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by Fricken 3253 days ago
Wow, if they're giving that much away to EV buyers, just think how much they'll hand out to people who walk to work!
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yeah as someone that bikes 25 miles per day for commute it kinda bothers me how many tax breaks are given to other forms of commute like trains, buses, vansharing, EV, etc.
I bike as well and never thought of this. Now, I'll never be able to forget it.
One solution is to simply treat everyone equally and not give anyone a tax break.

I know this is not what most people think, but in the context of good governance, my view is that no (legal) behavior is any more or less meritorious than any other.

Why would you think this? For illegal activities there is a hierarchy -- why would there not be for legal activities?
There are lots of perfectly legal things that are bad for everyone if too many people do them (the tragedy of the commons). Trying to reduce bad things happening to citizens is arguably the entire purpose of government.
Never really noticed it until I started a new job and they were pitching all these federal and company commuter benefits and didn't see a single one for bikes.

But hey.. my work has a nice locker room that makes biking possible so it's not all bad! I also ride about half the way on bike paths under high voltage lines so I do get some benefits :)

Wait, we are talking push-bike here, right? Because subsidies for electric motorcycles should totally be a thing.
> Wow, if they're giving that much away to EV buyers, just think how much they'll hand out to people who walk to work!

Well, if you walk (or bike) to work, your public subsidy is not paying gas taxes (and, having the option to not even pay regular sales tax on your fuel.) If your personal vehicle choice is “I walk or bike everywhere, so I don't need a car”, your additional public subsidy is not paying Vehicle License Fee.

Sure, those are actually public levies on those making the alternative choice, but that's equivalent to a public subsidy for your choice, just with a shift in what is the baseline case.