“The tax laws on this stuff are definitely obsolete and need updating...”
At one time in England, home owners were charged per window. The predictable result was that many home simply closed up their windows, and God only knows how many people died from fires and diseases.
Then there was the tax on soap (true story!).....
..and also at the end of the 18th century, the Whig controlled Parliament put a large tax on powdered periwigs, thereby driving them out of fashion rather suddenly.
Gas taxes are a necessity. Who “should” pay for the roads?
I’ve pointed this out for some time.
Would you rather pay $2,000 up front every year to license your car?