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Trump floating 25 cent gas tax hike
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(02-15-2018, 06:32 PM)HandsomeRob86 Wrote: I don't like it. Will hurt the poor disproportionately. If you want a usage tax, just force states to charge a new $10 dollar fee at renewal for everyone. Otherwise you are pretty much targeting the poor with a gas tax, as the wealthy disproportionately own more EV's and diesels. You don't even get the truckers who are doing most of the road damage with a gas tax. Taking the last sentence first, I'd expect that "gas tax" in this context means "petrol tax" or "fuel tax" and diesel taxes would also be raised. EVs are insignificant right now, but could be a problem in the future if they reach say 10% of all vehicles. Maybe the answer is to just add what the average non-EV driver spends yearly in gas taxes to the price of the licence renewal. As far as the principal of the petrol tax, I see it as ideal. It is as close to a user fee as anything the federal government does, and it's a very efficient means of collecting user fees for highway construction and maintenance. Heavier vehicles use more fuel and cause more wear and tear, so that balances out too. I'm 100% in favor of petrol taxes to be used to build and maintain roads and bridges. The tax level should be set to cover 100% of highway needs. But not 150%, or 75%. I haven't seen any data for how much fuel tax is collected vs. how much is spent on roads and bridges. If the taxes are insufficient, then they should be raised. If the fuel taxes right now are more than what's needed but they are being diverted to other spending, then the answer is not to raise taxes, but to stop diverting money. "Why should I give information to you when all you want to do is find something wrong with it?" |
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