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A scapegoat for state’s shrinking gas tax revenue

By Kathryn Krawczyk,

2024-08-21

By Kathryn Krawczyk,

2024-08-21

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Deadpool

08-24

Fuel mileage makes a huge difference my old car got 15 mpg my new one 45 mpg means I use 1/3rd the gas so pay 1/3rd the tax I used to for the same miles driven over the same roads. Gas may cost more per gallon now but my commute is much cheaper since I use much less gas. Before my commute took about 10 gallons a day costing me around $25 pre covid now it takes 3 gallons costing me around $10 a day.

Robert Cruse

08-23

Inflation is a major factor in the road funding issues. Auto fuel taxes are typically charged as a fixed dollar amount per gallon, but all the expenses to improve and maintain roads/highways grow every year. Materials and labor are both getting more expensive, but it takes legislation to adjust the revenue to keep up. A percentage similar to the sales taxes on other goods would be more responsive to the rising prices of the same amount of material and labor.

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