California passes road usage tax

[Saltwater60]

I heard this passed today. It will come here next.

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[LMS]

Maybe all the people driving teslas will finally start paying for maintenance on the roads they drive on.

 

[Acer-m14]

"paying for maintenance on the roads" LMAO ..

 

[LMS]

"paying for maintenance on the roads" LMAO ..

Yea I guess my wording deserved that....

 

[Apeman]

Maybe all the people driving teslas will finally start paying for maintenance on the roads they drive on.

You mean like the state taxes we already pay?

I just watched saratoga county repave a road that was in really good shape for NY. I saw NY DOT do the same thing last year on a state road. Idiots that sit in offices make stupid decisions with our money without actually looking to see if their project is needed.

"The state needs better spending priorities, not more taxes.” There's at least 1 politician in CA that has a brain.

I don't agree with a mileage tax but if they want it here they should do it in NYC. At least they have busses and trains. Rural families have to drive and there is no option for public transportation.

 

[Saltwater60]

You mean like the state taxes we already pay?

I just watched saratoga county repave a road that was in really good shape for NY. I saw NY DOT do the same thing last year on a state road. Idiots that sit in offices make stupid decisions with our money without actually looking to see if their project is needed.

"The state needs better spending priorities, not more taxes.” There's at least 1 politician in CA that has a brain.

I don't agree with a mileage tax but if they want it here they should do it in NYC. At least they have busses and trains. Rural families have to drive and there is no option for public transportation.

I literally watched them repave the entire 290 in Buffalo that was in great shape. They stopped at a point last week and I said oh good this is nearly perfect so it makes sense. Then two days later it is chewed up.
best part is they have been doing this for a month or two now and they have not stripped the road just painted it a bit without reflective stuff in it. When the sun is rising you can’t see the lines at all. A 2 mile stretch on Friday had no lines at all.

 

[meketrefe]

Waiting for the air breathing tax next.

 

[96coal449]

I heard this passed today. It will come here next.

Agreed. It's needed here too! [SARC]

It's not like there isn't enough paid in vehicle registration fees, inspection fees, fines from traffic laws, oh and the temporarily permanent thruway tolls.

 

[IrishMick]

It's already here for commercial trucks. HUT - Highway Usage Tax.

 

[LMS]

You mean like the state taxes we already pay?

Some percentage of the gas tax I pay goes to maintenance of roads. Some in NY gets siphoned off for other bullshit but a good chunk goes to highway maintenance.

Drivers of full electric cars don't have to pay that. All I am saying is if they use the roads, they should pay to maintain them the same as me. Obviously I don't want more taxes and I don't want an additional tax on top of the gas tax.

 

[Apeman]

Some percentage of the gas tax I pay goes to maintenance of roads. Some in NY gets siphoned off for other bullshit but a good chunk goes to highway maintenance.

Drivers of full electric cars don't have to pay that. All I am saying is if they use the roads, they should pay to maintain them the same as me. Obviously I don't want more taxes and I don't want an additional tax on top of the gas tax.

I understand all that. As we all know raising taxes just gives them more money to waste on stupid stuff that doesn't need to be done. There's already enough money paid on taxes to run this country.

 

[LMS]

I understand all that. As we all know raising taxes just gives them more money to waste on stupid stuff that doesn't need to be done. There's already enough money paid on taxes to run this country.

truth.

 

[Darth]

But what

About

MUH

ROADS!?

 

[spat]

Waiting for the air breathing tax next.

You mean the CO2 emission tax ?

 

[spat]

Some percentage of the gas tax I pay goes to maintenance of roads. Some in NY gets siphoned off for other bullshit but a good chunk goes to highway maintenance.

Drivers of full electric cars don't have to pay that. All I am saying is if they use the roads, they should pay to maintain them the same as me. Obviously I don't want more taxes and I don't want an additional tax on top of the gas tax.

The drivers of electric cars already pay way too much taxes.

You're line of thinking is like getting pissed after your whole neighborhood gets burglarized that your neighbors got off easy because their door was unlocked so they don’t have to replace it like you do yours.

 

[LMS]

The drivers of electric cars already pay way too much taxes.

You're line of thinking is like getting pissed after your whole neighborhood gets burglarized that your neighbors got off easy because their door was unlocked so they don’t have to replace it like you do yours.

We all pay too much in taxes. All other things being equal they pay less than the same person with a non electric car.

Your analogy is quite a stretch - I REJECT IT

 

[spat]

We all pay too much in taxes. All other things being equal they pay less than the same person with a non electric car.

Your analogy is quite a stretch - I REJECT IT

Not a stretch at all.

The government is robbing us all blind, electric vehicle owners slightly less is all.

 

[fresch]

We pay a surcharge $20 for road use in your registrations.

 

[repete]

Not a stretch at all.

The government is robbing us all blind, electric vehicle owners slightly less is all.

I was wondering where you were going with that

 

[repete]

Bicycles are supposed to have a full lane when no bike lane or shoulder is available, should they be charged a mileage tax too?

 

[LMS]

Bicycles are supposed to have a full lane when no bike lane or shoulder is available, should they be charged a mileage tax too?

Fuck yea. And they should stop at stop signs like I have to and wait their turn to go if they want to be treated as equals on the road. Jeezus don't get me started....

 

[meketrefe]

You mean the CO2 emission tax ?

No an actual Oxygen consumption tax ... But perhaps they will compound it with the co2 one??

 

[Jmac00]

I heard this passed today. It will come here next.

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what do you think those new "thruway toll gantries are for"

 

[1075tech]

It's already here for commercial trucks. HUT - Highway Usage Tax.

When I ran my own, I believe NY was second after Oregon as the most expensive state to drive in as a cost of cents per mile.

Hell, every time I ran I-684, I would deduct 1 mile each way for that stretch that is actually in CT.

 

[Jsmegs77]

When I ran my own, I believe NY was second after Oregon as the most expensive state to drive in as a cost of cents per mile.

Hell, every time I ran I-684, I would deduct 1 mile each way for that stretch that is actually in CT.

Same here, also did it for the piece of NY-17 that’s in PA.

 

[1075tech]

I literally watched them repave the entire 290 in Buffalo that was in great shape. They stopped at a point last week and I said oh good this is nearly perfect so it makes sense. Then two days later it is chewed up.
best part is they have been doing this for a month or two now and they have not stripped the road just painted it a bit without reflective stuff in it. When the sun is rising you can’t see the lines at all. A 2 mile stretch on Friday had no lines at all.

Many years ago, the state came in and resurfaced Rt 9W over Bear Mtn. New guardrails too.

The next year, they had a contractor come in to do rock stabilization on the outcroppings along the same stretch of road. Excavators, drill rigs and other heavy equipment. Blasting. Tore the crap out of the road and smashed up the guardrails.

The 3rd year, the state was back paving and replacing guardrails

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Just pay the milage tax or we will have to cut teachers and firefighters.

 

[Grimscale]

Just pay the milage tax or we will have to cut teachers and firefighters.

Ok. this is acceptable.


I will contract with the nearby firehouse directly, like Arizona does, and the teachers and schools can go fuck off.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Ok. this is acceptable.


I will contract with the nearby firehouse directly, like Arizona does, and the teachers and schools can go fuck off.

Just pay the (every tax you can imagine) tax or we will have to cut teachers and firefighters.

 

[tony]

But Ca. has a $75 billion budget surplus. They tax because they can and the people will pay it...