R00bot to Australia@aussie.zone · 1 year agoCan we stop buying these stupid things? Thanksimagemessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1671file-text
arrow-up1671imageCan we stop buying these stupid things? ThanksR00bot to Australia@aussie.zone · 1 year agomessage-square171fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoYes, however with that it’d be more expensive to administer taxation on bicycles etc. Than what they’d bring in… So not really worth doing at all.
minus-squareTassieTosser@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoSince the amount of damage caused by bikes to infrastructure would be small, the govt could just slap a tax for the cost to the purchase price of every bike. Not saying I’d agree with it but there are ways to make all road users pay their share.
minus-squareitsmikeyd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoSurely human powered transport should have tax breaks in order to encourage adoption by promoting affordability though.
Yes, however with that it’d be more expensive to administer taxation on bicycles etc. Than what they’d bring in… So not really worth doing at all.
Since the amount of damage caused by bikes to infrastructure would be small, the govt could just slap a tax for the cost to the purchase price of every bike. Not saying I’d agree with it but there are ways to make all road users pay their share.
Surely human powered transport should have tax breaks in order to encourage adoption by promoting affordability though.