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/

  • macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1313·
    18 hours ago

    Per usual, so many hypocrites here. Without roads you would not exist. Your emergency services, your grocery stores deliveries, and the products you buy all use roads and highways. If you don’t want a car or a road to drive on, move to a mountain away from everyone and stop bothering people.

    • Thadrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      13 hours ago

      Yes, roads are important. Attributing costs to who or what is causing those costs is still a good idea.

      Paying for roads is fine, paying for 10 lanes of roads that only exist because the real costs aren’t included in all kinds of decision making is dumb.

    • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish
      81·
      15 hours ago

      I do think it’s important to reject the neoliberal demand that all services pay for themselves. I think a heat map showing percentages of local/state and federal funds spent on non-car transit infrastructure would be more useful and interesting. Or, a heat map showing the percentage of roads in each state which the state is currently able to afford upkeep on. As the big issue with our road funding model is that it’s easy to build, almost impossible to maintain.