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In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution

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473 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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nalnq[dead post] ◴[10 Dec 25 15:42 UTC] No.46218992[source]▶
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bitwize ◴[10 Dec 25 15:49 UTC] No.46219119[source]▶
Pigovian taxes WORK, and are in many cases desirable, something lolberts just seem unable to get their heads around.
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jpfromlondon ◴[10 Dec 25 15:53 UTC] No.46219188[source]▶
Pigouvian*, this is a regressive tax though that is probably unnecessary as the other studies referenced or linked in this thread show.
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1. aoeusnth1 ◴[10 Dec 25 16:22 UTC] No.46219667[source]▶
Regressive taxes aren't bad inherently bad. Regressive spending is bad.

In this case, you have a regressive tax with a huge positive side effect due to taxing an externality. If the funds are also spread into progressive services it can be a net positive for all income brackets.