On: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry

[chii]

benefits like clean air and good roads don't cost more when a tourist arrives.

A tourist also pays taxes from VAT and other sources,but do not benefit from them. So it evens out I presume.

But tourist tend to generate economic activity. A benefit that locals would want more of. The taxes a tourist pay is disencentivizing.

[bherms → chii]

I would argue that they actually do... More people coming in and using roads and moving around contribute to the deterioration of the roads and more pollution.

[coredog64 → bherms]

Regular motor vehicles don’t do nearly as much harm to the roads as OTR trucks, yet we subsidize those for the benefits they bring...