This isn't about fiscal responsibility. It's exactly the opposite. Nor does it have really anything to do with EV's except as a stupid scapegoat.. As I said before they have nearly the LOWEST tax and it hasn't changed for 29 years and they are refusing to raise taxes to fix their bridges. It's not a percentage. It hasn't followed inflation since 1989.
So you have a bunch of idiot politicians who refuse to be responsible and allow the taxto go up with inflation, so they come up with this ridiculous scheme to tax EV's and Hybrids.... If you are really interested, you could read the link below. I Highly recommend it if you really want to understand what's going on....it's got nothing to do with EV's. But after reading this, it puts thisstupid tax in the appropriate perspective. http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-mississippi-roads-bridges-infrastructure.html From: Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: Peri Hartman <pe...@kotatko.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVtax: $150yr I agree, it's politics. But for a different reason. Currently there aren't enough EVs for an EV tax to accumulate anything significant. Yet, as few as there are, there are loud voices saying it's unfair for EV users to use the roads without paying their share of taxes. Many governments expect the share of EVs to grow in the future. At some point, the number will be large enough that those loud voices will have a point - and there will be noticeably less funds from the gas tax to maintain roads. I think what we're seeing is a proactive response. It's easier to establish the tax now, when mostly early adopters are buying EVs, than later, when they will get an outrage for adding a new tax to a large number of people. Peri ------ Original Message ------ From: "Lawrence Winiarski via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: "Lawrence Winiarski" <lawrence_winiar...@yahoo.com>; "EVDL Administrator" <evp...@drmm.net> Sent: 15-Oct-18 5:27:01 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVtax: $150yr > >I think it's politics. >Mississippi's gas tax hasn't been raised since 1989!!!. Only >Alaska's tax (1970's era) is older. At $18.79 centsit's also the 4th >lowest in the country. (average is about 31 cents) >Now they are having some real problems. Across the state, residents >now have to circumvent nearly 500 closed bridges that have been >declared unsafe. > >So now you raise the gas tax a little so you are at least "close" to >the average state and fix the roads.....right??...yeah it mightbe a >little unpopular among your republican anti-tax friends but...the >bridge is closed??? we've got to fix it right??? >..Nope, not when you are a proud Mississippian who believes God will >come to their rescue and pay the taxes for them. >.instead you play political games and look to blame godless EV's and >hybrids, who are happy to bend over and accept theblame for 30 years of >neglect....and shake out their lunch money for 0.0000001 percent of the >problem....but at least youdodged the problem until a few hundred more >bridges get closed.. > > > >https://itep.org/how-long-has-it-been-since-your-state-raised-its-gas-tax-0518/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States >https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-closed-bridges-crumbling-infrastructure-threaten-lives-livelihoods-n892571 > > > > From: EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> >Cc: EVDL Administrator <evp...@drmm.net> >Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 4:05 PM >Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVtax: $150yr > >This isn't about revenue. The piddling amount it's raising clearly >demonstrates that. It's a fine. > >It's not even a fine for trying to beat the system. > >These politicians aren't just pro-business, they're actively and >vehemently >anti-environment. If you're pro-environment, even mildly so, this is a >way >from them to punish you. > >In other words, they're trolling us. > >I won't be at all surprised if they extend their "green fine" to small, >fuel- >efficient pure ICEVs sometime in the future. > >David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA >EVDL Administrator > >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not >reach me. 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