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France is raising taxes on flights to pay for trains: Should other European countries do the same? (www.euronews.com)
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Train travel is often more expensive than flying. Could taxing aviation to invest in the rail industry help change that?

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[โ€“] ramble81 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

France bans domestic short-haul flights*

    • except for private planes

And just how are they doing this for the environment given private planes footprints? (I know, any step is better than none, it just feels like we're going for the scraps and ignoring the big hitters)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

it never was and will never be about the environment.