California has a tax on gasoline specifically for roads, which is 59 cents per gallon of gas, and it accounts for ~80% of the money they collect for road maintenance.
I mean, everyone that lives here knows the government isnt fixing the roads often enough to justify the immense funding they get for the roads. Many roads in my area might as well be gravel due to their state of disrepair. But they nontheless do collect taxes for road maintenance specifically from car drivers only. And theyre now considering moving to charging you per-mile imstead because diesel and electric cars don’t pay that tax right now, which should theoretically result in a lower charge for everyone, but we know that isnt gonna happen. As if they dont get enough money already. Highest taxes in the nation and still isnt enough, I guess.
California has a tax on gasoline specifically for roads, which is 59 cents per gallon of gas, and it accounts for ~80% of the money they collect for road maintenance.
I mean, everyone that lives here knows the government isnt fixing the roads often enough to justify the immense funding they get for the roads. Many roads in my area might as well be gravel due to their state of disrepair. But they nontheless do collect taxes for road maintenance specifically from car drivers only. And theyre now considering moving to charging you per-mile imstead because diesel and electric cars don’t pay that tax right now, which should theoretically result in a lower charge for everyone, but we know that isnt gonna happen. As if they dont get enough money already. Highest taxes in the nation and still isnt enough, I guess.
I think you’d be properly surprised at how expensive road maintenance is. Particularly when the local government has to abide by federal regulations.
Indeed. When I last checked into it like 20+ years ago, an average road cost ~200 bucks per foot. Shit’s not cheap
The growth ponzi scheme in action.
Does California not add the same tax to diesel? Also in Illinois they make your ev car tag more expensive.