> 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.
>
The roadbuilding industry (and their bought and
paid for people in our government) would like nothing better than if
everyone believed that motor vehicle users are the only ones who pay
for highways and bridges. Matt Logan's information above shows
otherwise.
The roadbuilding industry and state
government also argue vehemently that all fuel tax money, from
purchases of gasoline, ethanol and diesel fuel taxes, should be used
only for transportation projects. This is an equally ridiculous and
unjustifiable assumption given the fact that there are monumental other
costs (environmental, safety, other) that those who excessively drive
motor vehicles in our community impose on the rest of us.
Mike Neuman
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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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