News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain. Parent comment

Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M... by mruts on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:02PM (#19575263)
To be clear, I don't think there should be a congestion tax in the first place. But flat prices are how everything else works in a free market, so it seems fairer than carve-outs or god-forbid, a progressive congestion tax.

Which sounds fairer to you: a movie theater that charges $5 for a ticket, or one that charges a percentage of your income?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M... by fzeroracer on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:18PM (#19575442)
Roads are not a free market and attempting to apply free market logic to roads is a flawed argument.

People can choose whether or not to purchase a ticket. Many people cannot choose whether or not to drive. Which is why again, a flat tax would not be fair.

How would it be fair to expect someone on minimum wage or disability to pay the same amount to access a required service as someone far better off?

[ Parent | on HN ]