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3 months ago
in LaHood Mileage Tax on The Washington Independent
Car #1 weighs 3,000lb and gets 35mpg
Car #2 weights 3,000lb and gets 20mpg
The owner of car #2 pays 75% more per mile for the same wear and tear.
Person #3 mows lawns for a living on a riding mower. The riding mower gives -0- wear and tear to the roads, but Person #3 is paying for the roads by using his riding mower.
There is no issue with taxing gasoline as a green tax. Just say so, rather than claiming it's to fund road maintenance.
Car #2 weights 3,000lb and gets 20mpg
The owner of car #2 pays 75% more per mile for the same wear and tear.
Person #3 mows lawns for a living on a riding mower. The riding mower gives -0- wear and tear to the roads, but Person #3 is paying for the roads by using his riding mower.
There is no issue with taxing gasoline as a green tax. Just say so, rather than claiming it's to fund road maintenance.
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Lawn mower man- thats a stretch, he's getting artifically cheap fuel because he's using road fuels distribution network, not special lawnmower fuel. I suppose he could be treated the same was as boats and tractors are now for taxes.
And yes there is a beneficial side effect of encouraging conservation of a limited resource. No problem there. Does this mean that it doesn't pay for road maintenance? Of course not.
We really should be taxing gas the same way we tax other purchases, as a percentage of the purchase price rather than a fixed fee per gallon. This mitigates the loss of purchasing power because of inflation.
Whats the problem that we're supposedly trying to rectify?
I'd like to see an in depth story on who's really behind this push to replace the gas tax.