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New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax (electrek.co)
submitted 4 months ago by [M] to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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[–] 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The only fair way to tax cars (and semi trucks and buses) now is to take a mileage reading every yearly inspection, combine that with the car weight, and charge a per mile fee for each vehicle based on that data.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    This is the way

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    ELI5 why can't we just do away with the property tax and make all roads toll roads?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    We can do that, but if you want commerce to thrive and poor people not to starve in their homes, having public non-toll roads is for the best.

    Also, getting rid of property taxes would be effectively a huge gift to the wealthy, who are already getting richer disproportionately fast.

    I mean we could intentionally go back to the feudal system, but I think most people would riot.

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