Posted on 05/11/2019 1:00:49 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The proposal would raise the annual registration fee to $1,000, more than 57 times the current amount of $17.50.
Illinois officials believe the legislation will raise $2.4 billion for future projects, the major one being roadway improvement, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The bill would also make things more expensive for residents who drive non-electric cars. The state's gas tax would go up 19 cents to 44 cents a gallon, fees for drivers licenses would double and the registration fee for non-electric vehicles would go up nearly 50% from $98 to $148.
Its outrageous, Tesla owner Nicoletta Skarlatos, 56, told the Chicago Tribune. I thought Illinois was progressive and would want to encourage EV (electric vehicle) ownership.
The reason for the extreme hikes are that electric vehicles don't provide the state any gas tax revenue. Electric vehicle companies Tesla and Rivian say they're against the legislation.
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Boy I have found otherwise.
Trains in the northeast are old, dirty and noisy. they just are so limiting today in a world of suburbs and exburbs. The more abailbe buses are the less the road congestion, big comfortable interstate buses are worth every penny and run for a fraction of the costs of rail.
We have a remarkable private inter city bus system up here that goes to airports and has local as well as non stop service. It is just begining to grow, I wish it well. It coompetes with public funded trains and does really well.
Sutton’s Law.
Hey Nikki...https://youtu.be/FkQxB5IoLnE
Thanks
On the surface, this actually sounds reasonable and proper. The problem is, money is fungible. The powers that be area constantly appropriating the money intended for roads and infrastructure to other purposes. All the money goes into one big pot, and is doled out as desired by politicians. If there were some way to guarantee that the revenues from gas and similar taxes was actually used for infrastructure, I'd agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, the reality is that in most states only a fraction of gas revenue actually supports infrastructure spending.
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