Sunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 21 days agoNew EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal taxelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkNew EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal taxelectrek.coSunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squaredumbluck@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·21 days agoELI5 why can’t we just do away with the property tax and make all roads toll roads?
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 days agoProperty tax is about much more than roads. It’s mostly not about roads. It about police, fire, schools, and practically everything else also.
minus-squareentropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoWe 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.
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.