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I don't buy the lawmaker's 'fairness' argument either. True, cyclists do use streets but so do automobile passengers yet no one is floating the idea of applying
by largesse 14y ago
I don't buy the lawmaker's 'fairness' argument either. True, cyclists do use streets but so do automobile passengers yet no one is floating the idea of applying a tax to them.
Many revenue sources have this quality. Property taxes foot the bill for schools in many municipalities. And 'sin taxes' definitely don't benefit the people who pay them the most.
The Rep. is spouting ungrounded rhetoric. Surprise, surprise.
- Kerrick 14y agoActually, a large part of the cost of gasoline in most U.S. States is a gasoline tax that goes to their respective Departments of Transportation. That said, this is still ridiculous.
- freiheit 14y agoAnd mostly that goes to the state highways that cyclists generally can't use, while the county and city streets that cyclists do use are mostly funded by local property and sales taxes.