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> car taxes and taxes on mineral oil paid by car owners are more than enough to pay for the infrastructure they use. The highest amount (71%) seems to be in Ha
by musicale 4y ago
> car taxes and taxes on mineral oil paid by car owners are more than enough to pay for the infrastructure they use.
The highest amount (71%) seems to be in Hawaii:
https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/ https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/
Gas tax revenue will likely continue to drop due to improvements in fuel efficiency and increased adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles.
- _0ffh 4y agoThis was about Germany, not the US. According to a study drivers pay ~200% of what they "consume" for normal roads and about ~400% for the "autobahn".
- distances 4y agoWhat do you mean with this? Drivers don't pay separately for basic roads and autobahn so how can they be accounted separately?
- _0ffh 4y agoGood question. The study by the DIW was broken by FT Germany and some quotes found their way to other news outlets, but I can't find the original study so I can't comment much on their methodology. What I can say is that at least there are different usage and resulting deterioration patterns for the different types of roads, for which statistics exist. Also, for the autobahn there exists an additional source of income, which is tolls for trucks above 7.5 tons.
- musicale 4y agoIndeed. It's interesting how different it is in the US vs. Germany, isn't it?