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With new taxes? LOL. This is the government we're talking about here folks. 99% of the time I actually click on the article before commenting but I literally ca

With new taxes? LOL. This is the government we're talking about here folks. 99% of the time I actually click on the article before commenting but I literally can't resist on this title.

moate 3y ago
It really do be that simple sometimes. If they can convince people that “the lottery is here to pay for schools” I’m sure they’ll figure something out.
chomp 3y ago
Yep, e.g. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/21/texas-new-law-electric-vehicle-fee/ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/21/texas-new-law-electr...
- velohifi 3y ago
  several articles also note that this tax is significantly higher than the calculated average ICE drivers currently pay. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/texas-electric-vehicle-tax-registration-fee https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/texas-electric-vehicle-tax-r...
ZoomerCretin 3y ago
This comment ignores that the general attitude towards taxation has changed severely in the past few decades. One party has extreme ideological opposition to enacting new taxes, and many states are effectively one-party states. The gas tax has not been high enough to pay for *half* of the upkeep for roads in any state in decades. All states rely on the once-in-x-decades ""infrastructure"" bills to bail out their huge road maintenance deficit, and as a result, there is no incentive to invest in alternatives. There is unlimited money to subsidize all private car transportation and everything it requires: knocking down neighborhoods to expand highways, requiring 2/3-3/4 of lots be for parking and driveways, and funding it all with federal and state tax dollars (>90% of which is from money that doesn't come from gas taxes, auto registration fees, etc). So no. The answer won't be new taxes, it'll be more of the same of every taxpayer paying tax money to subsidize 90% of car infrastructure with current taxation. The gas tax hasn't been relevant in decades outside of California.

With new taxes? LOL. This is the government we're talking about here folks. 99% of the time I actually click on the article before commenting but I literally can't resist on this title.

moate 3y ago

It really do be that simple sometimes. If they can convince people that “the lottery is here to pay for schools” I’m sure they’ll figure something out.

chomp 3y ago

Yep, e.g. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/21/texas-new-law-electric-vehicle-fee/ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/21/texas-new-law-electr...

velohifi 3y ago
several articles also note that this tax is significantly higher than the calculated average ICE drivers currently pay. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/texas-electric-vehicle-tax-registration-fee https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/texas-electric-vehicle-tax-r...

ZoomerCretin 3y ago

This comment ignores that the general attitude towards taxation has changed severely in the past few decades. One party has extreme ideological opposition to enacting new taxes, and many states are effectively one-party states. The gas tax has not been high enough to pay for *half* of the upkeep for roads in any state in decades. All states rely on the once-in-x-decades ""infrastructure"" bills to bail out their huge road maintenance deficit, and as a result, there is no incentive to invest in alternatives. There is unlimited money to subsidize all private car transportation and everything it requires: knocking down neighborhoods to expand highways, requiring 2/3-3/4 of lots be for parking and driveways, and funding it all with federal and state tax dollars (>90% of which is from money that doesn't come from gas taxes, auto registration fees, etc). So no. The answer won't be new taxes, it'll be more of the same of every taxpayer paying tax money to subsidize 90% of car infrastructure with current taxation. The gas tax hasn't been relevant in decades outside of California.