In order to solve traffic problems, governments should tax private car owners heavily and use the money to improve public transportation. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge

Traffic congestion is one of the major issues facing cities across the world. Most people believe

imposition

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the imposition

of tax on cars owned privately will help alleviate

this

issue by

use

of the funds generated to invest in public means of transport.

This

has its advantages and disadvantages which will be explored in

this

essay. To start with, one of the benefits will include less cars being bought by private citizens because of heavy taxes leading to reduction in cars in the city and the

grid-lock

a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

gridlock

resolving. An example of

this

can be seen in the United

Kingdom where

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Kingdom, where

due to the taxes, most people are discouraged from getting private cars and

use

more of public trains and buses.

Furthermore

, it will lead

to

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to increase government

increase

in government revenue as more people

use

the public means of transport. The revenue can

then

be

chanelled

a path over which electrical signals can pass

channeled

channelled

to other sectors of the economy and better the lives of the people.

However

, some of the

draw-backs

the quality of being a hindrance

drawbacks

drawback

will include

increase

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increases

in poverty levels among the citizens as the heavy taxation will

further

deplete the already limited resources they have

leading

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led

to

reduction

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a reduction

the reduction

in spending power and financial constraints. An illustration of

this

can be seen in a country like Nigeria where most citizens live at poverty level, so taxes on their private cars will

further

worsen the situation.

Also

, families need private cars for road- trips, picnics, and so

on which

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on, which

helps

increase

bond

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the bond

among family members, reducing

rate

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the rate

of divorce and single parents which is on the

increase

worldwide. To sum up, heavy taxation on individuals who own private cars in order to solve problem of congestion by the government by encouraging

use

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of

public transportation is an idea which has benefits and draw- backs and they should equally be considered before a final decision is made on the policy.