will gain a cost advantage over the good delivered by land vehicle.
Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M...
by strictnein on Friday April 05, 2019 @04:41PM
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The "digital good"? Drone delivery? We're talking real life here, not a William Gibson novel.
You're basically saying that the lower/middle class folks driving those delivery trucks will simply have to work at night, so you can avoid paying for your plan.
No, it doesn't. Paying through general revenue doesn't make any sense at all. Congestion pricing is beautiful because only the people who use it will pay it, and that includes your examples. People who take Ubers or order something online or get food delivery will still pay congestion pricing, but they'll pay through increased prices.
We will end up paying some combination of tax money and tolls/congestion pricing, but it most certainly doesn't make the most sense.