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

[Christian Hufgard]

Richard Stallman wrote:

> The old way of charging drivers according to how far they travel is
> the gas tax.  It works, but it has what some might consider a problem:
> different drivers pay different amounts for the same distance.  For
> instance, an inefficient car has to pay more than an efficient one.
>
> Kilometer taxation eliminates these anomalies, so that the minivan and
> the small hybrid car pay the same amount.  After all, why penalize
> people for burning petroleum?

Because it is a rare resource and burning it pollutes the climate.


Christian