Gotta make use of that Force Majeure-clause
GissaMittJobb
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ITT: People who did not read the article and just shot from the hip
Oh fuck that rules
That policy obviously needs to die a horrible death.
Barring some technical breakthrough, I am inclined to agree.
We can and should build extensive high-speed rail networks, though. This will provide intra-continental mobility at a price affordable for everyone. While gratuitous trips to the other side of the world will no longer be feasible, fast intra-continental trips can in many cases take their place. Flying can remain a niche for when it's completely unavoidable, in which case we should be able to absorb the emissions.
Actual emissions taxing is basically a necessary step when it comes to air travel - currently, the fuel is completely tax free and that's not great. Take all of that money and pump it directly into rail, which is the actual way forward for intra-continental travel.
It will get more expensive and less accessible for lower income people. There's just really no way around that.
Normally I will default to siding with workers, but I'm not siding with the pilots on this one. No way.
Some insecure people, I assume
The old rules don't apply under Trump unfortunately
Barring societal collapse I believe I will be able to retire, but that's only because I've gotten extraordinarily lucky in life.
Public transit is already pretty affordable in relative terms, isn't it?
The problem is most often the infrastructure quality making it a less attractive option.
One way would be to actually charge road users what it costs to use the roads instead of giving them away for free (inb4 gas tax mentioned - it doesn't even come close to covering the costs).
A reasonable scheme would tax vehicles to the fourth power of their weight, as this is a good enough proxy for how much road wear that particular vehicle incurs.
This would immediately make yank tank-style vehicles unviable, and the trucking industry would basically need to transition to rail right away, but it would be a far fairer system than what's in place today.
The money generated could be used to fund high-quality public transit infrastructure, improving the overall system for everyone involved.