Re:The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing
by buran77 on Friday June 28, 2024 @04:06AM
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> I don't care if it moves prices one millionth of a penny, or ten dollars.
That's how a discussion starts being meaningless. Do you apply the same logic to everything else, at least in your argumentation?
Everything you do has the "millionth of a penny" influence on something but you will tend to discard those effects particularly because they're small enough to not be meaningful in any way. Except when you don't like the argument, and then the millionth become the cornerstone of your rebuttal.
How many times higher is the cost of other externalities, having the extra traffic in the city in terms of road fatalities, general health decline, increased maintenance needs, and so on? I'll bet it's not millionths it's millions. It's even more hidden and costs way more so why do you prefer it?
That's how a discussion starts being meaningless. Do you apply the same logic to everything else, at least in your argumentation?
Everything you do has the "millionth of a penny" influence on something but you will tend to discard those effects particularly because they're small enough to not be meaningful in any way. Except when you don't like the argument, and then the millionth become the cornerstone of your rebuttal.
How many times higher is the cost of other externalities, having the extra traffic in the city in terms of road fatalities, general health decline, increased maintenance needs, and so on? I'll bet it's not millionths it's millions. It's even more hidden and costs way more so why do you prefer it?