Dr. Adam Hoffer, associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse, discusses the use of sin taxes to influence behavior. Hoffer’s comments are tied to a book he co-edited: For Your Own Good. He discussed these issues in an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
CATS gold line streetcar beset with financial woes, federal data reveals
A federal report finds that the cost incurred to move a single passenger one mile is $18.71 on the Charlotte’s Gold Line streetcar. This comes in addition to logistical problems faced by CATS Gold Line rail over the past three years.