From: Glenn Shaw (milspectruck@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2006 - 16:08:37 PDT
That is a misleading argument as the State and Federal Fuel Tax is a
As it presently stands the Highway funds do NOT fully cover the expenses of
If we do not want any more public money spent on the roads then we can
Glenn
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specific use tax earmarked for the Highway Funds.
the State and Federal highway systems. These taxes were conceived as the
fairest way to tax citizens for the highways they use. I doubt that the EU
system of fuel taxes is earmarked only for highway uses.
eliminate the tax, but I don't think anyone seriously wants to eliminate
funding for the construction and maintenance of the roadways.
When the Government makes far more money on the sale of a unit of petrol
than the refinery companies do, why would they do ANYTHING to change that?
There's no incentive to other than re-election. Other countries,
particularly European ones are getting reamed on taxes. Fuel is up to $6.50,
even $8.00 or more per gallon.
Aaron Horrocks
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