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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Blind: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Wolfie351: [qb] When this was proposed before, it was to replace taxes on gas because it is very clear that the future of vehicles will be electric or extended range hybrids. The people who drive these cars pay ZERO taxes because they do not buy very much gas or none at all. I don't think it's fair for them not to pay their fare share that goes to road work. Also, if this were to replace a gas tax, those of us with gas guzzlers will actually pay less taxes because all cars will be equal. A car that gets 10mpg would be paying the same taxes as a hybrid. But, with that said, if this were to be in ADDITION to gax taxes...then it's BS [/qb][/QUOTE]This is not true. studies estimate that motor vehicle users pay an average of 2.3 cents per mile in user charges such as gas taxes, registration fees, and tolls. However, they impose 6.5 cents per mile in road service costs. This 6.5 cents per mile represents costs for infrastructure--roadway acquisition, design and construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, etc., and maintenance of same. I don't believe it covers other, associated costs such as law enforcement, emergency services, etc. the disparity between user fees and actual costs is even greater on local roads...which is the type of roads electric cars and alternative transportation is used more often on (short trips, electric cars, hybrids, buses, motorcycles, bikes, etc). So, we have a shortfall of over 4 cents per mile in user fee revenues to cover the expenses of building and maintaining our roads. Where does the money come from to make up the difference? It comes from the general tax rolls: property, income, and sales taxes. EVERYONE pays these taxes, so we're all contributing to the construction and upkeep of our roads, regardless of how much or how little we use them, or how much our particular vehicle imposes in costs on the system. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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