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Only 3 states Delaware, Montana, and New Jersey raise enough revenue from cars to fully cover their highway spending.

The remaining 47 states and the District of Columbia must make up the difference with tax revenues from other sources

By diverting general funds to roadway spending, the burden of paying for the roads falls on all taxpayers, including people who drive very little or may not drive at all.

Source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-road-taxes-funding/

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (6 children)

people who can’t even afford to own a car have to pay for other people’s car dependency

Those same people can STFU unless they want to waive all their rights to police protection, ambulance service, or fire department response.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

police protection lmao

if removing roads means the police can't get around then we should do it ASAP, it would save so many lives

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Emergency services are paid for by property taxes. Completely independent of what kind of vehicle people do (or do not) use.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mr. Owl, how many libertarians does it take to solve a bear problem?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

It depends.. black bear or brown bear? https://youtu.be/PYkWWnZm6-w

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Drivers whining about bike lanes etc. can STFU first. Then, and only then, you might have had a point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Explain.

Do police, ambulance, and fire need 4 lane stroads packed with gridlock, or 18 lane highways filled with traffic congestion to function properly?

We can have a working road system for emergency services, transport, and public transportation without the burden of car dependency.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Protected bike lanes / bus lanes / tramway can also be used by ambulances, fire department and police in case of emergency. They even have better response times due to not being stuck on car traffic

So yeah, I'd rather have my tax dollars being used in that kind of infrastructure, instead of only on car centric designs