Compromise is good and healthy, and best case you get the best of opposing views. Not sure I prefer a system where half the population gets smashed into misery.
I do get the frustration at compromising with... people with bad ideas. But they get a say as well. That's democracy.
Edit: maybe you are referring to two party system. Which yeah isn't great. But with multi party they still need to make deals and compromises, just at a different layer, still better though
Yeah some markets are definitely adopting faster than others. Different tax regimes, incentives etc...
It will be interesting when Norways fleet share tips over to majority EV.
Cars sitting in the garage have less impact than cars on the road though.
With tolls you can be more targeted. A road in a city has more cost (land and maintenance) and greater externalities (negatively impacts more people)
Somewhat related maybe, but I enjoy reading old history books. What did we see as history over history?
Depending on the jurisdiction.... Gas taxes go towards externalities largely. Roads are funded through general revenue. Perversely, those who don't drive subsidize drivers.
If I could wave a wand that I dont have:
Gas tax to cover externalities
Tire tax to cover externalities
Toll fees to cover usage.
Reduce income tax and increase social assistance proportionally.
Obviously that would be impossible to sell, but it would be more fair, and incentive better outcomes.
A large portion of depreciation and insurance is fixed, not based on actually driving. And maintenance is lower with EVs as well.
Still though, you are right, 1/9 is specific to fuel, and it's deceiving. If it.were truly 1/9 we wouldn't be having this conversation because all vehicles would be EVs.
I didn't read it all, there is some good things in there. I did not like the "don't worry about the environment if it's too hard" type stuff.
Maybe we shouldn't judge or penalize people on the sins of their parents.
And when we start getting into blood purity it gets a little gross.
Genuinely curious, why can't browsers add some (non meaningful to users) jitter to values used in fingerprints such that fingerprints become random for a single user?
Mainstream is getting worse because of social media -as dollars shifted from traditional media to Google and Meta- and on a whole social media is worse.
I might not completely follow.
there is no compromising with an unmoveable apparatus?
There is certainly a tonne of inertia that is... anti human.