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This reminds me a bit of the California politicians who have floated the idea of a mileage tax to offset the reduced gas tax revenue that better fuel efficiency
by the_watcher 11y ago
This reminds me a bit of the California politicians who have floated the idea of a mileage tax to offset the reduced gas tax revenue that better fuel efficiency has caused. Not quite the same when I think about it though, as gas taxes are nearly always proposed and passed as vice taxes to encourage behavioral change. I'd be more sympathetic to a mileage tax with revenue specifically earmarked for infrastructure improvements, but I'm not hopeful about that happening.
- rconti 11y agoI first heard this proposed in Oregon (implement GPS receivers so you can pay per-mile taxes (and be tracked!) so that we don't have to raise gas taxes!) It has also come up in CA and (I believe) at the federal level, to offset increased efficiency gains. It's absolutely maddening that politicians consider it to be EASIER to implement a whole new, complex, rube-goldberg-esque tax, rather than just nudge the rate on something that's already well-understood and implemented.