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Who pays for roads? Most US States require residents to subsidize cars (cdn.bsky.app)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't doubt it, but how do you know? Can you share a contradictory source?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Public funding for California’s transportation system comes from numerous sources. Historically, about one-third of total transportation funding has come from state sources [gas tax]. Local sources—such as local sales tax revenues, transit fares, and city and county general funds—have made up slightly less than half of total funding. The remaining amount (roughly one-fifth of total funding in most years) comes from federal sources that are provided to the state or directly to local governments.

    https://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4821/ZEV-Impacts-on-Transportation-121323.pdf

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