tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973565365969366405.post4866300948662312901..comments2023-09-19T00:57:08.930-07:00Comments on Network Musings: Holland first city with distance taxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02127609476881611549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973565365969366405.post-47311171039383107152009-12-07T13:48:46.429-08:002009-12-07T13:48:46.429-08:00Your comments are valid, but here is another way t...Your comments are valid, but here is another way to look at. Let's separate out owning (and storing) a car, which has arguably minimal negative externalities, from actual driving, which is usually more problematic. These are separate issues, so there is an argument for separating them.<br /><br />Also, it is always better to turn fixed and sunk costs into overt and variable ones. See my blog on this topic here:http://networkmusings.blogspot.com/2008/10/all-you-can-eat-vs-pay-as-you-consume.html<br /><br />Variable and overt costs really change behavior, even once you own the car.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127609476881611549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973565365969366405.post-14527830188905402212009-12-07T07:56:57.716-08:002009-12-07T07:56:57.716-08:00The per-mile tax is a pretty interesting idea. At ...The per-mile tax is a pretty interesting idea. At the same time, The Netherlands already taxes car owners on the weight of their car (my father's old car cost him ~$1500/yr), and they have one of the highest gas taxes in the world. Parking is not cheap or particularly available, and speeding is curtailed by ubiquitous speed cameras. It seems to me that raising/tweaking the existing taxes would serve much the same purpose (and in much the same structure) as a new, expensive-to-implement/maintain per-mile tax.vhamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936856300479971241noreply@blogger.com