What I’d fear, and perhaps it is cynical, is that this wouldn’t cut federal taxes any even if state taxes and revenues were 100% responsible for the highway system within a state.
Well ... one thing I suspect here in Oklahoma, with the amount of money that is in this state (or rather, NOT in this state) ... is that we would be soon driving on dirt and gravel roads here ... LOL ...
OR ... the other thing that would happen is that I would be paying a TOLL fee every time I drive to the neighborhood grocery store ... :-) ...
Already in Tulsa, there are more TOLL ROADS here than I’ve seen in any other area. There’s a toll going south out of town, there’s a toll going east out of town, there’s a toll going west out of town, there are several tolls around town! It’s already crazy with the present funding the way it is.
Cynical?!?! You could make bank on it!
I don't know why, but that statement made me chuckle. Not only will it NOT result in reduced Federal taxes, State taxes are almost certainly going to go up.
In a sane world...yes. Federal taxes would go down.
The Federal Highway Funds have rankled me for years. As other people have noticed, it is simply a giant slush fund used to reward and penalize behavior on part of states.
My understanding is states are allotted a certain percent, but a given state can get more if a politician needs candy, and can get less if they don't follow Federal guidelines on anything from Common Core to Affirmative Action.