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…but not the pollution, road maintenance due to extra wear, fuel economy stagnation, etc. That is what gp was referring to: externalities, which you don't dire
by lowmagnet 3y ago
…but not the pollution, road maintenance due to extra wear, fuel economy stagnation, etc.
That is what gp was referring to: externalities, which you don't directly pay for
- sahila 3y agoGas tax and car registrations cover a fair amount of what you're talking about.
- smileysteve 3y agoI've got some bad news for you about the gas tax for repairs; at least on US Interstate highways. > (2021) The transit and highway accounts are projected to have a shortfall of $207B over the next 10 years https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/its-been-28-years-since-we-last-raised-the-gas-tax-and-its-purchasing-power-has-eroded https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/its-been-28-years-since-we... > The American Society of Civil Engineers, which gives U.S. infrastructure a C-minus, is calling on the government and private sector to increase spending on roads and bridges by at least $2.5 trillion within a decade. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-gas-taxs-tortured-history-shows-how-hard-it-is-to-fund-new-infrastructure https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-gas-taxs-tortured-...
- robertlagrant 3y agoBlame the people who should be setting the and spending taxes correctly for that one.