In Wisconsin, 68% of local road costs come from non-user fees- - like property taxes (40+% of Madison property taxes go to roads). In Ron Paul's hometown, 100% of local road costs are paid for by sales taxes. Therefore, we bicyclists are already paying we just aren't getting our money's worth out of the system because the money is redirected into facilitating car travel. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Westhagen Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 6:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; BikiesSubmissions Subject: Re: [Bikies] Here's a leader... Dear Troy Thiel,
Possibly what the Mayor of Normal forgot is paying for the bike initiative? Since our road system is paid in user taxes, what part of biking should be taxed for the bike riders' largess? Since there are few running expenses except for equipment, bike stores would simply cease. I enjoy riding on good automobile pavement. (the bike friendly ones) And I am a "freeloader" in that regard even though the wear and tear is negligible. But if this plan by the Normal Mayor takes hold, "bike unfriendly roads" would be required to have bike paths I would expect or what else would he be talking about? Can we ask the gas tax to pay for that on some crock about an hypothesis of "automobile caused global warming?" But the regulars on this list service can frame Mayor Chris Koos and pass along his resolution to Barak Obama in hopes of a royal hearing.
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