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All I had to do was google “Are roads fully funded by the gas tax” to find a contracticting source: > Nearly as much of the cost of building and maintaining hi
by jazzyjackson 5y ago
All I had to do was google “Are roads fully funded by the gas tax” to find a contracticting source:
> Nearly as much of the cost of building and maintaining highways now comes from general taxes such as income
and sales taxes (plus additional federal debt) as comes from gasoline taxes or other “user fees” on drivers. General taxes accounted for $69 billion of highway spending in 2012.
[pdf] https://uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/reports/Who%20Pays%20for%20Roads%20vUS.pdf https://uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/reports/Who%20Pays%20for...
- NoblePublius 5y agoPerhaps my use of the term “earmarked” was confusing. This refers to a congressional requirement that certain tax revenues be allocated for specific purposes. That’s the gasoline tax and very very very few taxes are written this way.