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Everyone benefits from the roads, it’s covered via the income tax. The fact I travel means I spread wealth. That transaction is income to someone else, which is

Everyone benefits from the roads, it’s covered via the income tax. The fact I travel means I spread wealth. That transaction is income to someone else, which is taxed. We didn’t become a wealthy nation by having tax burden.

throw0101a 5y ago
> Everyone benefits from the roads, it’s covered via the income tax. Everyone benefits from roads, but not everyone causes the same damage to them. I mostly ride a bicycle (Apr-Dec), a motorcycle (Apr-Oct), or take public transit (Jan-Mar). I cause very little damage to roads compared to someone who drives a sedan or SUV everyday. I cause an infinitesimally small amount of damage compared to an 18-wheeler. Why do I (on my 400 lb motorcycle) have to pay as much as someone in their 4000 lb (or more) automobile? I'm happy to put my money into a risk pool for things like public health insurance, as I don't know what kind of cheap or expensive illness I may get in the future, but I do not think that kind of principle applies to road use. Shouldn't payment be proportional to use in this case?