[pp.int.general] Big Brother in NL?

[Stephane Bakhos]

> In my opnion, road pricing serves a purpose. Firstly, taxes on automobiles 
> are high (higher than in DE, afaik), and in the present system, the tax is 
> the same whether you drive a lot or not much. (Only the fuel tax is 
> usage-dependent (of course)). With a road pricing system, one pays for the 
> usage rather han for the posession of a car. A second reason for road 
> princing is the ability to differentiate, and thus to prevent people from 
> using their car during rush our on our congested road network if not really 
> necessary.

Privacy issues aside, I'd be really surprised if taxes are lowered to the 
same extent as the added road pricing. To me it just looks like a simple 
money grab. If you are stuck in road traffic, you pay more tax through the 
increased fuel consumption.