I live in a city where smog can get quite bad at different times of the year. The State government always says that they need to do something about it, but I haven't really seen anything that has taken place. One of the main contributors to the problem are automobiles. The State has worked quite a bit on public transportation, but with the increasing size of the population it doesn't keep pace. I think the State government could enact a couple other solutions that could help the problem.
1. No sales tax on vehicles that get over 40 mpg on the hwy. It will encourage people to buy fuel efficient vehicles, hopefully to commute in. There are plenty of option out there that meet those requirements.
2. Tax credit for alternative fueled vehicles. Such vehicles include E85, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), hybrid, and electric vehicles.
3. Bring electric vehicles here. There are many new car companies out there that are starting to build electric vehicles. Having a manufacturing plant here will help educate the population of their available options.
4. Reduction taxes on broadband internet. If more people have internet at home, more people can work from home. If people only had to go to the office four days a week that could reduce car emissions by 20%. But that would take a lot to get everyone there.
5. Reduce the public transportation fares on certain days. I would reduce fares on Wednesday of each week. It would encourage people to ride on those days and people see the benefits of public transportation.
Please let me know if you State or City have started any of these programs and how it has helped.
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I agree with a lot of what you are saying. I think we should put a steeper tax on gas guzzling cars. Also with public transportation. I think we need to start constructing a rail system. We have most of the rail in place, but if we had an pretty solid rail system we could cut costs on most things. 3 hrs to Vegas? 6 Hrs to LA? I would pay for that.
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