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>Free roads and highways: GOOD AND NATUAL Every time you fuel up a vehicle you are paying a "fare" to use the road. The fare is subsidized (just like with the
by potato3732842 11mo ago
>Free roads and highways: GOOD AND NATUAL
Every time you fuel up a vehicle you are paying a "fare" to use the road. The fare is subsidized (just like with the bus), but it is very much there and not zero.
- freen 11mo agoEvery time you earn money/spend money you are paying taxes. I guess busses run on fairy dust too?
- potato3732842 11mo ago>Every time you earn money/spend money you are paying taxes. >I guess busses run on fairy dust too? Every vehicle on the roads is basically paying to be there via fuel tax (which in whole or large part is spent on the roads). Busses pass some of this cost on to their riders who's fare may be then subsidized in part or full. I don't see why you're being so hysterical.
- BobaFloutist 11mo agoWhat if I drive an electric vehicle? Sure, my registration is possibly pricier, but I'm in no way paying a usage fee.
- potato3732842 11mo agoYou're being subsidized because the .gov decides they want more of you so they make what you do artificially cheap compared to the baseline.
- BobaFloutist 11mo agoThat's what we're suggesting be done for public transit