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minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoBet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.
minus-squaremriguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoYes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
minus-squaretwopi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoPrivatize gains, socialize losses. The CapitalistTM way!
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWhat you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoEfficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)
Bet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
I’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.
Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
Privatize gains, socialize losses. The CapitalistTM way!
What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.
Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)