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

#traffic #government #tax #car #owners #money #transportlong
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present
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 day scenario, where we see huge traffic jams and heavy
pollution
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 on the roads. Government should look at
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 option of taxing individual car
owners
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 highly and using that funds in improving public transport. In the below paragraph we discuss
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 and cons of
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, I believe
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 an important role in reducing the number of
vehicles
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 on road, which can help in bringing down the
pollution
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 levels. In some countries,
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also
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 leads to huge noise
pollution
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 during peak hours adding pressure to human lives.
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 these individual
vehicles
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 are used by
rich
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the rich
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, who have money and are looking at
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 option of spending them. These individual
owners
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 are not worried about
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 of society. I had myself seen my friend and his wife, driving to
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 office in individual
vehicles
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, while they can go in one car or use public transport. Mostly individual
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vehicle s
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vehicles
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 are used by people who want to do showoff. On the other
and
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since
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vehicle
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owners
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 are already paying enough taxes. They should not be
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 troubled. It is the choice of
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 to be on his own, which should be respected. When a person drives their own
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, they save
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 of time, which can be used in other activities. My friend who drives to
office
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the office
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,
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 is able to travel in thirty minutes,
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whereas
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where as
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whereas
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 public transport takes nintu minutes to
same
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the same
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 route. Since driving is relaxing and
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reduces
 stress, it should be encouraged or left in current condition. Taxing
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 to individual
vehicle
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owners
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 will be inhuman,
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place
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in place
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 like Sydney, where
vehicle
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owners
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 pay nearly three thousand dollars for
vehicle
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 registration, tax and insurance. To conclude, I opine, with regular increase in fuel prices and other
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vehicle related
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vehicle-related
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 expenses like road tax, registration cost and maintenance cost.
Vehicle
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 taxes should not be
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 increased. Whereas to reduce the traffic and
pollution
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,
government
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the government
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 can look at reducing movement of
vehicles
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 by
provide
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 other subsidies. Traffic officers can increase fees for
offenses
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 than increase taxes. Overall authorities should have some limitations and have a balanced approach.
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