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mwooldri

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11. If the gas tax is abolished...

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 06:09 PM

Mar 2021

... and replaced with a mileage tax that's categorized based on type of vehicle then IMO it would be a reasonable replacement. Sure, heavier vehicles would pay more (and still would) and electric vehicle owners would start paying for the road too. However it would keep the "user pays" principle in place and allow people to see the direct cost between their motoring and their mileage. Gas tax is "pay as you go" whereas mileage would be annual (or more frequently for commercial motor vehicle operators).

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Infrastructure bill won't include mileage tax: DOT spokesperson [View all] DonViejo Mar 2021 OP

Bad idea. Lots of working people have to commute. dalton99a Mar 2021 #1

Eesh. You got that right! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #25

And to live cheaper the farthest nt Tree Lady Mar 2021 #26

Also, dont include things that have nothing to do with infrastructure. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #2

Thank the Goddess Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #3

Everyone wants it to be free bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #4

When we are getting screwed by Tax cuts...no regressive taxes...GM, ATT and Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #9

I don't see what he has against a gas tax TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #5

It is a regressive tax. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #8

It is generating less and less money per mile driven dsc Mar 2021 #10

If the goal is to switch to vehicles that don't use gasoline or diesel but use electricity... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #13

Then add a surtax to those type of energy TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #15

Mileage Tax at time of Registration PhylliPretzel Mar 2021 #23

I'd be okay with that TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #34

There won't be any gasoline cars soon. James48 Mar 2021 #19

That trial balloon sure didn't fly Deminpenn Mar 2021 #6

Guess I'll fix my odometer tirebiter Mar 2021 #7

If the gas tax is abolished... mwooldri Mar 2021 #11

It is a regressive tax whether it is on gas or electric cars...I am against both. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #31

This seemed unfair to me for contract laborers. herding cats Mar 2021 #12

They already pay taxes on gas bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #22

They should get rid of it...states put it in the general fund and do not use it for roads. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #30

It would be a regressive tax that would punish the working class. EllieBC Mar 2021 #14

"It's a stupid idea." Not entirely. If the tax was limited for private usage to a cap of say 10,000 cstanleytech Mar 2021 #16

No. I resent paying more taxes than giant Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #17

"I resent paying more taxes than giant Corporations" You wouldn't as your tax would be capped cstanleytech Mar 2021 #20

I would resent it. I am immovable in my opposition to a mileage tax...feel the same about gas taxes. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #28

The same can be said for the gasoline tax bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #21

The gas tank is paid at the pump and they don't know what kind of car you drive. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #29

It is unfair to tax people because their job isn't next door. DFW Mar 2021 #18

+1 n/t area51 Mar 2021 #24

+1. And the gas tax already implies miles driven dalton99a Mar 2021 #27

Also, some people cannot afford rent/mortgage where they work obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #32

It's just a matter of time. As Electric-Vehicles begin to take over, a mileage tax... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #33