Flat EV fees of $200-$250 charge owners 2-3x the federal gas tax average. With EVs at only 10% of sales, the US should encourage adoption, not punish it.
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.
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.
This is the way
ELI5 why can’t we just do away with the property tax and make all roads toll roads?
Property tax is about much more than roads.
It’s mostly not about roads. It about police, fire, schools, and practically everything else also.
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.
LOL. No one inspects cars in North America.
I think it depends per state, but yeah usually it’s when you sell a car it first has to be inspected. Maybe he means emissions test, but…EVs lol