how about the companies SELLING and making a profit on those goods?
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:44 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin van Spaandonk
>
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