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Article #189Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills
From: Brad Crockett
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:37
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:37
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jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
> >They are affordable right now because they are so heavily
> >subsidized. Imagine how much less out taxes would be if
> >governments only had to build and maintain roads for buses! And
>
> I take issue with the word "subsidize". To subsidize something means
> that the people who use a service are not paying the full costs of the
> system, and that *someone else* is paying for that use.
Yes, you are quite right. The existing system is not really
subsidized, as you have pointed out. However, it is preserved by
the lack of effective taxation techniques (such as the excellent
one that you have outlined) and by the way that the costs of roads
are hidden from consumers.
Brad Crockett, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
INTERNET: bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!van-bc!cs.ubc.ca!mala.bc.ca!oneb!nuts!happy!bcrock Newsgroups: bc.general Subject: Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills Message-ID: <XgHBuB1w165w@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca> From: bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca (Brad Crockett) Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 21:37:20 PST References: <1992Nov16.001409.20868@ee.ubc.ca> Organization: 'Happy' in Duncan, BC, Canada Keywords: AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION TRANSIT Lines: 20