Should-Private-Car-Owners-Be-Taxed-for-Pollution

金融2班周淑仪0101123010ShouldPrivateCarOwnersBeTaxedforPollution?Recentlygovernmentagenciesinsomebigcitieshavebeenstudyingthepossibilityofputtinga'pollutiontax'onprivatecars,whichhascausedquiteastiramongthepublic.AsfarasI'mconcerned,privatecarownersshouldbetaxedforpollutionnotonlytoprotecttheenvironmentbutalsotoimprovethepublictransportation.Asisknowntoall,environmentalproblemsareoneofthebiggestthreatswearefacedwith.However,noforcefulmeasureshavebeentakentolimitprivatecarowners,whosecarsreleasevariouskindsofgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.Soit'snecessarytocarryoutthis'pollutiontax'.Itwillletthepotentialbuyershaveasecondthoughtbeforepurchasingacar,andmaketheownerstakethenecessityofdrivingacarintoconsideration.Allthatwillcauseadecreaseinprivatecarowners.Nodoubtitwilleasetheenvironmentalstress.Inaddition,moreandmorepeoplewhogiveupthecarswillusethepublictransportation.Asaresult,higherdemandswillbemadeontransportationfacilities.Thenourgovernmentneedstoimprovethecurrentcondition,anditmayattractmoreprivatecarownerstochoosethepublictransportation.Soavirtuouscircleforms.Tosumup,withbenefittobothenvironmentalprotectionandpublictransportationimprovement,the'pollutiontax'oughttobeputontheprivatecars.Youpaythetaxbecauseyouuseacar.Thecaryouusedoesharmtotheenvironment,whilethetaxyoupaycanbebeneficialtothesociety.Don'tyouthinkit'sreallyreasonable?（269words）