Somebody has to pay for road construction, maintenance, and repair.
That somebody should (IMO) be the people who use the road.
I invite folks here, who do not like the current or proposed methods of raising road construction, maintenance, and repair funds, to propose what they think would be honest, equitable, and non-intrusive methods of collecting those funds.
Either or, it doesn't matter. What matters is that what used to be funds specifically earmarked for those projects are now being diverted into the general fund for other BS, so the money we directly pay via fuel or mileage tax is not 100% going to build/repair/maintain roads. They build green areas with them, bike paths, etc...
It’s not the taxes raised, but the costs aka the spending. I have a friend who plans RRs heavy, light, commuter, interstate, etc. Private railroads build for about $2 million/mile. The Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago’s intracity commuter provider, plans to build for $20 million/mile.
Do you see the real problem?
By definition, any system that proposes to raise money while ruling out any discussion of how it’s spent is a scam.
The Feds are literally taking in billions of dollars in gas tax revenues.
Where is the money going to?
The roads are already paid for with the annual tag Registry and Gas Taxes that are already factored in the price of a gallon at the pump.
Moreover, you have new car taxes and the state, city and local tax.
This will kill small businesses that have ship items or depend on many people. It will sky rocket prices too. People will then simply reduce their driving and buying which will slow down business, taxes and the entire state economy. People and businesses will eventually leave your state.
So... They have plenty of tax money.
They are just scamming you again..., and you are falling for hit hook, line and sinker.