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    1 year ago

    Yes, if it is done in the right order. Make trains cheaper first, then add to the cost of airlines. Knowing politics it will be “We will now tax flights with an additonal X% and use that for alternative travels”. Then, 10 years later, the “alternative travels” will be the same price but flying will be more expensive. I just do not trust politics anymore at all if they do not put the “lowering costs” part first.

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      1 year ago

      Make trains cheaper first, then add to the cost of airlines.

      Then you have a gap regarding financing. I.e. also a problem. Hence I really don’t care about the order here. Both trains becoming cheaper and plains becoming more expensive are things that need to happen asap. I would prefer both to happen tomorrow, but if one happens later or not all all that’s still better than nothing happening.

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        1 year ago

        Yes, and that gap in financing will make them haul their asses. As they now have to get the money and have already given the benefit out. And for the meantime, they can probably scrape together money from a few other places. Maybe a road will get delayed for a year or something.