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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by Loudergood on Friday April 25, 2025 @03:35PM (#43797727)
Do you think flying evades the carbon tax?
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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by michpoch on Friday April 25, 2025 @04:35PM (#43798253)
Yes, if you apply the carbon tax only for the fuel at petrol stations. I am talking about realistic-to-implement solutions.
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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by sokoloff on Friday April 25, 2025 @06:20PM (#43799034)
Aviation fuel is dispensed at a limited number of places; it would be easier (or just as easy) to implement a higher aviation fuel tax than a higher auto fuel tax.
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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by michpoch on Friday April 25, 2025 @06:32PM (#43799099)
It's trivial to implement auto fuel tax - it's already in place in most of developed countries.
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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by sokoloff on Saturday April 26, 2025 @09:37AM (#43803507)
There's an auto fuel tax in the US. Increasing that from $0.184/gallon for gasoline and $0.244/gallon for diesel to say $1.50/gallon and $2.00/gallon would ensure massive losses for that party in the next two or three election cycles.

Increasing the tax on aviation fuel to $2/gallon wouldn't produce massive shifts in the next several elections, therefore it's easier to implement.

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