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How would accommodations be made for people such as myself, where around a third of the mileage on my truck is not on public roads?
by rascul 5y ago
How would accommodations be made for people such as myself, where around a third of the mileage on my truck is not on public roads?
- loeg 5y agoClarifying question: do you buy tax-free gas for the off-road miles today, or are you paying gas tax on all of the use anyway already?
- rascul 5y agoI don't qualify for a gasoline tax exemption for my usage. Edit: For more clarification, gasoline is not taxed in my state based on usage but on sales (though the distinction may not be significant in this case). If mileage is taxed based on usage, it seems reasonable (though perhaps not feasible) to tax it only based on usage of roads the government controls. There is also a number of people (though very unlikely to be a high portion of the population) who have registered vehicles that are rarely used on public roads. You might see this with street legal race cars or street legal off road vehicles, both of which may be mostly trailered except in rare cases. I certainly have no issue paying for what I use, but it can get burdensome when I'm penalized by the governemnt for not using government products or services.