Red Paint - 5/28/2021 09:21
clevepreach - 5/28/2021 08:24
I’ve said for a long time that the best way to pay for roads and bridges is to eliminate the fuel tax and change everyone, from mopeds to semis, a mileage tax. Most states do, and all states should, require an annual vehicle safety inspection. When the vehicle gets inspected record the mileage and send a bill for that. One objection was how do you collect from out of state drivers? You don’t. Everyone pays in their own state. That means that the out of state miles you drive get paid back to your home state. It will pretty much balance out.
A mileage tax adversely affects rural folks, especially those in non-farm areas who need to commute to distant jobs. Collecting it would be insanity. There’s a reason income tax is withheld, because people can’t afford to pay a big tax bill at once. When somebody gets their mileage bill, it’s gonna get ignored. Wouldn’t be any different than the big chunk of drivers today without insurance or license.
Vehicle inspection is a literal poor tax. Once a person loses their transportation because they can’t afford to fix the Check Engine light, they don’t have many options to get to work.
Electric vehicles and road tax
