To: Alberta's Child
Gas tax revenues are generally only used for capital projects, not operating expenses. The cost of plowing or resurfacing a road is normally paid out of general tax revenues.
Don't know about that one way or the other, but I can absolutely tell you that AMtrak is subsidied by the gasoline tax. Probably take some digging to find the proof, if needed.
To: cincinnati_Steve
After the first fuel crunch (1973-74), the Highway Trust Fund, home of federal gasoline taxes, was breached to permit federal gas tax money to go to rail. And yes, Amtrak gets a piece of that.
57 posted on
12/18/2001 1:26:17 PM PST by
Publius
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