Did I miss something? I thought gasoline taxes were the "fees" I pay for using the roads.
Don't forget the several thousands of dollars of tax you paid when you bought the car.
Here in Illinois, the toll roads are constructing ' open road tolling'. You have to buy a sticker for your windshield, a camera reads it and deducts from your total you have pre-paid for. No more toll baskets to stop for, whatever.
I can't help but wonder when we might start seeing this type of tolling on many other roads. Seems like an easy way for big brother to keep track of your speed, also.
Progress.
That's what I thought, too! Hell, at this rate, why should I vote Republican anymore?
There's got to be something in the air inside the Beltway that rots politicians' brains.
A "free" highway system is sort of like an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Sure, the money you paid up front probably covers much of the cost of the roadway, but once you've paid for the meal there is no incentive against gorging yourself. The natural result of an all-you-can-eat dining environment is an obese customer base. The natural result of a "free" highway system is roadway congestion.
Hybrid, vegetable oil, and electric cars pay lesser or no road taxes. The future will have to find new revenue streams to pay for new road construction.
Well, that would be correct if the taxes weren't schlepped into the general fund and used for everything else. The states do the same thing. IF they actually used that tremendous source of taxes for roads, etc. our highways would be in great shape.
NO MORE FEES OR TAXES!
Shhhh, don't confuse the politicians with facts. You will be accused of not wanting to pay your "fair share".