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No, they do not: https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/ https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/ && https://taxfoundation.org/gasoline
by davidw 7y ago
No, they do not:
https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/ https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/ &&
https://taxfoundation.org/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-only-half-state-local-road-spending/ https://taxfoundation.org/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-o...
Drivers are heavily subsidized.
- criddell 7y agoThose are pretty interesting links. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if there's any way to come up with a net value overall for those subsidies? For example, pre-K education is fully subsidized in some states and it looks like the total economic results over a long time are very positive. How would you go about figuring out if those road subsidies are too high or too low?
- davidw 7y agoGood question, and a tough one. You'd want to look at total benefits (easier movement of people and goods) vs total costs (environment, sedentary lifestyle health problems, wasted space in cities).