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A comment on NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by a fifth in six months. Parent comment

Re:NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by a fifth in s... by RhysU on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @10:41PM (#46213789)
If people aren't working harder to offset the tolls then they're strictly poorer as a consequence of the toll.
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Re:NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by a fifth in s... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @10:44PM (#46213812)
You can say that about any tax. Which makes it extremely unconvincing as an argument against any particular tax, since in the long term money not collected from tax A will be collected from tax B.

(And they have the option of not driving, too.)

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Re:NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by a fifth in s... by 8note on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @10:53PM (#46213889)
not strictly. the pollution has gone down, for instance, reducing future health costs, and improving quality of life.
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