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I wish it was that simple. Raising the gas tax isn't the solution. The gas tax will not work for to much longer because it doesn't accurately correlate to the n
by sahaskatta 10y ago
I wish it was that simple. Raising the gas tax isn't the solution. The gas tax will not work for to much longer because it doesn't accurately correlate to the number miles traveled.
- A old compact car from 2007 may only get 20 mpg while a new car from 2017 may get 40 mpg.
- Someone would a plug-in hybrid such as a Chevy Volt may only fill up their tank once every few months as they start off with a 50 mile battery range each morning.
- And those with pure electrics like a Tesla do not get taxed at all.
Raising the gas tax also unfairly punishes the lower income bracket who often drive older vehicles with worse MPG.
- wapz 10y agoIs that a bad thing? There is a reason the government subsidizes pure electric cars and requires car manufacturers to make electric cars (albeit they only do it to meet the quota). I understand it's going to punish those who really can't afford a decent car, but for ~$4000 in the bay area you can get a pretty decent used car that will get you 30+ mpg.
- u801e 10y agoAny car that's sitting in stop and go traffic isn't going to get nearly the mileage they would get when driving at free flow highway speeds. As the vehicle fleet transitions to higher mileage vehicles, the gas tax can be adjusted to compensate based on overall usage and the number of registered vehicles. And making those adjustments would cost far less money compared to setting up additional tolls or a VMT based taxation scheme.
- intopieces 10y ago>Raising the gas tax also unfairly punishes the lower income bracket who often drive older vehicles with worse MPG Like with any tax, this can be made up as a deduction tied to income.