alt Hacker News> Why would toll roads or congestion pricing be different?
The answer is actually quite simple: It won't be different. Prove to me it won't spread, because almost every new tax spreads.
When is the last time a tax has existed in one state, and not spread to other states within 5 years?
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manwe150 • yesterday at 6:17 PM
Dunno, but NH hasn’t had sales tax for much more than 5 years, despite all the states around it having it
listenallyall • last Wednesday at 10:25 PM
You and I are in agreement
I'm generally sympathetic to arguments that are "we will fall down the slippery slope." But as someone who has spent too much time stuck in traffic, I WANT congestion pricing to spread. It's just basic economics that people end up paying for a "free" resource with time - grossly inefficient.