In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:22:35 -0500: Hi, [snip] >By fair, I meant the fuel tax was relatively fair in that the weight >of the vehicle, the damage to the roads, and the cost of the tax was >related. > >The mileage tax would be more fair if the weight of the vehicle was >somehow included. > >Terry A large part of the wear and tear on the roads is caused by trucks carrying goods that everyone uses, so taking the money out of general revenue is not all that unfair, and it's administratively much simpler and therefore more efficient. I thought a huge tax on tires might work, but that would only encourage people to drive way too long on a set of tires, which would be dangerous.
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