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That's silly, we already do...
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:40:00
In Reply to: Charging motorists per mile 'inevitable' says RAC, JohnA [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:22:58
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With half of gas prices being tax, we pretty much do pay by the mile! Sure, the exact amount varies by the fuel efficency of your car, but regardless it's essentially a usage based taxation system. Plus it's a heck of a lot easier to monitor than trying to do an actual per-mile system, and it taxes more per mile for less fuel efficent cars, which tend to be bigger and heavier, and thus damage the roads more, or just plain inefficient, which increase our dependance on fossil fuel. It's not perfect, but it's not half bad either and doesn't require any further goverment oversite.
Kind of like the proposed (and mercifully killed) NYC congestion tax - you're already paying $7 for a lot of the bridges and tunnels into th city these days, why bother with the bureaucracy of another tax when there's already something pretty effective in place!
Craig
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Posts in this Thread:
- Charging motorists per mile 'inevitable' says RAC, JohnA , Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:22:58
- Tolls are probably the next fund raiser..., REM in Seattle , Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:49:31
- That's silly, we already do..., Craig, Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:40:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- Not unless there were large scale alternatives, Noel, Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:33:30
- Re: Charging motorists per mile 'inevitable' says RAC, pete , Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:32:34
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