Not only did it not reduce fuel consumption, the money was also used to fix holes in our social security system and almost nothing was done for the environment. Turned out people are dependent on cars. And they really are, to a degree that cannot be satisfied by public transport.

People in Germany advocating an additional tax have either never worked, payed bills, are stupendously rich, just insane or don't have responsibilities towards others.

Sorry, there is a limit on how much you can use taxes and that limit is staunchly in the red because of naive promises made in the past.

I think the current little pupil rebellion is something very worth supporting. But their demands are naive.

Your proposition would be a more efficient mechanism.

Currently there is a discussion about giving people a fixed amount of money for the additional costs this tax would cause.

What a waste of time...