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	Podcast:		EconTalk
	Episode:		Michael Munger on Traffic
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		01:14:08
	Publish Date:		2018-04-02 06:30:00
	Description:		Does rush-hour traffic drive you crazy? Is a congestion tax on car travel a good idea? Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of traffic and congestion taxes. It takes a while to get there (how appropriate!) but they eventually agree that a tax on congestion while reducing travel time is harmful to many drivers and may be best thought of as any tax placed on a particular good--a way to raise government revenue from the pockets of the consumers of that good.
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